Eve Plumb

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Leigh McCloskey and Eve Plumb in Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

Eve Plumb (born April 29, 1958 in Burbank, California) is an American actress.

Contents

1 Jan, the Middle Sister
2 Beyond the Brady Bunch
3 Mixed Feelings
4 Today
5 See also
6 External links

Jan, the Middle Sister

Eve Plumb (born April 29, 1958 in Burbank, California) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jan Brady in the television sitcom The Brady Bunch. Jan was the middle of three girls, and Plumb was often given scripts in which her character had to deal with so-called middle child syndrome, displaying a noted jealous streak in her against her older sister Marcia. Various stories featuring Plumb included insecurity over wearing glasses, embarrassment over not having a boyfriend, jealousy of her older sister, concerns over her future appearance, and more. It can be argued that, given the challenges her character faced she had one of the more complex roles on a fairly coventional sitcom.

Beyond the Brady Bunch

Plumb played Jan from 1969 until 1974. Seeking other parts and perhaps hoping to distance herself from strong identification as "Jan", she did not rejoin her television siblings for the later Brady Bunch Variety Show. During production of the show, Plumb appeared in NBC productions of Little Women, in both TV Movie and a short-lived Series format.

In 1976, she surprised everyone with a stunning dramatic performance in the made-for-television movie , and joined the LA based Groundlings Improv comedy troupe. In the late 1970s Plumb chose to participate in the Brady made-for-TV movies that followed, including The Brady Girls Get Married which gave her a featured role, and The Brady Brides, a sitcom in which she was a co-lead. She also appeared in later Brady movies and series as well, including "A Very Brady Christmas" and "The Bradys".

Plumb appeared steadily on stage and in television roles through the 90's, in roles both small and large. She appeared in the Saturday morning sitcom Fudge (1995-1997) as Fudge's mother, Mrs. Ann Thatcher and in the movie Fudge-A-Mania (1997), and was the original Pam Burkhart on "That '70s Show" (only seen in episode 6 The Keg). In addition, Plumb had a very memorable cameo appearance in the 1988 movie I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.

Mixed Feelings

Of all the Brady Bunch child cast, arguably Plumb has worked most consistently to carve an acting career distanced from her role on the show.

In a VH1 special, "The Brady Bunch 35th Anniversary Reunion Special: Still Brady after All These Years," broadcast on September 29, 2004, Plumb stated that she had never seen "The Brady Bunch Movie," and was notably somewhat understated and thoughtful during the light-hearted special. When asked to give the audience an update on her life today, she stated that she was "still auditioning."

Nonetheless, Plumb has stated that she and the other Bradys have an unspoken agreement to always be courteous and polite to fans of "The Brady Bunch."

Today

Plumb currently resides in Laguna Beach, California with her husband Kenneth Pace (1995-present). She is also an artist, and has been a member of the Laguna Beach Board of Adjustments/Design Review Board since February 2002. She was elected chair pro-tem of that board in February 2005.

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