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