Eve Arden
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 30, 1908
- Died
- November 12, 1990
- Birthplace
- Mill Valley, California, USA
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
The Grease Story 2017
as Principal McGee (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991
as Maida Rutledge (archive footage) (uncredited)
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary 1986
as Self
Cinderella 1985
as Stepmother
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985
as Self (archive footage)
Alice in Wonderland 1983
as Queen of Hearts
Grease 2 1982
as Principal McGee
Pandemonium 1982
as Warden June
Under the Rainbow 1981
as The Duchess
A Guide for the Married Woman 1978
as Employment Lady
Grease 1978
as Principal McGee
The Strongest Man in the World 1975
as Harriet
All My Darling Daughters 1972
as Miss Freeling, the Wedding Counselor
A Very Missing Person 1972
as Hildegarde Withers
In Name Only 1969
as Theda Reeson
Sergeant Deadhead 1965
as Lieutenant Kinsey
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 1960
as Lottie Lacey
Anatomy of a Murder 1959
as Maida Rutledge
Our Miss Brooks 1956
as Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks
The Lady Wants Mink 1953
as Gladys Jones
We're Not Married! 1952
as Katie Woodruff
Goodbye, My Fancy 1951
as Miss 'Woody' Woods
Three Husbands 1950
as Lucille McCabe
Tea for Two 1950
as Pauline Hastings
The Costume Designer 1950
as Self (archive footage)
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek 1950
as Lily Martin
Paid in Full 1950
as Tommy Thompson
The Lady Takes a Sailor 1949
as Susan Wayne
My Dream Is Yours 1949
as Vivian Martin
Whiplash 1948
as Chris Sherwood
One Touch of Venus 1948
as Molly Stewart
The Voice of the Turtle 1947
as Olive Lashbrooke
The Unfaithful 1947
as Paula
Song of Scheherazade 1947
as Madame de Talavera
The Arnelo Affair 1947
as Vivian Delwyn
Blow-Ups of 1946 1946
as Self
Night and Day 1946
as Gabrielle
The Kid from Brooklyn 1946
as Ann Westly
My Reputation 1946
as Ginna Abbott
Mildred Pierce 1945
as Ida Corwin
Patrick the Great 1945
as Jean Matthews
Earl Carroll Vanities 1945
as Tex Donnelly
Pan-Americana 1945
as Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins
The Doughgirls 1944
as Sgt. Natalia Moskoroff
Cover Girl 1944
as Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson
Let's Face It 1943
as Maggie Watson
Hit Parade of 1943 1943
as Belinda Wright
Obliging Young Lady 1942
as 'Space' OShea, aka Suwanee Rivers
Bedtime Story 1941
as Virginia Cole
Sing for Your Supper 1941
as Barbara Stevens
Last of the Duanes 1941
as Kate
Manpower 1941
as Dolly
Whistling in the Dark 1941
as 'Buzz' Baker
San Antonio Rose 1941
as Gabby Trent
She Knew All the Answers 1941
as Sally Long
Ziegfeld Girl 1941
as Patsy Dixon
That Uncertain Feeling 1941
as Sally Aikens
No, No, Nanette 1940
as Kitty
Comrade X 1940
as Jane Wilson
She Couldn't Say No 1940
as Alice Hinsdale
Slightly Honorable 1939
as Miss Ater
A Child is Born 1939
as Miss Pinty
At the Circus 1939
as Peerless Pauline
Eternally Yours 1939
as Gloria
The Forgotten Woman 1939
as Carrie Ashburn
Big Town Czar 1939
as Susan Warren
Women in the Wind 1939
as Kit Campbell
Letter of Introduction 1938
as Cora Phelps
Having Wonderful Time 1938
as Henrietta
Cocoanut Grove 1938
as Sophie De Lemma
Stage Door 1937
as Ève
Oh, Doctor 1937
as Shirley Truman
Dancing Lady 1933
as Marcia (uncredited)
Song of Love 1929
as Maisie LeRoy
Credits from TMDB.