Actress. Her film career spanned almost two decades and she appeared in over 40 films. Born Eve Turner, she was raised in San Francisco, California where her father was a piano salesman. At the beginning of America's involvement in World War II she worked as a welder in a shipyard, but later she took a job as a department store clerk, and then as a showgirl, eventually playing at the San Francisco production of "The Folies Bergere" of 1944, which led to her first role as a showgirl in the film "Diamond Horseshoe" (1945). After several small parts in television and movies, such as "Inner Sanctum" (1948) and "The Vicious Years" (1950), she was cast by producer-director Ida Lupino in "The Big Trees" (1952) opposite Kirk Douglas, which was followed by several more parts such as "The Winning Team" (1952) with Ronald Reagan, "The Story of Will Rogers" (1952) with Will Rogers, Jr. and Jane Wyman, and "Kansas Pacific" (1953) starring Sterling Hayden. Throughout the 1950s her primary work came in television roles, appearing regularly in anthologies such as "Fireside Theater," "Four Star Playhouse," and "Crossroads," as well as parts in a number of series including "Lassie," "Annie Oakley," and "Richard Diamond, Private Detective." Her final television appearance occurred in a 1961 role of the crime drama "Coronado 9."
Actress. Her film career spanned almost two decades and she appeared in over 40 films. Born Eve Turner, she was raised in San Francisco, California where her father was a piano salesman. At the beginning of America's involvement in World War II she worked as a welder in a shipyard, but later she took a job as a department store clerk, and then as a showgirl, eventually playing at the San Francisco production of "The Folies Bergere" of 1944, which led to her first role as a showgirl in the film "Diamond Horseshoe" (1945). After several small parts in television and movies, such as "Inner Sanctum" (1948) and "The Vicious Years" (1950), she was cast by producer-director Ida Lupino in "The Big Trees" (1952) opposite Kirk Douglas, which was followed by several more parts such as "The Winning Team" (1952) with Ronald Reagan, "The Story of Will Rogers" (1952) with Will Rogers, Jr. and Jane Wyman, and "Kansas Pacific" (1953) starring Sterling Hayden. Throughout the 1950s her primary work came in television roles, appearing regularly in anthologies such as "Fireside Theater," "Four Star Playhouse," and "Crossroads," as well as parts in a number of series including "Lassie," "Annie Oakley," and "Richard Diamond, Private Detective." Her final television appearance occurred in a 1961 role of the crime drama "Coronado 9."
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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