Queen Bee is a 1955 American drama horror film and starring Joan Crawford, Barry Sullivan, Betsy Palmer, John Ireland and Lucy Marlow.

Eva Phillips (Joan Crawford) dominates her Georgia mansion and her facially scarred husband Avery (Barry Sullivan), nicknamed "Beauty", an alcoholic mill-owner who hates her.

Jennifer refuses to believe such bad sentiments about Eva, and eventually becomes her putative personal assistant, and a caretaker to the young Phillips children, Tessa and Ted.

Eva senses the developing relationship and increases her malevolent actions; she insists Miss Breen continue as nanny, and tells Avery to not interact with Jennifer any longer.

Avery, after glancing over his gun cabinet, changes his outward attitude completely, and acts as though he is in love with Eva, even giving her an expensive bracelet.

"[1] William Zinsser of the New York Herald Tribune wrote "Miss Crawford plays her role with such silky villainy we long to see her dispatched.

"[2] Queen Bee was nominated in two categories at the 28th Academy Awards in 1956 for Best Cinematography (Charles Lang) and Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Jean Louis).