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Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter)’s Timeline and Summary

Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter)’s Timeline and Summary

  • Eve meets Karen outside the theater, and Karen introduces her to her idol, Margo Channing.
  • After Eve proves efficient and resourceful, Margo hires Eve as her assistant.
  • However, Eve oversteps her bounds when she places a phone call to Bill without Margo's knowledge on his birthday.
  • At Bill's party, Eve asks Karen to convince Lloyd to give her the part of Eve's understudy. Karen agrees.
  • When Karen tricks Margo into not performing, Eve calls all the critics in New York. Her performance as understudy makes her a star.
  • Eve tries to seduce Bill, but fails.
  • Addison writes an article about Eve, which insults Margo. Eve says Addison twisted her words.
  • At the Cub Room, Eve demands that Karen get her the part of Cora in Lloyd's new play or she'll reveal Karen's role in Margo's missed performance.
  • Unbeknownst to Eve, Margo quits acting, so Eve gets the part anyway.
  • In New Haven, Addison tells Eve that he has uncovered all her lies! Her real name! There's no Shubert Theater in San Francisco, as anyone would be able to find out!
  • Eve is totally distraught and refuses to perform, but Addison forces her to. She won't pull one over on him again.
  • Eve goes on to win a major acting award.
  • However,she's insulted by all her former friends and returns to her hotel room.
  • There she meets Phoebe, an eager young girl with stars in her eyes… just like Eve was a few months ago.
  • There's justice in the world after all.