Portrait of Eve Arden

Acting

Eve Arden

Career

Active from 1929 to 1985, busiest in 1941 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eve Arden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.1, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic Sitcom 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Period Piece 2
  • Charming & Lighthearted 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Show Business 2
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

99
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The Grease Story
The Grease Story (2017)

as Principal McGee (archive footage)

1990s

1 title
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

as Maida Rutledge (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

10 titles · average score 55
Cinderella
Cinderella (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

as Stepmother

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Jane's mother

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1983)

as Queen of Hearts

Masquerade
Masquerade (1983)

TV show · as Mrs. Woodman

Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as The Stepmother

Grease 2
Grease 2 (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

as Principal McGee

Pandemonium
Pandemonium (1982)
GoodWatch score 47

as Warden June

Under the Rainbow
Under the Rainbow (1981)
GoodWatch score 25

as The Duchess

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Lillian Nash

The Dream Merchants
The Dream Merchants (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Coralee

1970s

14 titles · average score 60
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Sophie Green

B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear (1979)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Mrs. Jarvis

Grease
Grease (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

as Principal McGee

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Sarah Bancroft

A Guide for the Married Woman
A Guide for the Married Woman (1978)

as Employment Lady

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Brenda Watts

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Martha MacIntire

The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
GoodWatch score 51

as Harriet

Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Vera Bethune / Miss Aggie

A Very Missing Person
A Very Missing Person (1972)

as Hildegarde Withers

All My Darling Daughters
All My Darling Daughters (1972)

as Miss Freeling, the Wedding Counselor

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Queen of Hearts

1960s

13 titles · average score 61
In Name Only
In Name Only (1969)

as Theda Reeson

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Linda's Mom

The Mothers-in-Law
The Mothers-in-Law (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Eve Hubbard

The Danny Thomas Hour
The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)

TV show · as Thelda Cunningham

Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Mame Huston

Laredo
Laredo (1965)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Emma Bristow

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Nurse Kelton

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Professor Lillian Stemmler

Vacation Playhouse
Vacation Playhouse (1963)

TV show · as Claudia Cooper

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
GoodWatch score 77

as Lottie Lacey

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Marisa Montaine

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Georgia Golden

1950s

14 titles · average score 68
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
GoodWatch score 90

as Maida Rutledge

The Eve Arden Show
The Eve Arden Show (1957)

TV show · as Liza Hammond

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Eve Arden

Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks

The Lady Wants Mink
The Lady Wants Mink (1953)

as Gladys Jones

Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks (1952)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Connie Brooks

We're Not Married!
We're Not Married! (1952)
GoodWatch score 45

as Katie Woodruff

Goodbye, My Fancy
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

as Miss 'Woody' Woods

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Eve Arden (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Miss Hoity / Clara Appleby

Three Husbands
Three Husbands (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lucille McCabe

Tea for Two
Tea for Two (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pauline Hastings

1940s

32 titles · average score 62
The Lady Takes a Sailor
The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
GoodWatch score 57

as Susan Wayne

One Touch of Venus
One Touch of Venus (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Molly Stewart

The Voice of the Turtle
The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Olive Lashbrooke

My Reputation
My Reputation (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ginna Abbott

Night and Day
Night and Day (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

as Gabrielle

The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ann Westly

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84

as Ida Corwin

Earl Carroll Vanities
Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)

as Tex Donnelly

Cover Girl
Cover Girl (1944)
GoodWatch score 80

as Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson

San Antonio Rose
San Antonio Rose (1941)

as Gabby Trent

Last of the Duanes
Last of the Duanes (1941)

as Kate

She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

as Alice Hinsdale

1930s

13 titles · average score 61
At the Circus
At the Circus (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

as Peerless Pauline

The Forgotten Woman
The Forgotten Woman (1939)

as Carrie Ashburn

Big Town Czar
Big Town Czar (1939)

as Susan Warren

Women in the Wind
Women in the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 42

as Kit Campbell

Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours (1939)
GoodWatch score 47

as Gloria

Slightly Honorable
Slightly Honorable (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Miss Ater

Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Henrietta

Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove (1938)

as Sophie De Lemma

Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction (1938)
GoodWatch score 48

as Cora Phelps

Stage Door
Stage Door (1937)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ève

Oh, Doctor
Oh, Doctor (1937)

as Shirley Truman

Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady (1933)
GoodWatch score 74

as Marcia (uncredited)

1920s

1 title
Song of Love
Song of Love (1929)

as Maisie LeRoy