Happiness Included

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Jan Brady and Beyond

Eve Plumb

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Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.
02 June 2026

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It's finally time for Jan, Jan, Jan!

As Jan Brady, America's most memorable middle child on the beloved TV sitcom, The Brady Bunch, Eve Plumb has been an enduring icon of American pop culture for over 60 years. Now in an engaging, intimate memoir, she shares the behind-the-scenes story of her colorful and impressively versatile Hollywood career and revelatory recollections of her off-camera life along the way-complete with many photos from her private archives.

It's finally time for Jan, Jan, Jan!

As Jan Brady, America's most memorable middle child on the beloved TV sitcom, The Brady Bunch, Eve Plumb has been an enduring icon of American pop culture for over 60 years. Now in an engaging, intimate memoir, she shares the behind-the-scenes story of her colorful and impressively versatile Hollywood career and revelatory recollections of her off-camera life along the way-complete with many photos from her private archives.

Recognized world-wide as Jan Brady, the wonderfully misunderstood middle sister on television's The Brady Bunch, actress Eve Plumb has embraced the association that seemed destined at age 10 when she was cast on The Brady Bunch. The iconic 1970s TV series has been in perpetual reruns for five decades and is well known by three generations of children and adults. Her engaging memoir reveals that her stint on The Brady Bunch was only the beginning of her TV career, a young lady with the confidence and spunk that her on-screen character often humorously lacked.

Eve Plumb's six decades as a TV and stage actress reads like a veritable history of the golden age of TV.

Her long career began when a talent agent in her Los Angeles neighborhood suggested that the six year old audition for a national TV commercial. She was cast and many commercials followed (including Barbie commercials). Within a year, Eve was being cast in guest star roles, often multiple episodes, in the top TV series of the 60s and 70s- Gunsmoke, Lassie, Family Affair, Mannix, The Big Valley, It Takes a Thief, The Virginian, and Here's Lucy.

Following five seasons of ABCs anchor Friday night show, The Brady Bunch, and recording albums and touring nationally with The Brady Kids singing group, Eve was cast as the lead role in Dawn, Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, at age 17.

A dramatic departure from the sweet Brady family, the NBC hit TV movie came with a ""parental discretion"" warning in the opening titles.

The movie's success sparked the highly-rated sequel with Eve Plumb- Alexander- The Other Side of Dawn.

Continuous guest star roles filled her young adult life as an actress on highly rated TV shows, including The Facts of Life, One Day at a Time, Fantasy Island, Love Boat, Wonder Woman, and a multi-episode sitcom called The Brady Brides, featuring Eve as a young newlywed, along with Maureen McCormick from the original series.

Eve brought her acting experience to the New York stage. Tony-winning Broadway Producer Ken Davenport cast Eve in the lead role for the Times Square debut of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage, with a six month run.

She also appeared on stage in NY and regionally in ""Love, Loss and What I Wore.""

Eve's recent television credits include A Holiday Spectacular for Hallmark, Law and Order- SVU, Blue Bloods, Bull, Grease Live!, Crashing, a recurring role on Hulu's The Path, and as the voice of Big Judy on Praise Petey.

Today, Eve is a talented visual artist, with thirty-five years of experience, whose oil paintings have been displayed and sold in galleries here in the U.S. and Europe. Chock-full of Brady Bunch nostalgia and the skinny on countless classic TV shows with recollections straight from the set, this is Eve Plumb as you've never seen her.

By: Eve Plumb
Imprint: Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780806545035
ISBN 10: 0806545038
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 02 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Eve Plumb is an actress, singer, painter, and entrepreneur best known for portraying the middle daughter Jan Brady in the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch. She has also appeared in the feature films I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Nowhere, and Blue Ruin. In 2010, Plumb made her New York stage debut in Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage, followed by other notable stage productions. A talented visual artist and painter, Plumb has shown and sold her work in galleries, restored and renovated homes, and launched her own line of home accessories called PlumbGoods. Learn more about her at EvePlumb.tv Marcia Wilkie is a five-time New York Times bestselling co-author. Her clients include Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Grammy, and Golden Globe award winners, as well as expert voices in self-help and mind-body medicine.

Reviews for Happiness Included: Jan Brady and Beyond

Praise for Happiness Included “Eve Plumb’s autobiography is a heartfelt journey behind the bright lights and iconic sets of The Brady Bunch. She peels back the curtain on what it was truly like to grow up as one of television’s most recognizable children. Her storytelling is intimate and sincere. Fans get the chance to revisit the show they love through her eyes, while discovering the real person behind Jan Brady.” —Keegan-Michael Key “In Happiness Included, Eve Plumb invites you to join her on a behind-the-scenes adventure with Jan, the Brady Bunch, and more. Through fun anecdotes and heartfelt reflections, Eve shares the real scoop—surprising moments, laughter, and the excitement that’s made her life journey interesting. It feels like catching up with an old friend, discovering the joy and heart that’s so much deeper than those three iconic words she’s been labeled with.” —Mary McDonough, author of Lessons from the Mountain “Eve Plumb's Happiness Included is that rare child actor's autobiography that offers a clear-eyed picture of fame at a young age, for better or for worse. She covers the intense pop culture fascination with 'The Brady Bunch,' but her life beyond the Bradys is equally fascinating, and she tells the story with dry wit and touching sincerity.” —Christopher Muther, The Boston Globe