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Eve Arden (1908–1990)

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Eve was 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... See full bio »

Born:

Eunice Quedens
in Mill Valley, California, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Eve Arden and Ann Blyth in Mildred Pierce Eve Arden with Brookes West and her children in Palm Springs, CA, 1956. Still of Rita Hayworth and Eve Arden in Cover Girl Eve Arden with her children, Douglas, Duncan, and Connie, in their kitchen, 1956. Still of Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly and Eve Arden in Cover Girl
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1987 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Lillian Nash
– Manhunt (1987) … Lillian Nash
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Jane's Mother
– Secret Cinema (1986) … Jane's Mother
 
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
The Stepmother
– Cinderella (1985) … The Stepmother
 
1983 Masquerade (TV series)
– Diamonds (1983)
 
1983 Great Performances (TV series)
Queen of Hearts
– Alice in Wonderland (1983) … Queen of Hearts
 
1982 Grease 2
Principal McGee
 
1982 Pandemonium
Warden June
 
1981 Under the Rainbow
The Duchess
 
1980 The Dream Merchants (TV movie)
Coralee
 
1980 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Sophie Green
– Does She or Doesn't She? (1980) … Sophie Green
 
1980 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Mrs. Jarvis
– The Girls of Hollywood High (1980) … Mrs. Jarvis
 
1980 The Love Boat (TV series)
Ms. Watts
– The Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair: Part 1 (1980) … Ms. Watts
– The Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair: Part 2 (1980) … Ms. Watts
 
1980 Alice (TV series)
Martha MacIntire
– Alice in TV Land (1980) … Martha MacIntire
 
1979 Vega$ (TV series)
Sarah Bancroft
– Design for Death (1979) … Sarah Bancroft
 
1979 Flying High (TV series)
Clarissa 'Wedgie' Wedge
– It Was Just One of Those Days (1979) … Clarissa 'Wedgie' Wedge
 
1978 A Guide for the Married Woman (TV movie)
Employment lady
 
1978 Grease
Principal McGee
 
1977 Maude (TV series)
Lola Ashburn
– Maude's Aunt (1977) … Lola Ashburn
 
1975 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Miss Aggie / Vera Bethune
– The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance (1975) … Vera Bethune/Miss Aggie
 
1975 Harry and Maggie (TV short)
Maggie Sturdivant
 
1975 The Strongest Man in the World
Harriet Crumply
 
1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– The Sterlization of Judy Simpson (1974)
 
1974 The Girl with Something Extra (TV series)
Aunt Fran
– The Greening of Aunt Fran (1974) … Aunt Fran
 
1974 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV series)
Mrs. Owens
– Mother of the Bride (1974) … Mrs. Owens
 
1972 All My Darling Daughters (TV movie)
The Wedding Counselor
 
1972 A Very Missing Person (TV movie)
Hildegarde Withers
 
1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
(segment "Love and the Contact Lens") / Linda's Mom (segment "Love and the New Roommate")
– Love and the Contact Lens/Love and the Doctor's Honeymoon/Love and the Motel Mixup (1971) … (segment "Love and the Contact Lens")
– Love and the Baker's Half Dozen/Love and the New Roommate/Love and the Rug/Love and the Second Time (1971) … Linda's Mom (segment "Love and the New Roommate")
 
1969 In Name Only (TV movie)
Aunt Theda Reeson
 
1967-1969 The Mothers-In-Law (TV series)
Eve Hubbard
– The Not-So-Grand Opera (1969) … Eve Hubbard
– The Charge of the Wife Brigade (1969) … Eve Hubbard
– Show Business Is No Business (1969) … Eve Hubbard
– Take Her, He's Mine (1969) … Eve Hubbard
– Two on the Aisle (1969) … Eve Hubbard
See all 56 episodes »
 
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Thelda Cunningham
– The Royal Follies of 1933 (1967) … Thelda Cunningham
 
1959-1967 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Clara Appleby / Charm School Teacher
– Episode #17.1 (1967) … Clara Appleby
– Absence Makes the Hate Grow Fonder (1967) … Clara Appleby
– Episode #14.16 (1965) … Charm School Teacher
– Where There's a Will, There's a Wife (1963) … Clara Appleby
– The Appleby's Marriage License (1961) … Clara Appleby
See all 6 episodes »
 
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Professor Lillian Stemmler
– The Minus-X Affair (1966) … Professor Lillian Stemmler
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Mame Huston
– Who's Watching the Fleshpot? (1966) … Mame Huston
 
1966 Bewitched (TV series)
Nurse Kelton
– And Then There Were Three (1966) … Nurse Kelton
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Emma Bristow
– Which Way Did They Go? (1965) … Emma Bristow
 
1965 Sergeant Dead Head
Lt. Charlotte Kinsey
 
1964 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Claudia Cooper
– He's All Yours (1964) … Claudia Cooper
 
1962 My Three Sons (TV series)
Marisa Montaine
– A Holiday for Tramp (1962) … Marisa Montaine
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Georgia Golden
– Death by Design (1961) … Georgia Golden
 
1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Lottie Lacey
 
1959 Anatomy of a Murder
Maida Rutledge
 
1957-1958 The Eve Arden Show (TV series)
Liza Hammond / Liz Hammond
– Liza and the Harvard Man (1958) … Liza Hammond
– Full Time Mother (1958) … Liza Hammond
– Ed Weston Returns (1958) … Liz Hammond
– Liza Meets Young Korea (1958) … Liza Hammond
– Liza's Nightmare (1958) … Liza Hammond
See all 26 episodes »
 
1952-1956 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Connie Brooks
– Travel Crazy (1956) … Connie Brooks
– Principal for a Day (1956) … Connie Brooks
– The $350,000 Question (1956) … Connie Brooks
– White Lies (1956) … Connie Brooks
– Geraldine (1956) … Connie Brooks
See all 130 episodes »
 
1956 Our Miss Brooks
Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks
 
1953 The Lady Wants Mink
Gladys Jones
 
1952 We're Not Married!
Katie Woodruff
 
1951 Goodbye, My Fancy
Miss 'Woody' Woods
 
1951 Three Husbands
Lucille McCabe
 
1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Julie Todd
– Julie (1951) … Julie Todd
 
1950 Tea for Two
Pauline Hastings
 
1950 Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Lily Martin
 
1950 Paid in Full
Tommy Thompson
 
1949 The Lady Takes a Sailor
Susan Wayne
 
1949 My Dream Is Yours
Vivian Martin
 
1948 Whiplash
Chris Sherwood
 
1948 One Touch of Venus
Molly Stewart
 
1947 The Voice of the Turtle
Olive Lashbrooke
 
1947 The Unfaithful
Paula
 
1947 Song of Scheherazade
Madame de Talavera
 
1947 The Arnelo Affair
Vivian Delwyn
 
1946 Night and Day
Gabrielle
 
1946 The Kid from Brooklyn
Ann Westley
 
1946 My Reputation
Ginna Abbott
 
1945 Mildred Pierce
Ida Corwin
 
1945 Patrick the Great
Jean Mathews
 
1945 Earl Carroll Vanities
'Tex' Donnelly
 
1945 Pan-Americana
Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins
 
1944 The Doughgirls
Sgt. Natalia Moskoroff
 
1944 Cover Girl
Cornelia Jackson
 
1943 Let's Face It
Maggie Watson
 
1943 Hit Parade of 1943
Belinda Wright
 
1942 Obliging Young Lady
'Space' OShea, aka Suwanee Rivers
 
1941 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
 
1940 No, No, Nanette
Kitty
 
1940 Comrade X
Jane Wilson
 
1940/II She Couldn't Say No
Alice Hinsdale
 
1939 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
 
1938 Letter of Introduction
Cora Phelps
 
1938 Having Wonderful Time
Henrietta
 
1938 Cocoanut Grove
Sophie De Lemma
 
1937 Stage Door
Eve
 
1937 Oh, Doctor
Shirley Truman
 
1933 Dancing Lady
Marcia - the Southern Actress (uncredited)
 
1929 Song of Love
Maisie LeRoy (as Eunice Quedens)
 
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1978 Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n Rollers (TV movie) (performer: "Sh-Boom Life Could Be a Dream", "Hot Diggity Dog Ziggity Boom")
 
1952-1955 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
– Protest Meeting (1955) (performer: "We're Off To See The Wizard")
– Le chien chaud et le mouton noir (1955) (performer: "The Whiffenpoof Song")
– The Novelist (1954) (performer: "Happy Birthday to You")
– Second Hand-First Aid (1954) (performer: "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin", "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" parody)
– A Dry Scalp Is Better Than None (1954) (performer: "Jingle Bells")
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1948 One Touch of Venus (performer: "That's Him" - uncredited)
 
1947 Song of Scheherazade (performer: "FANDANGO")
 
1946 Night and Day (performer: "I'm Unlucky at Gambling" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1946 The Kid from Brooklyn ("An der schönen blauen Donau Walzer The Blue Danube Waltz Op. 314" 1867 - uncredited)
 
1945 Earl Carroll Vanities (performer: "The Last Man in Town")
 
1944 The Doughgirls (performer: "The Song of the Volga Boatman" - uncredited)
 
1941 San Antonio Rose (performer: "You're Everything Wonderful", "Gee But It's Tough to Be a Glamour Girl")
 
1940 No, No, Nanette (performer: "I Want To Be Happy" continued)
 
Show ShowSelf (35 titles)
1987 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbara Stanwyck (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1986 The 3th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1986 Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (TV movie)
Herself
 
1986 The 38th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Herself
 
1981 A Gift of Music (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
1980 The 34th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1978 Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n Rollers (TV movie)
Herself
 
1978 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
– Salute to 'Grease' (1978) … Herself
 
1978 CBS: On the Air (TV mini-series documentary)
Co-host - part VI
 
1975 The 29th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1972 It's Your Bet (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 October 1972 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 September 1972 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.121 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Richard Crenna (1972) … Herself
 
1971 The Movie Game (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 August 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1969 The Liberace Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1969) … Herself
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #2.2 (1968) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
1967-1968 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.149 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #2.148 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #2.147 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #2.146 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #2.145 (1968) … Herself
See all 10 episodes »
 
1967 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Eve Arden vs. Ray Bolger (1967) … Herself
 
1961 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Celebrity Guest
– Episode dated 30 August 1961 (1961) … Celebrity Guest
 
1960 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.4 (1960) … Herself
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Herself
– Meet Cyd Charisse (1959) … Herself
 
1959 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.5 (1959) … Herself
 
1958-1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.15 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #2.24 (1958) … Herself
 
1955-1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest Host
– Episode #9.32 (1956) … Herself - Guest Host
– Episode #8.21 (1955) … Herself
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Herself
– The Louella Parsons Story (1956) … Herself
 
1955 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Herself
– Hollywood at Last (1955) … Herself
 
1955 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 2 January 1955 (1955) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1954 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Life (short)
Herself
 
1953 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Guest star contestant
– Episode dated 16 June 1953 (1953) … Guest star contestant
 
1952 Stars in the Eye (TV movie)
Herself
 
1949 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Herself - Comic Actress
– Episode #1.9 (1949) … Herself - Comic Actress
 
1948 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #1.14 (1948) … Herself - Actress
 
1947 Screen Snapshots: Off the Air (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2008 Crawford at Warners (video documentary short)
Ida Corwin
 
2004 Ziegfeld Girl Intro (video documentary short)
Patsy Dixon
 
2001 I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
 
1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1950 The Costume Designer (documentary short)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Let's Face It (1941). Musical comedy. Imperial Theatre: 29 Oct 1941- 20 March 1943 (547 performances). As "Maggie Watson." Cast included: Danny Kaye, Nanette Fabray, Vivian Vance. Produced by Vinton Freedley. Note: Understudy ("Maggie Watson"): Carol Channing. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Eunice Quedens

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Personal Quote:

I've worked with a lot of great glamorous girls in movies and the theater. And I'll admit, I've often thought it would be wonderful to be a femme fatale. But then I'd always come back to thinking that if they only had what I've had - a family, real love, an anchor - they would have been so much happier during all the hours when the marquees and the floodlights are dark. See more »

Trivia:

Eve Arden was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1995. See more »

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