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.
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 38 | Mildred Pierce (1945) | Supporting Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| Career | 0 |
Transaction History
| Date | Location | Team | Receives | Team | Receives | Team | Receives |
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Credits
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2017-11-05 | The Grease Story | Principal McGee |
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1985-08-14 | Cinderella | Stepmother |
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1983-10-03 | Alice in Wonderland | Queen of Hearts |
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1982-06-11 | Grease 2 | Principal McGee |
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1982-04-01 | Pandemonium | Warden June |
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1981-07-31 | Under the Rainbow | The Duchess |
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1978-10-13 | A Guide for the Married Woman | Employment Lady |
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1978-07-07 | Grease | Principal McGee |
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1975-02-06 | The Strongest Man in the World | Harriet |
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1972-11-22 | All My Darling Daughters | Miss Freeling, the Wedding Counselor |
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1972-03-04 | A Very Missing Person | Hildegarde Withers |
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1969-11-25 | In Name Only | Aunt Theda Reeson |
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1965-08-18 | Sergeant Deadhead | Lieutenant Kinsey |
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1960-09-28 | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs | Lottie Lacey |
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1959-07-01 | Anatomy of a Murder | Maida Rutledge |
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1956-04-24 | Our Miss Brooks | Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks |
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1953-03-29 | The Lady Wants Mink | Gladys Jones |
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1952-07-11 | We're Not Married! | Katie Woodruff |
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1951-05-19 | Goodbye, My Fancy | Miss 'Woody' Woods |
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1950-11-10 | Three Husbands | Lucille McCabe |
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1950-09-01 | Tea for Two | Pauline Hastings |
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1950-05-25 | Curtain Call at Cactus Creek | Lily Martin |
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1950-02-15 | Paid in Full | Tommy Thompson |
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1949-12-16 | The Lady Takes a Sailor | Susan Wayne |
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1949-04-15 | My Dream Is Yours | Vivian Martin |
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1948-12-24 | Whiplash | Chris Sherwood |
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1948-08-01 | One Touch of Venus | Molly Stewart |
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1947-12-25 | The Voice of the Turtle | Olive Lashbrooke |
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1947-07-01 | The Unfaithful | Paula |
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1947-02-26 | Song of Scheherazade | Madame de Talavera |
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1947-02-13 | The Arnelo Affair | Vivian Delwyn |
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1946-07-02 | Night and Day | Gabrielle |
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1946-03-21 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Ann Westly |
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1946-01-25 | My Reputation | Ginna Abbott |
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1945-10-20 | Mildred Pierce | Ida Corwin |
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1945-05-04 | Patrick the Great | Jean Matthews |
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1945-04-05 | Earl Carroll Vanities | Tex Donnelly |
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1945-03-22 | Pan-Americana | Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins |
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1944-11-25 | The Doughgirls | Sgt. Natalia Moskoroff |
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1944-03-22 | Cover Girl | Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson |
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1943-08-04 | Let's Face It | Maggie Watson |
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1943-03-26 | Hit Parade of 1943 | Belinda Wright |
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1942-04-01 | Obliging Young Lady | 'Space' OShea, aka Suwanee Rivers |
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1941-12-25 | Bedtime Story | Virginia Cole |
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1941-12-04 | Sing for Your Supper | Barbara Stevens |
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1941-09-26 | Last of the Duanes | Kate |
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1941-08-09 | Manpower | Dolly |
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1941-08-08 | Whistling in the Dark | 'Buzz' Baker |
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1941-06-20 | San Antonio Rose | Gabby Trent |
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1941-05-13 | She Knew All the Answers | Sally Long |
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1941-04-25 | Ziegfeld Girl | Patsy Dixon |
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1941-04-20 | That Uncertain Feeling | Sally Aikens |
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1940-12-19 | No, No, Nanette | Kitty |
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1940-12-13 | Comrade X | Jane Wilson |
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1940-12-07 | She Couldn't Say No | Alice Hinsdale |
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1939-12-22 | Slightly Honorable | Miss Ater |
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1939-12-07 | A Child Is Born | Miss Pinty |
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1939-10-20 | At the Circus | Peerless Pauline |
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1939-10-07 | Eternally Yours | Gloria |
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1939-07-07 | The Forgotten Woman | Carrie Ashburn |
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1939-05-03 | Big Town Czar | Susan Warren |
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1939-04-15 | Women in the Wind | Kit Campbell |
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1938-08-05 | Letter of Introduction | Cora Phelps |
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1938-07-01 | Having Wonderful Time | Henrietta |
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1938-05-20 | Cocoanut Grove | Sophie De Lemma |
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1937-10-08 | Stage Door | Ève |
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1937-03-31 | Oh, Doctor | Shirley Truman |
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1933-11-24 | Dancing Lady | Marcia (uncredited) |