Born Eunice Quedens in Mill Valley, CA. She is best known for her delivery of snappy, sarcastic dialogue in films such as MILDRED PIERCE (1945), which earned her an Oscar nomination as best supporting actress. Arden had honed her sardonic powers on the stage and, after being typecast in more than 20 films in three years, attempted to break the stereotype by returning to Broadway in the musical Very Warm for May (1939) and the revue Two For the Show (1940); she also created the warm, yet tart-tongued single teacher, Miss Brooks, first on radio (from 1948), then on the successful TV series "Our Miss Brooks" (1952-56), and then on film (1956). Her acid delivery was again put to good use when she played the principal in the 1978 film, GREASE and its 1982 sequel. In her over 100 film and TV credits, some notable features are STAGE DOOR (1937), COMRADE X and NO, NO, NANETTE (both 1940), THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING, SAN ANTONIO ROSE and BEDTIME STORY (all 1941), COVER GIRL (1944), MILDRED PIERCE (1945), THE KID FROM BROOKLYN and NIGHT AND DAY (both 1946), THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE (1947), ONE TOUCH OF VENUS (1948), THE LADY TAKES A SAILOR (1949), TEA FOR TWO (1950), GOODBYE, MY FANCY (1951), OUR MISS BROOKS (1956), ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959), THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS (1960), THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD (1975), UNDER THE RAINBOW (1981) and PANDEMONIUM (1982).    Nominated for Supporting Actress 1945: MILDRED PIERCE 1 nomination