The Resume

(April 30, 1908-November 12, 1990)
Birth name is Eunice Quedens
Acted in 'Stage Door (1937),' 'Having Wonderful Time (1938),' 'At the Circus (1939),' 'Ziegfeld Girl (1941),' 'Mildred Pierce (1945),' 'The Unfaithful (1947),' 'Voice of the Turtle (1947),' 'Tea for Two (1950),' 'Anatomy of a Murder (1959),' 'Sergeant Deadhead (1965)' and 'Grease (1978)'
Played Miss Connie Brooks on a radio show, television series, and feature film (1948-1956)
Star of the unsuccessful 'Eve Arden Show' (1957-1958)
Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame (1995)

Why she might be annoying:

She was divorced.
She was typecast as the sarcastic, wisecracking friend of the leading actress.
She wrote an autobiography.
She refused to tell anyone her true age, so it wasn't revealed until her death.
She appeared in the god-awful sequel, 'Grease 2 (1982).'

Why she might not be annoying:

She adopted three children.
She was nominated for an Academy Award (1945).
She won an Emmy for work in the 'Our Miss Brooks' TV series (1953).
She was beloved as the character of schoolteacher Connie Brooks for over eight years in three media.
She suffered from colorectal cancer (1990).

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bob Hope's Leading Ladies
• Clark Gable's Leading Ladies
• Comediennes
• Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts - Guests [A-K]
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Faerie Tale Theater
• Grease [1978]
• I Adopted a Child
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [A-B]
• I Boarded the Love Boat [A-D]
• I Died in 1990 (Ranked: 78)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[A-B]
• I Love Lucy Guest Stars
• I Portrayed a Single Mom on a TV Series
• I Portrayed a Teacher
• I Started as a Movie Chorus Girl
• I Stayed at the Grande Colonial Hotel in LaJolla, California
• I was a Ziegfeld Girl
• I'm Buried at Pierce Brothers' Westwood Memorial Park [Calif]
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Marx Movies
• National Radio Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1995)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy (Ranked: 1953)
• Profiles 13501-13750 (Ranked: 13728)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 2]
• Red Skelton Show Guests
• Redheads - Female [A-L]
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in Guests [A-K]
• TV Aunts
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 6.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 159 Votes: 41.51% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 54 Votes: 46.30% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 29 Votes: 89.66% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 66 Votes: 46.97% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 76 Votes: 53.95% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 38.18% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 81 Votes: 34.57% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 162 Votes: 45.06% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 144 Votes: 42.36% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 229 Votes: 43.23% Annoying