Edie Adams
April 16, 1927 (97 years old) in Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Credits
- 2008 · Dreams with Sharp Teeth as Trina Yale in 'The Oscar' (archive footage)
- 2008 · Inside 'The Apartment' as Self
- 2003 · Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 1998 · Doris Day: It's Magic as Self
- 1993 · Tales of the City as Ruby Miller
- 1991 · Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self
- 1989 · Hoodwinked as Senior Club Member
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Kaye Sheppard
- 1984 · Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter as Mae West
- 1983 · Shooting Stars as Hazel
- 1981 · The Haunting of Harrington House as Madame Zenia
- 1980 · Bosom Buddies as
- 1980 · A Cry for Love as Tessie
- 1980 · Portrait of an Escort as Mrs. Kennedy
- 1980 · The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood as Rita Beater
- 1980 · Make Me an Offer as Francine Sherman
- 1979 · Racquet as Leslie Sargent
- 1979 · The Seekers as Flora Cato
- 1979 · Fast Friends as Connie Burton
- 1979 · Mrs. Columbo as
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1978 · The Eddie Capra Mysteries as
- 1978 · Up in Smoke as Tempest Stoner
- 1978 · Superdome as Joyce
- 1978 · Tarzana as Hooker
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Maureen Buell
- 1976 · The Practice as
- 1975 · Cop on the Beat as Massage Parlor Owner
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Harry O as
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · Evil Roy Slade as Flossie
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Mrs. Winslow
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- 1967 · The Honey Pot as Merle McGill
- 1966 · The Oscar as Trina Yale
- 1966 · Made in Paris as Irene Chase
- 1964 · The Best Man as Mabel Cantwell
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer
- 1963 · Love with the Proper Stranger as Barbie
- 1963 · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Monica Crump
- 1963 · Under the Yum-Yum Tree as Dr. Irene Wilson
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1963 · Call Me Bwana as Frederica
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Nanette Johnson
- 1961 · Lover Come Back as Rebel Davis
- 1961 · The Spiral Staircase as Blanche
- 1960 · The Apartment as Miss Olsen
- 1959 · Kovacs on Music as Self
- 1959 · The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self
- 1957 · The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Edie Adams
- 1957 · Suspicion as Gloria Chrystie
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1957 · Cinderella as Fairy Godmother
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- 1956 · Showdown at Ulcer Gulch as Wife of man in bar
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Sue Ellen
- 1951 · The Ernie Kovacs Show as
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · Suspense as
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self