The famous child star Eve Plumb, from the hit series “The Brady Bunch,” made a public appearance at an event in New York. The 65-year-old unexpectedly became famous at a young age and struggled to land acting roles as she got older. But she started a career as a painter.
Eve Plumb, also known as Jan Brady from the famous show, “The Brady Bunch,” was a famous child star and is now 65.
Looking back at the beginning of her acting career, Plumb never intended on getting famous young, but she lived next door to a child agent who eventually got her into the industry.
She started doing commercials, and from there, landed roles in TV shows. Plumb appeared in “The Big Valley,” “Lassie,” and then “The Brady Buch,” which was her breakthrough role.
Plumb was one of the most famous child actors, but she admitted getting acting jobs started to get difficult the older she got. “But once you age out of being the cute kid, what? If you’re not ready for it, it can be very difficult,” she expressed.
Luckily for the actress, she had a sound support system that helped avoid some of the traps child stars tend to fall into. Plumb said her father ran her career, and her mother was always with her on set.
For every penny she earned, her parents either invested or saved for her. “They never took a cent from me!” she said. When “The Brady Bunch” ended in 1974, landing roles was not easy, but “I will audition for anything,” she recalled.
Although Plumb has long moved on from “The Brady Bunch” and reinvented herself, she understands that she will always be Jan Brady for many of her fans. But she wants them to know she can do other things too.
The only significant role the actress landed after the hit sitcom ended was a teenage prostitute in “Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway” in 1976.
But in the 1990s, Plumb started painting and crafting her career as an artist. She worked at a studio in Laguna Beach.
Since becoming an artist, Plumb began to appreciate the kind of control she had over her work. With acting, she had to wait for someone to call her, then get them to like her before getting the job, and there was no guarantee she would be liked.
But with her painting, she gets to shape it and add her identity. By the time someone sees it, she’s already left her mark, and whether they like it or not doesn’t matter.
One of Plumb’s great investments from her child star money was a beach house she bought in Malibu. She purchased the home when she was just 11 years old for $55,300.
The bungalow-style home has three bedrooms and 1.75 bathrooms. Though the decor is slightly out of style, the white wood still gives it a tropical feel. But the best part is the easy access to the beach and the beautiful views around it.
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Plumb was the first of “The Brady Bunch” kids to get married. She tied the knot in 1979 with Rick Mansfield, but their marriage was short-lived and ended in 1981.
After her divorce, she vowed to take her time dating people before moving to marriage. She told her friends to set her up with people, but not that she was looking to get married; she just wanted a stable relationship.