Claudette Colbert was set to play tempestuous, fragile, aging Broadway legend Margo Channing but an injury sustained on a previous movie prevented her from doing the film.

Miss Crain was one of the actresses considered to portray the two-faced Eve.

Zsa Zsa Gabor was considered by the producers to play Miss Caswell.

In 1955, Judy was approached about appearing in a musical remake of All About Eve.

Lansbury was considered for the role of Miss Caswell.

The great stage star refused to act in a film that required her character to appear drunk; the director also refused to change a scene so that Lawrence could sing a torch song.

Donna Reed was considered for the role of Eve Harrington.

Producer Darryl F. Zanuck had Barbara Stanwyck in mind when he first read the script.