Eve Arden
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.
TV Shows(45)
Amazing Stories
Jane's mother
1985
Masquerade
Mrs. Woodman
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Stepmother
1982
The Dream Merchants
Coralee
1980
Hart to Hart
Sophie Green
1979
B. J. and the Bear
Mrs. Jarvis
1979
Flying High
Clarissa 'Wedgie' Wedge
1978
Vega$
Sarah Bancroft
1978
The Love Boat
Brenda Watts
1977
Alice
Martha MacIntire
1976
Ellery Queen
Vera Bethune / Miss Aggie
1975
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Lucille Barras
1971
Great Performances
Queen of Hearts
1971
The Pet Set
Self
1971
Love, American Style
Linda's Mom
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
The Danny Thomas Hour
Thelda Cunningham
1967
The Mothers-in-Law
Eve Hubbard
1967
Laredo
Emma Bristow
1965
Run for Your Life
Mame Huston
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Professor Lillian Stemmler
1964
Bewitched
Nurse Kelton
1964
Vacation Playhouse
Claudia Cooper
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
My Three Sons
Marisa Montaine
1960
Checkmate
Georgia Golden
1960
Startime
Self
1959
The Eve Arden Show
Liza Hammond
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Eve Arden
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
Self
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
The George Gobel Show
Self
1954
Our Miss Brooks
Connie Brooks
1952
The Liberace Show
Self
1952
I Love Lucy
Eve Arden (uncredited)
1951
The Red Skelton Show
Self / Clara Appleby
1951
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
The Ed Wynn Show
Self
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Movies(74)
The Grease Story
Principal McGee (archive footage)
2017
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Maida Rutledge (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
1986
Cinderella
Stepmother
1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985
Alice in Wonderland
Queen of Hearts
1983
Grease 2
Principal McGee
1982
Pandemonium
Warden June
1982
Under the Rainbow
The Duchess
1981
A Guide for the Married Woman
Employment Lady
1978
Grease
Principal McGee
1978
The Strongest Man in the World
Harriet
1975
All My Darling Daughters
Miss Freeling, the Wedding Counselor
1972
A Very Missing Person
Hildegarde Withers
1972
In Name Only
Aunt Theda Reeson
1969
Sergeant Deadhead
Lieutenant Kinsey
1965
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Lottie Lacey
1960
Anatomy of a Murder
Maida Rutledge
1959
Our Miss Brooks
Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks
1956
The Lady Wants Mink
Gladys Jones
1953
We're Not Married!
Katie Woodruff
1952
Goodbye, My Fancy
Miss 'Woody' Woods
1951
Three Husbands
Lucille McCabe
1950
Tea for Two
Pauline Hastings
1950
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Lily Martin
1950
Paid in Full
Tommy Thompson
1950
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Susan Wayne
1949
My Dream Is Yours
Vivian Martin
1949
Whiplash
Chris Sherwood
1948
One Touch of Venus
Molly Stewart
1948
The Voice of the Turtle
Olive Lashbrooke
1947
The Unfaithful
Paula
1947
Song of Scheherazade
Madame de Talavera
1947
The Arnelo Affair
Vivian Delwyn
1947
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
1946
Night and Day
Gabrielle
1946
The Kid from Brooklyn
Ann Westly
1946
My Reputation
Ginna Abbott
1946
Mildred Pierce
Ida Corwin
1945
Patrick the Great
Jean Matthews
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
Tex Donnelly
1945
Pan-Americana
Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins
1945
The Doughgirls
Sgt. Natalia Moskoroff
1944
Cover Girl
Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson
1944
Let's Face It
Maggie Watson
1943
Hit Parade of 1943
Belinda Wright
1943
Obliging Young Lady
'Space' OShea, aka Suwanee Rivers
1942
Bedtime Story
Virginia Cole
1941
Sing for Your Supper
Barbara Stevens
1941
Last of the Duanes
Kate
1941
Manpower
Dolly
1941
Whistling in the Dark
'Buzz' Baker
1941
San Antonio Rose
Gabby Trent
1941
She Knew All the Answers
Sally Long
1941
Ziegfeld Girl
Patsy Dixon
1941
That Uncertain Feeling
Sally Aikens
1941
No, No, Nanette
Kitty
1940
Comrade X
Jane Wilson
1940
She Couldn't Say No
Alice Hinsdale
1940
Slightly Honorable
Miss Ater
1939
A Child is Born
Miss Pinty
1939
At the Circus
Peerless Pauline
1939
Eternally Yours
Gloria
1939
The Forgotten Woman
Carrie Ashburn
1939
Big Town Czar
Susan Warren
1939
Women in the Wind
Kit Campbell
1939
Letter of Introduction
Cora Phelps
1938
Having Wonderful Time
Henrietta
1938
Cocoanut Grove
Sophie De Lemma
1938
Stage Door
Ève
1937
Oh, Doctor
Shirley Truman
1937
Dancing Lady
Marcia (uncredited)
1933
Song of Love
Maisie LeRoy
1929