Eve Gordon
| Eve Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1960 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | Eve Bennett-Gordon |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981—present |
| Spouse | Todd Waring (1987-present) |
Eve Gordon (also known as Eve Bennett-Gordon; born June 25, 1960) is an American actress. She may be best known for portraying Monica Klain, the wife of Ron Klain (played by Kevin Spacey) in the Emmy-winning HBO film Recount, for playing Marilyn Monroe in the Emmy-winning miniseries A Woman Named Jackie, for playing the mother of the title character in the TV series Felicity, or for her starring role as Congressional aide Jordan Miller in the short-lived sitcom The Powers That Be, produced by Norman Lear. She starred in "Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves" with Rick Moranis, and on "Two and a Half Men", she sprayed Charlie Sheen in the face with mace, after telling him "I don't think you're funny at all". On MyDamnChannel.com, she stars as Summer Tickler-Hoogerhyde in "Versailles", alongside Fred Willard, W.H. Macy, and Patricia Heaton.
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[edit] Career
Gordon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Mary (née McDougall), a historian, and Richard Bennett Gordon, a history professor and lawyer.[1] After graduating with Honors in History from Brown University, she received her MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama.
She started her acting career in 1982, playing Marge Tallworth in the movie The World According to Garp. After that, she appeared in ER, The Partridge Family Story, Avalon and Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (as Diane Szalinski, taking the role over from Marcia Strassman), and starred in David Chase's first original series, Almost Grown, and The Good Life with Drew Carey.
On the stage, she has starred on and off-Broadway, in Paris, Madrid, Chicago, Los Angeles, and many other cities, working with Peter Sellers, Richard Foreman, and Daniel Sullivan in classics, musicals, and comedies.
[edit] Personal life
Eve is married to Todd Waring and has two daughters, Tess (b. 1993) and Grace (b. 1996).
[edit] Television
- George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation - Betsy Hamilton (1986)
- The Cosby Show - Glenda (1987)
- Almost Grown - Suzie Long Foley (1988–1989)
- Murphy Brown - Alexandra (1990)
- A Woman Named Jackie - Marilyn Monroe (1991)
- The Powers That Be - Jordan Miller (1992–1993)
- The Good Life - Maureen Bowman (1994)
- Party of Five - Jeanie Hanson (1998)
- Something So Right - Lorraine Hadley (1998)
- The Practice - Janet Walsh (1998)
- The Love Boat: The Next Wave - Ann Jenkin-Patrick (1999)
- Touched By an Angel - Erica Baker (2001)
- Felicity - Barbara Hunter (2002)
- Monk - Janie (2002)
- Family Affair - Jenny (2002)
- Judging Amy - Mrs. Powell (2002)
- The Division - Ruth Ringston (2004)
- Veronica Mars - Emily Williams (2004)
- Without A Trace - Marian Peterson (2005)
- House M.D. - Jody (1 episode, 2007)
- Grey's Anatomy - Hunter's mom (2008
- Recount (2008) (TV) - Monica Klain
- Two and a Half Men - Brenda (1 episode, 2008)
- Monk - Janie (2001), Madge (2008)
- "Cold Case Files"
- "ER"
- "Versailles" - Summer Tickler-Hoogerhyde (2011)
- Glee - Mrs. Fretthold (2010)
[edit] Filmography
- The World According to Garp -dir. George Roy Hill - Marge Tallworth (1982)
- Avalon - dir. Barry Levinson - Dottie Kirk (1990)
- Paradise -dir.Agnes Donahoe - Rosemary Young (1991)
- The Whereabouts of Jenny - Theresa (1991)
- The Boys -with James Woods - Amanda (1991)
- Switched at Birth - Darlena (1991)
- Leaving Normal - dir. Ed Zwick - Emily Singer (1992)
- The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton - Katherine (1992)
- Dad, The Angel & Me - Maggie (1995)
- The Heidi Chronicles - Lisa (1995)
- Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story - Robin (1995)
- A Thousand Men and a Baby -w. Richard Thomas - Jen Keenan (1997)
- Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves - Diane Szalinski (1997)
- I'll Be Home for Christmas - Carolyn (1998)
- Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story - Shirley Jones/Partridge (1999)
- Thanks to Gravity - Mariella (2005)
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous - Armed House Wife (2005)
- The Mikes - Gwen Stanly (2006)
- The Grudge 2 - Principal Dale (2006)
- Monkey Man - Jasmine (2006)
- Public Interest - Karen Montgomery (2007)
- "Happy Tears - dir. Mitchell Lichtenstein - Karen (2009)
- "The Party Guest - dir. Michael Apted - The Hostess (2009)
