Eve Arden
Acting
Born: April 30, 1908 · Mill Valley, California, USA
Died: November 12, 1990 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
Biography
Eve Arden (born Eunice Mary Quedens; April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an American film, radio, stage and television actress. Born just north of San Francisco in Mill Valley and was interested in show business from an early age. At 16, she made her stage debut after quitting school to joined a stock company. After appearing in minor roles in two films under her real name, Eunice Quedens, she found that the stage offered her the same minor roles. By the mid 30s, one of these minor roles would attract notice as a comedy sketch in the stage play "Ziegfeld Folies". By that time, she had changed her name to Eve Arden. In 1937, she attracted some attention with a small role in Oh, Doctor (1937) which led to her being cast in a minor role in the film Stage Door (1937). By the time the film was finished, her part had expanded into the wise-cracking, fast-talking friend to the lead. She would play virtually the character for most of her career. While her sophisticated wise-cracking would never make her the lead, she would be a busy actress in dozens of movies over the next dozen years. In At the Circus (1939), she was the acrobatic Peerless Pauline opposite Groucho Marx and the Russian sharp shooter in the comedy The Doughgirls (1944). For her role as Ida in Mildred Pierce (1945), she received an Academy Award nomination. Famous for her quick ripostes, this led to work in Radio during the 40s. In 1948, CBS Radio premiered "Our Miss Brooks", which would be the perfect show for her character. As her film career began to slow, CBS would take the popular radio show to television in 1952. The television series Our Miss Brooks (1952) would run through 1956 and led to he movie Our Miss Brooks (1956). When the show ended, she tried another television series, The Eve Arden Show (1957), but it was soon canceled. In the 60s, Eve raised a family and did a few guest roles, until her come-back television series The Mothers-In-Law (1967). This show, co-starring Kaye Ballard ran for two seasons. After that, she would make more unsold pilots, a couple of television movies and a few guest shots. She returned in occasional cameo appearances including the Principal McGee in Grease (1978), and Warden June in Pandemonium (1982), showing that she still had the wise-cracks and screen presence to bring back the fond memories of Miss Connie Brooks.
Known for
Grease
1978
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Bewitched
1964
Grease 2
1982
Mildred Pierce
1945
I Love Lucy
1951
Amazing Stories
1985
The Love Boat
1977
Stage Door
1937
Hart to Hart
1979
Cover Girl
1944
At the Circus
1939
Photos (6)
Movies (70)
Grease
Principal McGee
Grease 2
Principal McGee
Anatomy of a Murder
Maida Rutledge
Mildred Pierce
Ida Corwin
Cover Girl
Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson
Obliging Young Lady
'Space' OShea, aka Suwanee Rivers
Ziegfeld Girl
Patsy Dixon
The Strongest Man in the World
Harriet
Stage Door
Ève
Night and Day
Gabrielle
At the Circus
Peerless Pauline
That Uncertain Feeling
Sally Aikens
We're Not Married!
Katie Woodruff
Comrade X
Jane Wilson
In Name Only
Theda Reeson
Under the Rainbow
The Duchess
One Touch of Venus
Molly Stewart
The Unfaithful
Paula
My Dream Is Yours
Vivian Martin
Tea for Two
Pauline Hastings
Pandemonium
Warden June
The Kid from Brooklyn
Ann Westly
Manpower
Dolly
Cinderella
Stepmother
Alice in Wonderland
Queen of Hearts
Song of Scheherazade
Madame de Talavera
Eternally Yours
Gloria
Dancing Lady
Marcia (uncredited)
My Reputation
Ginna Abbott
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Maida Rutledge (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Lady Wants Mink
Gladys Jones
Whistling in the Dark
'Buzz' Baker
Oh, Doctor
Shirley Truman
The Arnelo Affair
Vivian Delwyn
Letter of Introduction
Cora Phelps
She Knew All the Answers
Sally Long
Our Miss Brooks
Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks
Goodbye, My Fancy
Miss 'Woody' Woods
No, No, Nanette
Kitty
Whiplash
Chris Sherwood
Hit Parade of 1943
Belinda Wright
Let's Face It
Maggie Watson
Three Husbands
Lucille McCabe
Song of Love
Maisie LeRoy
Sergeant Deadhead
Lieutenant Kinsey
The Voice of the Turtle
Olive Lashbrooke
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Susan Wayne
The Doughgirls
Sgt. Natalia Moskoroff
Women in the Wind
Kit Campbell
A Child is Born
Miss Pinty
Slightly Honorable
Miss Ater
Paid in Full
Tommy Thompson
The Forgotten Woman
Carrie Ashburn
Patrick the Great
Jean Matthews
Earl Carroll Vanities
Tex Donnelly
All My Darling Daughters
Miss Freeling, the Wedding Counselor
The Grease Story
Principal McGee (archive footage)
A Very Missing Person
Hildegarde Withers
Sing for Your Supper
Barbara Stevens
Bedtime Story
Virginia Cole
Last of the Duanes
Kate
A Guide for the Married Woman
Employment Lady
Having Wonderful Time
Henrietta
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Lily Martin
Cocoanut Grove
Sophie De Lemma
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Lottie Lacey
Big Town Czar
Susan Warren
San Antonio Rose
Gabby Trent
She Couldn't Say No
Alice Hinsdale
Pan-Americana
Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins
TV Shows (27)
The Love Boat
Brenda Watts · 2 eps
Alice
Martha MacIntire · 1 eps
Great Performances
Queen of Hearts · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
Sophie Green · 1 eps
Bewitched
Nurse Kelton · 1 eps
Falcon Crest
Lillian Nash · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Linda's Mom · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Clara Appleby · 5 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Miss Hoity · 1 eps
I Love Lucy
Eve Arden (uncredited) · 1 eps
My Three Sons
Marisa Montaine · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Mame Huston · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Professor Lillian Stemmler · 1 eps
Amazing Stories
Jane's mother · 1 eps
Vega$
Sarah Bancroft · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Stepmother · 1 eps
Ellery Queen
Vera Bethune / Miss Aggie · 1 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Lucille Barras · 1 eps
Checkmate
Georgia Golden · 1 eps
Laredo
Emma Bristow · 1 eps
B. J. and the Bear
Mrs. Jarvis · 1 eps
Our Miss Brooks
Connie Brooks · 130 eps
The Mothers-in-Law
Eve Hubbard · 56 eps
Flying High
Clarissa 'Wedgie' Wedge · 1 eps
Masquerade
Mrs. Woodman · 1 eps
The Danny Thomas Hour
Thelda Cunningham · 1 eps
The Dream Merchants
Coralee · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (17)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 4 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 3 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 2 eps
Startime
Self · 1 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · 1 eps
The Pet Set
Self · 1 eps
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self