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Edie Adams

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Edie Adams

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Apr 16, 1927 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Edie Adams (April 16, 1927 – October 15, 2008) was an American singer, Broadway, television and film actress and comedienne. Adams, a Tony Award winner, "both embodied and winked at the stereotypes of fetching chanteuse and sexpot blonde." She was well-known for her impersonations of female stars on stage and television, most particularly, Marilyn Monroe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edie Adams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting
2008Inside 'The Apartment'Self
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
2000Lucille Ball: Finding LucySelf
1998Doris Day: It's MagicSelf
1993Tales of the CityRuby Miller
1991Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'Self
1989HoodwinkedSenior Club Member
1984Ernie Kovacs: Between the LaughterMae West
1984Murder, She WroteKaye Sheppard
1983Shooting StarsHazel
1981The Haunting of Harrington HouseMadame Zenia
1980Make Me an OfferFrancine Sherman
1980Portrait of an EscortMrs. Kennedy
1980A Cry for LoveTessie
1980The Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodRita Beater
1980Bosom Buddies
1979RacquetLeslie Sargent
1979Fast FriendsConnie Burton
1979Mrs. ColumboJoanne Huston
1979The SeekersFlora Cato
1978Up in SmokeTempest Stoner
1978SuperdomeJoyce
1978TarzanaHooker
1978The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978Vega$Angela
1977The Love BoatMaureen Buell
1976The Practice
1975Cop on the BeatMassage Parlor Owner
1974Harry O
1974Police Woman
1973Police StoryWoman Manager
1972Evil Roy SladeFlossie
1969Love, American StyleMrs. Winslow
1967The Honey PotMerle McGill
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf
1966The OscarTrina Yale
1966Made in ParisIrene Chase
1964The Best ManMabel Cantwell
1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMonica Crump
1963Under the Yum-Yum TreeDr. Irene Wilson
1963Love with the Proper StrangerBarbie
1963Call Me BwanaFrederica
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf
1962The Lucy ShowNanette Johnson
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961Lover Come BackRebel Davis
1961The Spiral StaircaseBlanche
1960The ApartmentMiss Olsen
1959Kovacs on MusicSelf
1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf
1958Kraft Music HallSelf
1957CinderellaFairy Godmother
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourEdie Adams
1957SuspicionGloria Chrystie
1956Showdown at Ulcer GulchWife of man in bar
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer
1953General Electric TheaterSue Ellen
1951The Ernie Kovacs Show
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
1949Suspense
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
Writing
1984Ernie Kovacs: Between the LaughterStory
Crew
1984Ernie Kovacs: Between the LaughterTechnical Advisor