Evelyn Varden(1893-1958)

Actress

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Evelyn Varden

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The Bad Seed (1956)

Evelyn Varden was born on 12 June 1893 in Adair, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for The Night of the Hunter (1955), The Bad Seed (1956) and Pinky (1949). She was married to William J. Quinn and Charles Coleman. She died on 11 July 1958 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Known for

Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters in The Night of the Hunter (1955)

The Night of the Hunter

8.0

Icey Spoon

1955

Henry Jones, Nancy Kelly, and Patty McCormack in The Bad Seed (1956)

7.4

Monica Breedlove

1956

Jeanne Crain and Ethel Waters in Pinky (1949)

7.2

Melba Wooley

1949

Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, Vic Damone, and Edmund Purdom in Athena (1954)

5.9

Grandma Salome Mulvain

1954

Credits

Actress

Cradle Song
TV Movie
- The Vicaress
- 1960
The Alcoa Hour
7.2
TV Series
- Clara Carr
- Mrs. Andrews
- Cora
- 1956–1957
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
5.6
- Countess Alzani
- 1957
Goodyear Playhouse
7.6
TV Series
- Mrs. Travis
- 1957
Studio One
7.5
TV Series
- Mrs. Lockwood
- 1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
- Mrs. Cordelia Welles
- 1956
Matinee Theatre
6.7
TV Series
- 1956
The Bad Seed
7.4
- Monica Breedlove
- 1956
Kraft Theatre
7.9
TV Series
- Madame Sylvia
- 1953–1956
The United States Steel Hour
7.8
TV Series
- 1956
The Cradle Song
TV Movie
- the Vicaress
- 1956
Ford Star Jubilee
7.1
TV Series
- 1956
Hilda Crane
6.3
- Mrs. Burns
- 1956
Dream Girl
TV Movie
- Miriam Allerton Lucas
- 1955
The Night of the Hunter
8.0
- Icey Spoon
- 1955

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The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

Pinky

The Bad Seed

Personal details

Born
- June 12, 1893
- Adair, Oklahoma, USA
Died
- July 11, 1958
- New York City, New York, USA
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Parents
Other works
Played Mrs. Gibbs in the original Broadway production of "Our Town", in 1938.

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Trivia
Plain, pleasant-mannered, plump-framed American character actress, a veteran of stage and radio, who didn't appear in films until late in life, showing up amusingly as talkative neighbors and absent-minded matrons.

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