Eve Arden
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
What's My Line?
1950
The Love Boat
1977
Great Performances
1971
Falcon Crest
1981
Bewitched
1964
0Tony Awards
1956
Love, American Style
1969
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
What's My Line?
as Self · 1950
The Love Boat
as Brenda Watts · 1977
Great Performances
as Queen of Hearts · 1971
Falcon Crest
as Lillian Nash · 1981
Bewitched
as Nurse Kelton · 1964
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
Love, American Style
as Linda's Mom · 1969
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
The Red Skelton Show
as Clara Appleby · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
as Miss Hoity · 1951
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Eve Arden · 1957
My Three Sons
as Marisa Montaine · 1960
Alice
as Martha MacIntire · 1976
Hart to Hart
as Sophie Green · 1979
I Love Lucy
as Eve Arden (uncredited) · 1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
Dinah!
as Self · 1974
Run for Your Life
as Mame Huston · 1965
Amazing Stories
as Jane's mother · 1985
Vega$
as Sarah Bancroft · 1978
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self · 1956
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self · 1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Professor Lillian Stemmler · 1964
Checkmate
as Georgia Golden · 1960
Laredo
as Emma Bristow · 1965
Ellery Queen
as Vera Bethune / Miss Aggie · 1975
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Dr. Lucille Barras · 1971
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Stepmother · 1982
Grease
as Principal McGee · 1978
The George Gobel Show
as Self · 1954
B. J. and the Bear
as Mrs. Jarvis · 1979
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self · 1973
The Mothers-in-Law
as Eve Hubbard · 1967
Startime
as Self · 1959
The Pet Set
as Self · 1971
Masquerade
as Mrs. Woodman · 1983
Flying High
as Clarissa 'Wedgie' Wedge · 1978
Vacation Playhouse
as Claudia Cooper · 1963
Our Miss Brooks
as Connie Brooks · 1952
Anatomy of a Murder
as Maida Rutledge · 1959
The Danny Thomas Hour
as Thelda Cunningham · 1967
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
as Self · 1956
Grease 2
as Principal McGee · 1982
Mildred Pierce
as Ida Corwin · 1945
The Ed Wynn Show
as Self · 1949
The Strongest Man in the World
as Harriet · 1975
Night and Day
as Gabrielle · 1946
The Eve Arden Show
as Liza Hammond · 1957
Stage Door
as Ève · 1937
The Dream Merchants
as Coralee · 1980
The Liberace Show
as Self · 1952
We're Not Married!
as Katie Woodruff · 1952
At the Circus
as Peerless Pauline · 1939
Cover Girl
as Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson · 1944
Ziegfeld Girl
as Patsy Dixon · 1941
One Touch of Venus
as Molly Stewart · 1948
Dancing Lady
as Marcia (uncredited) · 1933
Under the Rainbow
as The Duchess · 1981
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage) · 1950
My Dream Is Yours
as Vivian Martin · 1949
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
as Lottie Lacey · 1960
The Voice of the Turtle
as Olive Lashbrooke · 1947
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
as Self · 1986
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Ann Westly · 1946
My Reputation
as Ginna Abbott · 1946
A Very Missing Person
as Hildegarde Withers · 1972
All My Darling Daughters
as Miss Freeling, the Wedding Counselor · 1972
Comrade X
as Jane Wilson · 1940
Obliging Young Lady
as 'Space' OShea, aka Suwanee Rivers · 1942
Cinderella
as Stepmother · 1985
In Name Only
as Theda Reeson · 1969
The Lady Takes a Sailor
as Susan Wayne · 1949
A Guide for the Married Woman
as Employment Lady · 1978
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Maida Rutledge (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1991
Tea for Two
as Pauline Hastings · 1950
That Uncertain Feeling
as Sally Aikens · 1941
Oh, Doctor
as Shirley Truman · 1937
The Doughgirls
as Sgt. Natalia Moskoroff · 1944
A Child is Born
as Miss Pinty · 1939
She Couldn't Say No
as Alice Hinsdale · 1940
The Lady Wants Mink
as Gladys Jones · 1953
Our Miss Brooks
as Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks · 1956
Pandemonium
as Warden June · 1982
No, No, Nanette
as Kitty · 1940
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage) · 1985
The Unfaithful
as Paula · 1947
Last of the Duanes
as Kate · 1941
She Knew All the Answers
as Sally Long · 1941
Women in the Wind
as Kit Campbell · 1939
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Lily Martin · 1950
Whiplash
as Chris Sherwood · 1948
Goodbye, My Fancy
as Miss 'Woody' Woods · 1951
Manpower
as Dolly · 1941
Whistling in the Dark
as 'Buzz' Baker · 1941
Blow-Ups of 1946
as Self · 1946
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen of Hearts · 1983
Hit Parade of 1943
as Belinda Wright · 1943
Song of Love
as Maisie LeRoy · 1929
Paid in Full
as Tommy Thompson · 1950
Having Wonderful Time
as Henrietta · 1938
Song of Scheherazade
as Madame de Talavera · 1947
Sergeant Deadhead
as Lieutenant Kinsey · 1965
The Forgotten Woman
as Carrie Ashburn · 1939
Letter of Introduction
as Cora Phelps · 1938
Eternally Yours
as Gloria · 1939
Let's Face It
as Maggie Watson · 1943
The Grease Story
as Principal McGee (archive footage) · 2017
Slightly Honorable
as Miss Ater · 1939
Cocoanut Grove
as Sophie De Lemma · 1938
The Arnelo Affair
as Vivian Delwyn · 1947
San Antonio Rose
as Gabby Trent · 1941
Three Husbands
as Lucille McCabe · 1950
Patrick the Great
as Jean Matthews · 1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Tex Donnelly · 1945
Bedtime Story
as Virginia Cole · 1941
Pan-Americana
as Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins · 1945
Sing for Your Supper
as Barbara Stevens · 1941
Big Town Czar
as Susan Warren · 1939