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Eve Brent

Biography

Eve Brent was an American actress known for playing Jane and for a long screen and television career. Born in Houston and raised in Fort Worth, she worked in radio, guest roles and commercials on television, films, and the stage. Her early movie appearances included Gun Girls (1956), Journey to Freedom (1957), and Forty Guns (1957). She was the twelfth actress to play Jane, opposite Gordon Scott in Tarzan's Fight for Life, and repeated the role in Tarzan and the Trappers (1960), which was assembled from pilot episodes after the proposed series was not picked up. On television she appeared in the Boris Karloff series The Veil and in a 1967 Dragnet episode as Benjie Carver's mother. Her role in Fade to Black (1980) brought her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later she played Elaine Connelly in The Green Mile (1999). She also guest starred on Frasier, Scrubs, and Community.

81years old at death

  • Born Houston
  • Died Sun Valley
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films
16
Career span
55 years1957 to 2012

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    In the 1958 movie Tarzan's Fight for Life, Eve Brent played Jane opposite Gordon Scott's Tarzan, making her the 12th actress to take on that role.

Eve Brent movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Green Mile1999 Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mysteryas Elaine Connelly

    IMDb rating 8.61.6M votes

  2. Garfield2004 Animation, Comedy, Familyas Mrs. Baker

    IMDb rating 5.1102K votes

  3. Fade to Black1980as Aunt Stella Binford

    IMDb rating 6.16.0K votes

  4. Tarzan and the Trappers1960as Jane

    IMDb rating 4.8732 votes

  5. Going Berserk1983as Mrs. Reese

    IMDb rating 5.22.3K votes

  6. Deathrow Gameshow1987as Crossing Guard

    IMDb rating 5.11.0K votes

  7. The Experts1989as Aunt Thelma

    IMDb rating 5.03.0K votes

  8. Racing with the Moon1984as Mrs. Kaiser

    IMDb rating 6.65.7K votes

Worked with

Eve Brent made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Eve Brent's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$516 million

8 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 16 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Green Mile1999as Elaine Connelly
    $287M55.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Garfield2004as Mrs. Baker
    $201M38.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Fade to Black1980as Aunt Stella Binford
    $15M2.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Racing with the Moon1984as Mrs. Kaiser
    $6.0M1.2% of the total
  5. 5
    A Guide for the Married Man1967as Joe X's Blowsy Blonde
    $5.0M1.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Date with an Angel1987as Matron #1
    $2.0M0.4% of the total
  7. 7
    The Experts1989as Aunt Thelma
    $169K0.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Forty Guns1957as Louvenia Spanger
    $6K0.0% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Eve Brent's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
Ischia International Journalism AwardWon

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