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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Female

Birthday

1927-04-16

Day of Death

2008-10-15 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Edith Adams

Edith Elizabeth Enke

Edie Adams

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

The Apartment

1960

The Apartment

as

Miss Olsen

Up in Smoke

1978

Up in Smoke

as

Tempest Stoner

Lover Come Back

1961

Lover Come Back

as

Rebel Davis

The Best Man

1964

The Best Man

as

Mabel Cantwell

The Honey Pot

1967

The Honey Pot

as

Merle McGill

Cinderella

1957

Cinderella

as

Fairy Godmother

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

1963

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

as

Dr. Irene Wilson

Kovacs on Music

1959

Kovacs on Music

as

Self

The Oscar

1966

The Oscar

as

Trina Yale

Call Me Bwana

1963

Call Me Bwana

as

Frederica

Made in Paris

1966

Made in Paris

as

Irene Chase

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

1956

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

as

Wife of man in bar

Superdome

1978

Superdome

as

Joyce

Racquet

1979

Racquet

as

Leslie Sargent

Make Me an Offer

1980

Make Me an Offer

as

Francine Sherman

Cop on the Beat

1975

Cop on the Beat

as

Massage Parlor Owner

Evil Roy Slade

1972

Evil Roy Slade

as

Flossie

Shooting Stars

1983

Shooting Stars

as

Hazel

Hoodwinked

1989

Hoodwinked

as

Senior Club Member

Tarzana

1978

Tarzana

as

Hooker

Portrait of an Escort

1980

Portrait of an Escort

as

Mrs. Kennedy

A Cry for Love

1980

A Cry for Love

as

Tessie

The Seekers

1979

The Seekers

as

Flora Cato

Fast Friends

1979

Fast Friends

as

Connie Burton

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

as

Nanette Johnson

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Performer

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Maureen Buell

Tales of the City

Tales of the City

as

Ruby Miller

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Suspicion

Suspicion

as

Gloria Chrystie

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Kaye Sheppard

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Mrs. Winslow

Mrs. Columbo

Mrs. Columbo

as

Joanne Huston

Vega$

Vega$

as

Angela

Police Story

Police Story

as

Woman Manager

Production

Crew

Directing