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Eve Plumb

Eve Plumb

Actor · Born April 29, 1958 (68) · Burbank - California - USA

Eve Plumb, the actress and painter most famous for playing the role of Jan on The Brady Bunch (1969), began acting professionally in 1966, appearing in TV commercials. The child actor began getting parts on series television in 1967. Her place in TV history was cemented when she landed the role of Jan Brady, the middle of three daughters in a mixed family that also featured three sons, in the TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch". The show, which debuted in 1969, ran for five seasons, through 1974 and spawned numerous spin-offs. While Plumb declined to reprise the role of Jan in the first spin-off, the TV variety show The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976-1977) as she did not want to sign a five-year contract (the show was canceled after nine episodes), she did appear as Jan in the subsequent spin-offs featuring the original cast: the TV movie The Brady Girls Get Married (1981) (1981), the short-lived sitcom The Brady Brides (1981), the TV movie A Very Brady Christmas (1988), and another short-lived TV series, The Bradys (1990). Though she has worked steadily in TV since a child, her only other major role was as a teenage hooker in the 1976 TV movie Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway. In the 1990s, Plumb began painting, fashioning for herself a second artistic career. She works out of a studio at her Laguna Beach home. - IMDb Mini Biography

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Born
April 29, 1958 (68)
From
Burbank - California - USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on Motif · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 43% in 30 days

What are Eve Plumb's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Motif score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Motif score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
31%
Bonds
28%
Morality
14%
Society
10%
Self
9%
Power
7%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
3
Joyful
3
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eve Plumb's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 29 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eve Plumb's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

54 credits, 29 with a Motif page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Holiday Spectacular (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Harriet

  • Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch(2021)

    Actor

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Bagdad, Florida (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Monsoon(2018)

    as Gale

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Grease Live!(2016)

    as Mrs. Murdock

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Sisters Plotz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Celestia Plotz

  • Blue Ruin(2013)

    as Kris Cleland

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Army Wives(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Reba Green

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Identity (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rachael Ray (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • ManFast (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Professor Mason

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela Brooks

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • That '70s Show(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Burkhart

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Breast Men(1997)

    as Mother

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Nowhere(1997)

    as Mrs. Sighvatssohn

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Kenan & Kel(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Teacher

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Brady Bunch Home Movies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as (archival footage)

  • Fudge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 25 episodes · Actor

  • The Making of '...and God Spoke'(1993)

    as Mrs. Noah

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose Collins

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • The Bradys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jan Brady Covington

  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • A Very Brady Christmas(1988)

    as Jan Brady Covington

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • I'm Gonna Git You Sucka(1988)

    as Kalinga's Wife

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Tug

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Masquerade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Brady Brides (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jan Brady Covington

  • The Brady Girls Get Married (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Jan Brady

  • The Night the Bridge Fell Down(1980)

    as Terry Kelly

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Story of Noah (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    as Lilla

  • Secrets of Three Hungry Wives(1978)

    as Vicki Wood

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Women (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Beth March

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Clare Conti

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Telethon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Kim

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Beth Heller · as Teri Carlson · as Vanessa Summerhill

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn(1977)

    as Dawn Wetherby

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Force of Evil(1977)

    as Cindy Carrington

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindy Carrington

  • Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway(1976)

    as Dawn Wetherby

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Elena

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    as Brady Bunch Kids, The

  • The Brady Kids (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 22 episodes · as Jan Brady (voice)

  • House on Greenapple Road(1970)

    as Margaret Ord

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Brady Bunch(1969)

    Show 117 episodes · as Jan Brady

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Lancer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Here's Lucy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Patricia Carter

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    as Bonnie Braids

  • Family Affair(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Big Valley (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen · as Sara Jane

  • The Virginian (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathy Cooper

  • Gunsmoke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Sue

  • The Brady 500 (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Jan Brady-Covington

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles, 53 of them dated from 1955 to 2022; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Blue Ruin (2013)

$993K worldwide

Highest rated

Blue Ruin (2013)

Motif 85th

Most popular right now

The Brady Bunch (1969)

Film career

19552022

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting54 of 54: 54 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score55th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s8 · acting1970s15 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Eve Plumb's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Motif score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch (2021)

89th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Blue Ruin (2013)

Motif 85th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Eve Plumb work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eve Plumb's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barry Williams shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers