Image: Wikimedia CommonsEve Arden
American actress (1908–1990)
- Born April 30, 1908
- 7 movies
Eve Arden was an American film, radio, stage and television actress who performed in leading and supporting roles for nearly six decades. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Mildred Pierce. On television she played a sardonic high school teacher in Our Miss Brooks, winning the first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Eve Arden appears in 7 films in The Rerun, from 1945 to 1978. Most of that work is in comedy, musical and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Michael Curtiz (3), Doris Day (2), S. Z. Sakall (2), Joyce Compton (2).
Known for
- Our Miss Brooks. She played a sardonic but engaging high school teacher and won the first Emmy Award in her category.
- Mildred Pierce (1945). Her role earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
- Stage Door (1937). Her first major role, opposite Katharine Hepburn.
- Grease (1978), School principal. She played the school principal, a role she repeated in Grease 2.
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959).
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Eve Arden been in?
- Eve Arden appears in Grease (1978), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), We’re Not Married! (1952), Tea for Two (1950), My Dream Is Yours (1949), Night and Day (1946) and Mildred Pierce (1945) on The Remote.
- When was Eve Arden born?
- Eve Arden was born on 30 April 1908.
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