From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Bette Davis
as Margo Channing
Anne Baxter
as Eve Harrington
George Sanders
as Addison DeWitt
Celeste Holm
as Karen Richards
Gary Merrill
as Bill Sampson
Hugh Marlowe
as Lloyd Richards
Thelma Ritter
as Birdie Coonan
Gregory Ratoff
as Max Fabian
Marilyn Monroe
as Miss Caswell
Barbara Bates
as Phoebe
Walter Hampden
as Aged Actor
Randy Stuart
as Girl
