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