Eve Gordon
Eve Gordon (also known as Eve Bennett-Gordon; born June 25, 1960) is an American actress. Her television roles include playing Marilyn Monroe in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries A Woman Named Jackie, Congressional aide Jordan Miller in the short-lived sitcom The Powers That Be, the mother of the title character in the drama series Felicity, and Monica Klain, the wife of Ron Klain (played by Kevin Spacey) in the 2008 Emmy Award-winning HBO film Recount. She also starred in the 1997 film Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, starring opposite Rick Moranis.
Eve Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1960 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | Eve Bennett-Gordon |
| Education | Brown University (BA} Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
Life and 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 film The World According to Garp. After that, she appeared in ER, Come On Get Happy: 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.
Eve is married to actor Todd Waring, with whom she has two daughters.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The World According to Garp | Marge Tallworth | |
| 1986 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | Betsy Hamilton | Television film |
| 1990 | Avalon | Dottie Kirk | |
| 1991 | The Whereabouts of Jenny | Theresa | Television film |
| 1991 | The Boys | Amanda | Television film |
| 1991 | Switched at Birth | Darlena | Television film |
| 1991 | Paradise | Rosemary Young | |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal | Emily Singer | |
| 1992 | The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton | Katherine | Television film |
| 1995 | The Heidi Chronicles | Lisa | Television film |
| 1995 | Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story | Robin | Television film |
| 1995 | Dad, the Angel & Me | Maggie | Television film |
| 1997 | Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves | Diane Szalinski | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | A Thousand Men and a Baby | Genevieve "Gen" Keenan | Television film |
| 1998 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Carolyn | |
| 1999 | Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story | Shirley Jones/Partridge | Television film |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Housewife #2 | |
| 2006 | Thanks to Gravity | Mariella | |
| 2006 | The Grudge 2 | Principal Dale | |
| 2008 | Recount | Monica Klain | Television film |
| 2008 | Public Interest | Karen Montgomery | |
| 2009 | Happy Tears | Karen | |
| 2009 | Versailles | Summer Tickler-Hoogenhyde | Short film |
| 2011 | Monkey Man | N/A | |
| 2013 | Chastity Bites | Principal Loveheart | |
| 2016 | The Tiger Hunter | Mrs. Womack | |
| 2016 | Ouija: Origin of Evil | Joan | |
| 2017 | Heartland | Sherri | |
| 2017 | The Circle | Senator Williamson | |
| 2017 | The Garage Sale | Merrin | |
| 2018 | SEAL Team | Dr. Carpenter | Episode: "All That Matters" |
| 2019 | Doxxed | Grace Lo | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Big Little Lies | Dr. Danielle Cortland | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Ryan's Hope | Mindy Peters | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | The Cosby Show | Glenda | Episode: "Planning Parenthood" |
| 1988–89 | Almost Grown | Suzie Long Foley | Main cast; 9 episodes |
| 1990 | Murphy Brown | Alexandra | Episode: "Frankly Speaking" |
| 1991 | A Woman Named Jackie | Marilyn Monroe | Miniseries; episode: "The Bouvier Years" |
| 1992–93 | The Powers That Be | Jordan Miller | Main cast; 21 episodes |
| 1994 | The Good Life | Maureen Bowman | Main cast; 13 episodes |
| 1998 | Party of Five | Jeanie Hanson | Episode: "Of Human Bonding" |
| 1998 | Something So Right | Lorraine Hadley | Episode: "Something About Egg on Your Farce" |
| 1998–2002 | Felicity | Barbara Porter/Hunter | 7 episodes |
| 1998 | The Practice | Janet Walsh | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Ann Jenkin-Patrick | Episode: "Such Sweet Dreams" |
| 2001 | Touched by an Angel | Erica Baker | Episode: "Bringer of Light" |
| 2002 | Monk | Janie | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum" |
| 2002 | Family Affair | Jenny | Episode: "Pilot: Part 1" |
| 2002 | Judging Amy | Mrs. Powell | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 2004 | The Division | Ruth Ringston | Episode: "As I Was Going to St. Ives..." |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars | Emily Williams | Episode: "The Girl Next Door" |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Marian Peterson | Episode: "Lost Time" |
| 2007 | House | Jody | Episode: "Resignation" |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Mary Chapman | Episode: "Let the Truth Sting" |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Melinda Levy (2007) | Episode: "Justice" |
| 2008 | Monk | Madge | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank" |
| 2008 | Two and a Half Men | Brenda | Episode: "Meander to Your Dander" |
| 2009 | ER | Mrs. Nugent | Episode: "Love Is a Battlefield" |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist | Brenda Fitzsimmons | Episode: "San Diego" |
| 2010 | Ghost Whisperer | Mariah | Episode: "On Thin Ice" |
| 2010 | Glee | Mrs. Fretthold | Episode: "Laryngitis" |
| 2011 | NCIS | Amanda McCormick | Episode: "Restless" |
| 2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Dr. Hall | 4 episodes |
| 2011–12 | Hart of Dixie | Delia Ann Lee | 3 episodes |
| 2012–13 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Connie Colburn | 10 episodes |
| 2012 | Mad Men | Giselle | Episode: "Signal 30" |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Phylis Greer | Episode: "Bullies" |
| 2012 | Necessary Roughness | Mrs. Brinks | Episode: "Might as Well Face It" |
| 2012 | Scandal | Janet Nystrom | Episode: "Beltway Unbuckled" |
| 2014 | Supernatural | Joy Meyers | Episode: "Sharp Teeth" |
| 2014 | Mind Games | Diane | Episode: "Pet Rock" |
| 2014 | The McCarthys | Karen | Episode: "Love, McCarthys Style" |
| 2015 | Masters of Sex | Judith | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Nurse Fryday | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Longmire | Gloria Dodd | Episode: "Cowboy Bill" |
