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Eve Arden was an American film, radio, stage, and television actress, and comedienne. She performed in leading and supporting roles for nearly six decades.
Birth Name
Eunice Quedens
Born
Thursday, 30 April 1908
Died
Monday, 12 November 1990
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On | Self | 2020 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Principal McGee | 2016 |
| Inside the Marx Brothers | Peerless Pauline (clip from At the Circus (1939)) | 2003 |
| I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special | (archive footage) | 2001 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Maida Rutledge | 1991 |
| Bloopermania | Self | 1987 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Peerless Penny (segment "The Marx Brothers") | 1986 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| Amazing Stories | Jane's Mother | 1985 |
| Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self | 1985 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On | Self | 2020 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Principal McGee | 2016 |
| Inside the Marx Brothers | Peerless Pauline (clip from At the Circus (1939)) | 2003 |
| I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special | (archive footage) | 2001 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Maida Rutledge | 1991 |
| Bloopermania | Self | 1987 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Peerless Penny (segment "The Marx Brothers") | 1986 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| Amazing Stories | Jane's Mother | 1985 |
| Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self | 1985 |
| Masquerade | Mrs. Woodman | 1983 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | The Stepmother | 1982 |
| Grease 2 | Miss McGee / Principal McGee | 1982 |
| Pandemonium | Warden June | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Lillian Nash | 1981 |
| Under the Rainbow | The Duchess | 1981 |
| The 34th Annual Tony Awards | Self | 1980 |
| The Dream Merchants | Coralee | 1980 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self - Guest | 1979 |
| Hart to Hart | Sophie Green | 1979 |
| A Guide for the Married Woman | 1978 | |
| B.J. and the Bear | Mrs. Jarvis | 1978 |
| Flying High | Clarissa 'Wedgie' Wedge | 1978 |
| Grease | Principal McGee | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Sarah Bancroft | 1978 |
| CBS: On the Air | Self - Co-Host | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | Ms. Watts | 1977 |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Angie Dickinson | Self | 1977 |
| Alice | Martha MacIntire | 1976 |
| Ellery Queen | Vera Bethune / Miss Aggie | 1975 |
| The Strongest Man in the World | Harriet / Harriet Crumply | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Girl with Something Extra | Aunt Fran | 1973 |
| The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Mrs. Owens | 1972 |
| Maude | Lola Ashburn | 1972 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Dr. Lucille Barras | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Queen of Hearts | 1971 |
| The Pet Set | Self | 1971 |
| In Name Only | Aunt Theda Reeson | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | (segment "Love and the Contact Lens") / Linda's Mom (segment "Love and the New Roommate") | 1969 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| What's It All About, World? | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | Thelda Cunningham | 1967 |
| The Mothers-In-Law | Eve Hubbard | 1967 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1967 |
| The Pat Boone Show | Self - Guest | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self - Guest | 1965 |
| Laredo | Emma Bristow | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | Mame Huston | 1965 |
| Sergeant Dead Head | Lt. Charlotte Kinsey / Lieutenant Kinsey | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| Gypsy | Self | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Professor Lillian Stemmler | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Nurse Kelton | 1964 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Claudia Cooper | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress / Herself - Guest | 1961 |
| My Three Sons | Marisa Montaine | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Dark at the Top of the Stairs | Lottie Lacey | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Georgia Golden | 1960 |
| Startime | Self | 1959 |
| Anatomy of a Murder | Maida Rutledge | 1959 |
| The Eve Arden Show | Liza Hammond | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self - Guest | 1956 |
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | Herself - Actress | 1956 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Connie Brooks / Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks | 1956 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Harriet | 1954 |
| Climax! | Self | 1954 |
| The George Gobel Show | Herself | 1954 |
| The Lady Wants Mink | Gladys Jones | 1953 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Connie Brooks | 1952 |
| We're Not Married! | Katie Woodruff | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Self | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Clara Appleby / Charm School Teacher | 1951 |
| Goodbye, My Fancy | Miss 'Woody' Woods | 1951 |
| Three Husbands | Lucille McCabe | 1950 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self | 1950 |
| Tea for Two | Pauline Hastings | 1950 |
| The Costume Designer | (archive footage) | 1950 |
| Curtain Call at Cactus Creek | Lily Martin | 1950 |
| Starlight Theatre | Julie Todd | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Paid in Full | Tommy Thompson | 1950 |
| The Lady Takes a Sailor | Susan Wayne | 1949 |
| The Ed Wynn Show | Self | 1949 |
| My Dream Is Yours | Vivian Martin | 1949 |
| Whiplash | Chris Sherwood / Chris | 1948 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Herself / Herself - Guest | 1948 |
| One Touch of Venus | Molly Stewart | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - Guest Host | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Comic Actress | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self - Actress | 1948 |
| The Voice of the Turtle | Olive Lashbrooke | 1947 |
| The Unfaithful | Paula | 1947 |
| Song of Scheherazade | Madame de Talavera | 1947 |
| The Arnelo Affair | Vivian Delwyn | 1947 |
| Night and Day | Gabrielle | 1946 |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Ann Westley / Ann Westly | 1946 |
| My Reputation | Ginna Abbott | 1946 |
| Mildred Pierce | Ida Corwin | 1945 |
| Earl Carroll Vanities | 'Tex' Donnelly / Tex Donnelly | 1945 |
| Pan-Americana | Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins | 1945 |
| The Doughgirls | Sgt. Natalia Moskoroff | 1944 |
| Patrick the Great | Jean Mathews / Jean Matthews | 1944 |
| Cover Girl | Cornelia Jackson / Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson | 1944 |
| Let's Face It | Maggie Watson | 1943 |
| Hit Parade of 1943 | Belinda Wright | 1943 |
| Obliging Young Lady | 'Space' O'Shea / 'Space' OShea, aka Suwanee Rivers | 1942 |
| Bedtime Story | Virginia Cole | 1941 |
| Sing for Your Supper | Barbara Stevens | 1941 |
| Last of the Duanes | Kate | 1941 |
| Manpower | Dolly | 1941 |
| Whistling in the Dark | 'Buzz' Baker | 1941 |
| San Antonio Rose | Gabby Trent | 1941 |
| She Knew All the Answers | Sally Long | 1941 |
| Ziegfeld Girl | Patsy Dixon | 1941 |
| That Uncertain Feeling | Sally Aikens | 1941 |
| No, No, Nanette | Kitty | 1940 |
| Comrade X | Jane Wilson | 1940 |
| She Couldn't Say No | Alice Hinsdale | 1940 |
| A Child Is Born | Miss Pinty | 1940 |
| Slightly Honorable | Miss Ater | 1939 |
| At the Circus | Peerless Pauline | 1939 |
| Eternally Yours | Gloria | 1939 |
| The Forgotten Woman | Carrie Ashburn | 1939 |
| Big Town Czar | Susan Warren | 1939 |
| Women in the Wind | Kit Campbell | 1939 |
| Letter of Introduction | Cora Phelps | 1938 |
| Having Wonderful Time | Henrietta | 1938 |
| Cocoanut Grove | Sophie De Lemma | 1938 |
| Stage Door | Eve | 1937 |
| Oh, Doctor | Shirley Truman | 1937 |
| Dancing Lady | Marcia - The Southern Actress | 1933 |
| Song of Love | Maisie LeRoy | 1929 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Emmy | Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1956 | Emmy | Best Actress - Continuing Performance | Nominated |
| 1955 | Emmy | Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series | Nominated |
| 1954 | Emmy | Best Female Star of Regular Series | Won |
| 1946 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
