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Evelyn Varden

Evelyn Varden

Actor · Died July 11, 1958, aged 65 · Adair, Oklahoma, USA

Evelyn Varden was born on 12 June 1893 in Adair, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for The Night of the Hunter (1955), The Bad Seed (1956) and Pinky (1949). She was married to William J. Quinn and Charles Coleman. She died on 11 July 1958 in New York City, New York, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 12, 1893
Died
July 11, 1958 (aged 65)
From
Adair, Oklahoma, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 14 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 13% in 30 days

What are Evelyn Varden's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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
Bonds
34%
Morality
25%
Self
21%
Society
7%
Survival
6%
Ideas
6%
Power
2%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 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 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: 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 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

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

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
4
Tense
3
Joyful
2
Dread
2
Warm
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • 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 Evelyn Varden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Evelyn Varden's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

14 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Ten Thousand Bedrooms(1957)

    as Countess Alzani

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Seed(1956)

    as Monica Breedlove

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hilda Crane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Mrs. Burns

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Cordelia Welles

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Night of the Hunter(1955)

    as Icey Spoon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Désirée(1954)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Athena(1954)

    as Grandma Mulvain

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Student Prince(1954)

    as Queen

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Phone Call from a Stranger(1952)

    as Sallie Carr

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Finders Keepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Ma Kipps

  • Elopement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Millie Reagan

  • Stella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Flora

  • When Willie Comes Marching Home(1950)

    as Gertrude Kluggs

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Pinky(1949)

    as Melba Wooley

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles from 1949 to 1957.

Biggest box office

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

$12K worldwide

Highest rated

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 14: 14 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s13 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Evelyn Varden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove 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 Evelyn Varden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Evelyn Varden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Thorpe shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers