She's Got Margo Channing EyesWhen Bette Davis was offered the role of Margo Channing, she'd already won two Best Actress Oscars, one for Jezebel (1938) and one for Now, Voyager (1942). By 1950, tho...

An Award-Winning PerformanceRemember how the biblical Eve was tempted by a snake? Well, in this film, Eve is the snake. Eve Harrington's a manipulative fame-hungry actress wannabe who doesn't care...

BFFsKaren Richards is Margo's best friend. She's a playwright's wife, which, in a world of actors, directors, and writers, makes Karen the closest thing to us: a normal person. She even calls herse...

Critical ThinkingLet us introduce theater critic Addison DeWitt with some of his own humble opening lines:DEWITT: My native habitat is the Theater. In it I toil not, neither do I spin. I am a criti...

Prime DirectorBill is a theatre director, which means he's Margo's boss, in a way, in addition to her boyfriend. The movie isn't concerned with Bill's professional life with Margo, only their priva...

Playwright? Or Playwrong?Lloyd, Karen's husband and a playwright, doesn't spend too much time in front of the camera. Why would he? He's the writer. He mainly exists to provide professional conflic...

A Minor ProductionMax Fabian is a minor character who seems to only exist as comic relief and as a handy plot point. When we're introduced to Max, by Addison, we're told there are two types of prod...

Gentleman Prefer BlondesMarilyn Monroe playing a ditzy blonde bombshell? Who knew? Miss Caswell is such a minor character, we wouldn't mention her if not for the fact that she's played by Marilyn....

Bird WatcherBirdie Coonan's a former vaudeville actress whose biggest performance these days is as Margo's dresser and friend. She's the no-nonsense, straight-talkin' voice of reason. She instantly...

Erasmus B. Draggin'Phoebe, whatever her real name may be, is one of Eve's fans, a girl who sneaks into Eve's hotel suite after the award ceremony. She's the president of the Erasmus Hall Eve Harrin...