Eve Gordon

For the actress born in 1982, see Eve Gordon (New Zealand actress). For the British actress, see Eve Austin.

Eve Gordon
Other names	Eve Bennett-Gordon
Education	Brown University (BA) Yale University (MFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Todd Waring ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	2

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

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.

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. They have two daughters.

Filmography

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
TBA	Shrunk	Diane Szalinski

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

Podcast

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

External links

• Eve Gordon at IMDb