Eve Arden
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1908-04-30
- Died
- 1990-11-12
- Place of birth
- Mill Valley, California, USA
- Also known as
- Eunice Quedens
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
TV Shows (46)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Brenda Watts
Great Performances
1971
as Queen of Hearts
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Clara Appleby / Miss Hoity
My Three Sons
1960
as Marisa Montaine
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Love, American Style
1969
as Linda's Mom
Falcon Crest
1981
as Lillian Nash
Alice
1976
as Martha MacIntire
I Love Lucy
1951
as Eve Arden (uncredited)
Bewitched
1964
as Nurse Kelton
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Hart to Hart
1979
as Sophie Green
Run for Your Life
1965
as Mame Huston
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Our Miss Brooks
1952
as Connie Brooks
Amazing Stories
1985
as Jane's mother
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
Checkmate
1960
as Georgia Golden
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Stepmother
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Professor Lillian Stemmler
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Dr. Lucille Barras
Vega$
1978
as Sarah Bancroft
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Eve Arden
Ellery Queen
1975
as Vera Bethune / Miss Aggie
Laredo
1965
as Emma Bristow
Startime
1959
as Self
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
as Eve Hubbard
B. J. and the Bear
1979
as Mrs. Jarvis
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Claudia Cooper
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
Flying High
1978
as Clarissa 'Wedgie' Wedge
Masquerade
1983
as Mrs. Woodman
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Thelda Cunningham
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
as Self
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
as Self
The Dream Merchants
1980
as Coralee
The Eve Arden Show
1957
as Liza Hammond
The Liberace Show
1952
as Self
Movies (74)
Grease
1978
as Principal McGee
Grease 2
1982
as Principal McGee
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Maida Rutledge
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Ida Corwin
Cover Girl
1944
as Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson
My Reputation
1946
as Ginna Abbott
Night and Day
1946
as Gabrielle
Stage Door
1937
as Ève
The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949
as Susan Wayne
Our Miss Brooks
1956
as Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks
We're Not Married!
1952
as Katie Woodruff
The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Carrie Ashburn
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
as Sally Aikens
Pandemonium
1982
as Warden June
Under the Rainbow
1981
as The Duchess
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Kitty
Letter of Introduction
1938
as Cora Phelps
At the Circus
1939
as Peerless Pauline
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
The Unfaithful
1947
as Paula
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as 'Space' OShea, aka Suwanee Rivers
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Harriet
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
as Belinda Wright
Dancing Lady
1933
as Marcia (uncredited)
In Name Only
1969
as Aunt Theda Reeson
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Ann Westly
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Patsy Dixon
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Miss 'Woody' Woods
Comrade X
1940
as Jane Wilson
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960
as Lottie Lacey
Cinderella
1985
as Stepmother
Last of the Duanes
1941
as Kate
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
as Gladys Jones
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Maida Rutledge (archive footage) (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as 'Buzz' Baker
One Touch of Venus
1948
as Molly Stewart
Having Wonderful Time
1938
as Henrietta
Slightly Honorable
1939
as Miss Ater
Oh, Doctor
1937
as Shirley Truman
Manpower
1941
as Dolly
Eternally Yours
1939
as Gloria
A Guide for the Married Woman
1978
as Employment Lady
Tea for Two
1950
as Pauline Hastings
The Voice of the Turtle
1947
as Olive Lashbrooke
The Doughgirls
1944
as Sgt. Natalia Moskoroff
The Grease Story
2017
as Principal McGee (archive footage)
Whiplash
1948
as Chris Sherwood
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Bedtime Story
1941
as Virginia Cole
My Dream Is Yours
1949
as Vivian Martin
Song of Love
1929
as Maisie LeRoy
San Antonio Rose
1941
as Gabby Trent
Song of Scheherazade
1947
as Madame de Talavera
Alice in Wonderland
1983
as Queen of Hearts
Sergeant Deadhead
1965
as Lieutenant Kinsey
Three Husbands
1950
as Lucille McCabe
The Arnelo Affair
1947
as Vivian Delwyn
A Child is Born
1939
as Miss Pinty
Women in the Wind
1939
as Kit Campbell
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as Sally Long
A Very Missing Person
1972
as Hildegarde Withers
Paid in Full
1950
as Tommy Thompson
Patrick the Great
1945
as Jean Matthews
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Tex Donnelly
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
as Self
Cocoanut Grove
1938
as Sophie De Lemma
Big Town Czar
1939
as Susan Warren
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
as Lily Martin
Let's Face It
1943
as Maggie Watson
All My Darling Daughters
1972
as Miss Freeling, the Wedding Counselor
Pan-Americana
1945
as Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins
She Couldn't Say No
1940
as Alice Hinsdale
Sing for Your Supper
1941
as Barbara Stevens
About Eve Arden
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… With 120 credits spanning from 1929 to 2017, Eve Arden has appeared in 74 films and 46 TV shows.
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- Grease (1978) — as Principal McGee
- Grease 2 (1982) — as Principal McGee
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — as Maida Rutledge
- Mildred Pierce (1945) — as Ida Corwin
- Cover Girl (1944) — as Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson
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