Biography
A seasoned stock player out of high school, she made her film debut in an early talkie, but it was on Broadway and radio that she cultivated her brand as a tart-tonged comedienne. Given a small role in RKO's "Stage Door" (1937), Arden so impressed director Gregory La Cava that he ordered her part expanded to give her equal time alongside stars Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and Lucille Ball. Better roles followed, supporting the Marx …
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Career Milestones
| "Our Miss Brooks" transferred to TV series while continuing on radio | ||
| Joined Bandbox Repertory Theater, touring "citrus circuit" in Southern California | ||
1928 | Joined Henry Duffy stock company performing in San Francisco and Los Angeles; made stage debut in company's "Alias The Deacon" | |
1929 | Film acting debut (as Eunice Quedens) in "The Song of Love" | |
1934 | Broadway debut in "Ziegfeld Follies" | |
1934 | First credited as Eve Arden | |
1935 | First Broadway accolade as Eve Arden in "Parade" opposite Jimmy Savo | |
1936 | Understudied and went on for Fanny Brice in "Ziegfeld Follies" | |
1937 | Breakthrough film role in "Stage Door" | |
1939 | Returned to Broadway in Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical, "Very Warm For May" | |
1945 | Received Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress for one of her best-remembered role, Ida in "Mildred Pierce" | |
1948 | Starred on CBS radio as "Our Miss Brooks" | |
1982 | Last film, "Grease 2" | |
1991 | Appeared in archival footage used in the documentary on female comediennes, "Wisecracks" | |
Awards
1945 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Mildred Pierce |
1954 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Female Star of Regular Series in Our Miss Brooks |
1955 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress Starring In a Regular Series in Our Miss Brooks |
1956 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress-Continuing Performance in Our Miss Brooks |
1956 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Comedienne |
1958 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance By an Actress In a Leading in The Eve Arden Show |