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.
Acted in
The Grease Story
2017
as Principal McGee
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Maida Rutledge (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
Amazing Stories
1985
as Jane's mother
Cinderella
1985
as Stepmother
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Masquerade
1983
Alice in Wonderland
1983
as Queen of Hearts
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Stepmother
Grease 2
1982
as Principal McGee
Pandemonium
1982
as Warden June
Falcon Crest
1981
as Lillian Nash
Under the Rainbow
1981
as The Duchess
The Dream Merchants
1980
as Coralee
Hart to Hart
1979
B. J. and the Bear
1979
A Guide for the Married Woman
1978
as Employment Lady
Flying High
1978
Vega$
1978
Grease
1978
as Principal McGee
The Love Boat
1977
as Brenda Watts
Ellery Queen
1975
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Harriet
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
All My Darling Daughters
1972
as Miss Freeling, the Wedding Counselor
A Very Missing Person
1972
as Hildegarde Withers
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Dr. Lucille Barras
Great Performances
1971
as Queen of Hearts
In Name Only
1969
as Aunt Theda Reeson
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
as Eve Hubbard
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967
as Self
Laredo
1965
Run for Your Life
1965
as Mame Huston
Sergeant Deadhead
1965
as Lieutenant Kinsey
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Professor Lillian Stemmler
Bewitched
1964
as Nurse Kelton
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Claudia Cooper
My Three Sons
1960
as Marisa Montaine
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960
as Lottie Lacey
Startime
1959
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Maida Rutledge
The Eve Arden Show
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Our Miss Brooks
1956
as Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
as Gladys Jones
Our Miss Brooks
1952
as Connie Brooks
We're Not Married!
1952
as Katie Woodruff
The Liberace Show
1952
I Love Lucy
1951
as Eve Arden (uncredited)
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
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
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)