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	1.313
Birthday	1908-04-30
Place of Birth	Mill Valley, California, USA
Also Known As	Eunice Quedens,

Anatomy of a Murder

Grease

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Mildred Pierce

Cover Girl

Manpower

We're Not Married!

My Dream Is Yours

At the Circus

The Strongest Man in the World

Comrade X

Grease 2

Tea for Two

The Arnelo Affair

One Touch of Venus

Night and Day

That Uncertain Feeling

Dancing Lady

Stage Door

Paid in Full

Having Wonderful Time

Under the Rainbow

Bedtime Story

Sergeant Deadhead

The Unfaithful

Whistling in the Dark

Whiplash

Eternally Yours

Our Miss Brooks

San Antonio Rose

The Doughgirls

Three Husbands

Letter of Introduction

My Reputation

The Kid from Brooklyn

Slightly Honorable

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

The Lady Takes a Sailor

Goodbye, My Fancy

Obliging Young Lady

The Voice of the Turtle

Patrick the Great

Women in the Wind

She Couldn't Say No

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

In Name Only

Cocoanut Grove

Earl Carroll Vanities

Pan-Americana

The Lady Wants Mink

Song of Scheherazade

Alice in Wonderland

A Child is Born

Ziegfeld Girl

Last of the Duanes

Hit Parade of 1943

She Knew All the Answers

Oh, Doctor

No, No, Nanette

Let's Face It

Cinderella

Big Town Czar

A Guide for the Married Woman

The Grease Story

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

Blow-Ups of 1946

All My Darling Daughters

A Very Missing Person

The Costume Designer

Sing for Your Supper

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

The Forgotten Woman

Pandemonium

Song of Love