Evelyn Varden (1893–1958)


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Evelyn Varden was born on June 12, 1893 in Adair, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for The Night of the Hunter (1955), The Bad Seed (1956) and Pinky (1949). She was married to William J. Quinn and Charles Coleman (I). She died on July 11, 1958 in New York City, New York, USA. See full bio »

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Known For

(1955)
The Bad Seed Monica
(1956)
Pinky Melba Wooley
(1949)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms Countess Alzani
(1957)

Filmography

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 1960 Cradle Song (TV Movie)
The Vicaress
 1956-1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV Series)
Clara Carr / Mrs. Andrews / Cora
- Protege (1957) ... Clara Carr
- The Original Miss Chase (1957) ... Mrs. Andrews
- Morning's at Seven (1956) ... Cora
 1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Countess Alzani
 1957 Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series)
Mrs. Travis
- The Princess Back Home (1957) ... Mrs. Travis
 1957 Little Women (TV Series)
Mrs. Lockwood
- Love at Fourth Sight (1957) ... Mrs. Lockwood
 1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)
Mrs. Cordelia Welles
- The Rose Garden (1956) ... Mrs. Cordelia Welles
 1956 Matinee Theater (TV Series)
- The Last Leaf (1956)
 1956 The Bad Seed
Monica
 1953-1956 Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series)
- Starfish (1956)
- A Square Peg (1953)
 1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series)
 1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series)
- This Happy Breed (1956)
 1956 Hilda Crane
Mrs. Burns
 1955 Dream Girl (TV Movie)
Miriam Allerton Lucas
 1955 The Night of the Hunter
Icey Spoon
 1954 Désirée
Marie
 1954 Athena
Grandma Salome Mulvain
 1954 The Student Prince
Queen Mathilda
 1954 Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series)
- Night Must Fall (1954)
 1953 Omnibus (TV Series) (segment "Irish Linen")
- Mom and Leo (1953) ... (segment "Irish Linen")
 1949-1953 Suspense (TV Series)
Mrs. Violet
- The Interruption (1953)
- Dr. Violet (1949) ... Mrs. Violet
 1953 The Web (TV Series)
 1953 The Gulf Playhouse (TV Series)
- Crip (1953)
 1950-1952 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- The Thirteenth (1952)
 1952 Phone Call from a Stranger
Sally Carr
 1951 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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Personal Details

Other Works:

She played Mrs. Gibbs in Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town," at the Selwyn Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Frank Craven (stage manager); James Spottswood (Dr. Gibbs); Thomas W. Ross (Mr. Webb); Helen Carew (Mrs. Webb); John Craven (George Gibbs); Dorothy McGuire (Emily Webb); Patricia Roe (Rebecca Gibbs); Raymond Rose; Tom ... See more »

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William J. Quinn  (her death) | See more »
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Recreated her 1954 Broadway role for film as gabby Monica Breedlove, the landlady, in the cult classic The Bad Seed (1956). 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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