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Eve McVeagh, born Eva Elizabeth McVeagh, (July 15, 1919- December 10, 1997) was an American actress of film, television, stage, and radio. Born in Ohio, McVeagh moved to Los Angeles in 1923, where she started acting in theater in her teens. Her career spanned 52 years from her first stage role through her last stage appearance. McVeagh's roles included leading and supporting parts as well as smaller character roles. She is best defined as a workhorse character actress of all acting mediums.
During her 20s McVeagh went to New York, performing on radio and on Broadway in several... MORE
Eve McVeagh, born Eva Elizabeth McVeagh, (July 15, 1919- December 10, 1997) was an American actress of film, television, stage, and radio. Born in Ohio, McVeagh moved to Los Angeles in 1923, where she started acting in theater in her teens. Her career spanned 52 years from her first stage role through her last stage appearance. McVeagh's roles included leading and supporting parts as well as smaller character roles. She is best defined as a workhorse character actress of all acting mediums.
During her 20s McVeagh went to New York, performing on radio and on Broadway in several productions including the roles of Martha in "Snafu" (1944–1945) and Patsy Laverne in "Too Hot for Maneuvers" (1945). After returning to Los Angeles to raise her family, McVeagh starred in West Coast premieres of Broadway shows at the Pasadena Playhouse, most notably the lead in "Come Back Little Sheba." Her Hollywood theater work included one year as Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Her stage career continued in Las Vegas in 1981 in "The Ninety Day Mistress" playing the mother of June Wilkinson, British actress and sex symbol. She continued to act in small stage productions including several LESS
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