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Eve Gordon

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Eve Gordon
Other namesEve Bennett-Gordon
EducationBrown University (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Spouse
(m. 1987)
Children2

Eve Gordon (also known as Eve Bennett-Gordon) 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.

Life and career

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Gordon is the daughter of Mary (née McDougall), a history professor, and Richard Bennett Gordon, a lawyer. Gordon graduated from the Ellis School in Pittsburgh, Brown University, and Yale School of Drama.[1]

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.

On November 14, 1987, Gordon married actor Todd Waring in Manhattan.[1] They have two daughters.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1982 The World According to Garp Marge Tallworth
1990 Avalon Dottie Kirk
1991 Paradise Rosemary Young
1992 Leaving Normal Emily Singer
1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Diane Szalinski Direct-to-video
1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas Carolyn
2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Housewife #2
2006 Thanks to Gravity Mariella
The Grudge 2 Principal Dale
2008 Public Interest Karen Montgomery
2009 Happy Tears Karen
Versailles Summer Tickler-Hoogenhyde Short film
2011 Monkey Man
2013 Chastity Bites Principal Loveheart
2016 The Tiger Hunter Mrs. Womack
Ouija: Origin of Evil Joan
2017 Heartland Sherri
The Circle Senator Williamson
The Garage Sale Merrin
2020 Irresistible Tonya Vanelton
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1981 Ryan's Hope Mindy Peters 2 episodes
1986 George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation Betsy Hamilton Television film
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 The Whereabouts of Jenny Theresa Television film
Switched at Birth Darlena Television film
The Boys Amanda Television film
A Woman Named Jackie Marilyn Monroe Miniseries; episode: "The Bouvier Years"
1992 The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton Katherine Television film
1992–93 The Powers That Be Jordan Miller Main cast; 21 episodes
1994 The Good Life Maureen Bowman Main cast; 13 episodes
1995 The Heidi Chronicles Lisa Television film
Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story Robin Television film
Dad, the Angel & Me Maggie Television film
1997 A Thousand Men and a Baby Genevieve "Gen" Keenan Television film
1998 Party of Five Jeanie Hanson Episode: "Of Human Bonding"
Something So Right Lorraine Hadley Episode: "Something About Egg on Your Farce"
The Practice Janet Walsh 2 episodes
1998–2002 Felicity Barbara Porter/Hunter 7 episodes
1999 Love Boat: The Next Wave Ann Jenkin-Patrick Episode: "Such Sweet Dreams"
Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story Shirley Jones/Partridge Television film
2001 Touched by an Angel Erica Baker Episode: "Bringer of Light"
2002 Family Affair Jenny Episode: "Pilot: Part 1"
Judging Amy Mrs. Powell Episode: "Lost and Found"
2002-2008 Monk Janie/Madge 2 episodes
2004 The Division Ruth Ringston Episode: "As I Was Going to St. Ives..."
Veronica Mars Emily Williams Episode: "The Girl Next Door"
2005 Without a Trace Marian Peterson Episode: "Lost Time"
2007 House Jody Episode: "Resignation"
Grey's Anatomy Mary Chapman Episode: "Let the Truth Sting"
Cold Case Melinda Levy (2007) Episode: "Justice"
2008 Two and a Half Men Brenda Episode: "Meander to Your Dander"
Recount Monica Klain Television film
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"
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 Mad Men Giselle Episode: "Signal 30"
The Newsroom Phylis Greer Episode: "Bullies"
Necessary Roughness Mrs. Brinks Episode: "Might as Well Face It"
Scandal Janet Nystrom Episode: "Beltway Unbuckled"
2012–2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Connie Colburn 10 episodes
2014 Supernatural Joy Meyers Episode: "Sharp Teeth"
Mind Games Diane Episode: "Pet Rock"
The McCarthys Karen Episode: "Love, McCarthys Style"
2015 Masters of Sex Judith 2 episodes
2017 The Good Doctor Nurse Fryday 2 episodes
Longmire Gloria Dodd Episode: "Cowboy Bill"
2018 SEAL Team Dr. Carpenter Episode: "All That Matters"
2019 Doxxed Grace Lo 2 episodes
Big Little Lies Dr. Danielle Cortland 3 episodes
How to Get Away with Murder ADA Gibson Episode; "Do You Think I'm a Bad Man?"
2020 The Walking Dead Celeste Episode: "What We Become"
S.W.A.T. Jenny Episode: Stigma

Podcast

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Podcast
Year Title Role Notes
2021 The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles Aimee Semple McPherson Voice
Episode: "90026: Echo Park - $10 and a Tambourine"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eve Gordon, Actress, Wed to Todd Waring". The New York Times. November 15, 1987. p. 76. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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