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Evelyn Varden (1893–1958)

Actress

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Recreated her 1954 Broadway role for film as gabby Monica Breedlove, the landlady, in the cult classic The Bad Seed. Also on Broadway played Mrs. Gibbs in "Our Town" (1938) and the Nurse to Olivia de Havilland's Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" (1951). See more trivia »

Born:

in Adair, Oklahoma, USA

Died:

(age 65) in New York City, New York, USA
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1960 Cradle Song (TV movie)
The Vicaress
 
1956-1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Clara Carr / Mrs. Andrews
– Protege (1957) … Clara Carr
– The Original Miss Chase (1957) … Mrs. Andrews
– Morning's at Seven (1956)
 
1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Countess Alzani
 
1957 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Travis
– The Princess Back Home (1957) … Mrs. Travis
 
1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Mrs. Lockwood
– Love at Forth Sight (1957) … Mrs. Lockwood
 
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mrs. Cordelia Welles
– The Rose Garden (1956) … Mrs. Cordelia Welles
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– The Last Leaf (1956)
 
1956 The Bad Seed
Monica Breedlove
 
1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– The Boarding House (1956)
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
– This Happy Breed (1956)
 
1956 Hilda Crane
Mrs. Burns
 
1955 Dream Girl (TV movie)
 
1955 The Night of the Hunter
Icey Spoon
 
1954 Désirée
Marie
 
1954 Athena
Grandma Salome Mulvain
 
1954 The Student Prince
Queen
 
1954 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– Night Must Fall (1954)
 
1949-1953 Suspense (TV series)
Mrs. Violet
– The Interruption (1953)
– Dr. Violet (1949) … Mrs. Violet
 
1953 The Web (TV series)
– Combination for Murder (1953)
 
1953 The Gulf Playhouse (TV series)
– Crip (1953)
 
1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Red Robin Rides Again (1953)
 
1953 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– A Square Peg (1953)
 
1950-1952 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– The Thirteenth (1952)
– The Rocking Horse (1950)
 
1952 Phone Call from a Stranger
Sallie Carr
 
1952 Finders Keepers
Ma Kipps
 
1951 Elopement
Millie Reagan
 
1950 Stella
Flora Stella's mother
 
1950 Cheaper by the Dozen
School Principal (uncredited)
 
1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home
Mrs. Gertrude Kluggs
 
1949 Pinky
Melba Wooley
 

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Other Works:

(1957) She acted in Lesley Storm's play, "Roar Like a Dove," at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England with John McCallum, Anthony Ireland, Paul McGrath, Anne Kimbell, Ewan Roberts, Peter Barkworth, and Shirley Joy in the cast. See more »
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Trivia:

Recreated her 1954 Broadway role for film as gabby Monica Breedlove, the landlady, in the cult classic The Bad Seed. Also on Broadway played Mrs. Gibbs in "Our Town" (1938) and the Nurse to Olivia de Havilland's Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" (1951). See more »

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