Edie Adams

Edie Adams

Known for

Acting

Born

April 16, 1927

Birthplace

Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

October 15, 2008 (aged 81)

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.

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Best known work

The Apartment
The Apartment
1960
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
1978
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back
1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot
1967

Filmography

  1. 2008

    Inside 'The Apartment'

    as Self

  2. 2003

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    as Self

  3. 2000

    Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

    as Self

  4. 1998

    Doris Day: It's Magic

    as Self

  5. 1993

    Tales of the CityTV

    as Ruby Miller (1 episode)

  6. 1991

    Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

    as Self

  7. 1989

    Hoodwinked

    as Senior Club Member

  8. 1984

    Murder, She WroteTV

    as Kaye Sheppard (1 episode)

  9. 1984

    Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

    as Mae West, Story, Technical Advisor

  10. 1983

    Shooting Stars

    as Hazel

  11. 1982

    Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius

    as Self

  12. 1982

    American PlayhouseTV

    as Ruby Miller (1 episode)

  13. 1981

    The Haunting of Harrington House

    as Madame Zenia

  14. 1980

    Bosom BuddiesTV

  15. 1980

    A Cry for Love

    as Tessie

  16. 1980

    Portrait of an Escort

    as Mrs. Kennedy

  17. 1980

    The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

    as Rita Beater

  18. 1980

    Make Me an Offer

    as Francine Sherman

  19. 1979

    Racquet

    as Leslie Sargent

  20. 1979

    The SeekersTV

    as Flora Cato (2 episodes)

  21. 1979

    Fast Friends

    as Connie Burton

  22. 1979

    Mrs. ColumboTV

    as Joanne Huston (1 episode)

  23. 1978

    Vega$TV

    as Angela (1 episode)

  24. 1978

    Up in Smoke

    as Tempest Stoner

  25. 1978

    The Eddie Capra MysteriesTV
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