Eve Arden
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 6.303
Birthday 1908-04-30
Place of Birth Mill Valley, California, USA
Also Known As Eunice Quedens,
Anatomy of a Murder
1959

Anatomy of a Murder

Grease
1978

Grease

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Mildred Pierce
1945

Mildred Pierce

Cover Girl
1944

Cover Girl

Manpower
1941

Manpower

We're Not Married!
1952

We're Not Married!

My Dream Is Yours
1949

My Dream Is Yours

At the Circus
1939

At the Circus

The Strongest Man in the World
1975

The Strongest Man in the World

Comrade X
1940

Comrade X

Grease 2
1982

Grease 2

Tea for Two
1950

Tea for Two

The Arnelo Affair
1947

The Arnelo Affair

One Touch of Venus
1948

One Touch of Venus

Night and Day
1946

Night and Day

That Uncertain Feeling
1941

That Uncertain Feeling

Dancing Lady
1933

Dancing Lady

Stage Door
1937

Stage Door

Paid in Full
1950

Paid in Full

Having Wonderful Time
1938

Having Wonderful Time

Under the Rainbow
1981

Under the Rainbow

Bedtime Story
1941

Bedtime Story

Sergeant Deadhead
1965

Sergeant Deadhead

The Unfaithful
1947

The Unfaithful

Whistling in the Dark
1941

Whistling in the Dark

Whiplash
1948

Whiplash

Eternally Yours
1939

Eternally Yours

Our Miss Brooks
1956

Our Miss Brooks

San Antonio Rose
1941

San Antonio Rose

The Doughgirls
1944

The Doughgirls

Three Husbands
1950

Three Husbands

Letter of Introduction
1938

Letter of Introduction

My Reputation
1946

My Reputation

The Kid from Brooklyn
1946

The Kid from Brooklyn

Slightly Honorable
1939

Slightly Honorable

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949

The Lady Takes a Sailor

Goodbye, My Fancy
1951

Goodbye, My Fancy

Obliging Young Lady
1942

Obliging Young Lady

The Voice of the Turtle
1947

The Voice of the Turtle

Patrick the Great
1945

Patrick the Great

Women in the Wind
1939

Women in the Wind

She Couldn't Say No
1940

She Couldn't Say No

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

In Name Only
1969

In Name Only

Cocoanut Grove
1938

Cocoanut Grove

Earl Carroll Vanities
1945

Earl Carroll Vanities

Pan-Americana
1945

Pan-Americana

The Lady Wants Mink
1953

The Lady Wants Mink

Song of Scheherazade
1947

Song of Scheherazade

Alice in Wonderland
1983

Alice in Wonderland

A Child Is Born
1939

A Child Is Born

Ziegfeld Girl
1941

Ziegfeld Girl

Last of the Duanes
1941

Last of the Duanes

Hit Parade of 1943
1943

Hit Parade of 1943

She Knew All the Answers
1941

She Knew All the Answers

Oh, Doctor
1937

Oh, Doctor

No, No, Nanette
1940

No, No, Nanette

Let's Face It
1943

Let's Face It

Cinderella
1985

Cinderella

Big Town Czar
1939

Big Town Czar

A Guide for the Married Woman
1978

A Guide for the Married Woman

The Grease Story
2017

The Grease Story

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
1986

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

Blow-Ups of 1946
1946

Blow-Ups of 1946

All My Darling Daughters
1972

All My Darling Daughters

A Very Missing Person
1972

A Very Missing Person

The Costume Designer
1950

The Costume Designer

Sing for Your Supper
1941

Sing for Your Supper

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

The Forgotten Woman
1939

The Forgotten Woman

Pandemonium
1982

Pandemonium

Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
1985

Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella