Quick Facts
Born:
1927-04-16
Birthplace:
Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits:
67 Total Roles
Edie Adams
Acting
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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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Known For
The Apartment
Miss Olsen
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Monica Crump
Up in Smoke
Tempest Stoner
Murder, She Wrote
Kaye Sheppard
The Love Boat
Maureen Buell
Lover Come Back
Rebel Davis
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Love with the Proper Stranger
Barbie
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Inside 'The Apartment' MOVIE | Self |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There MOVIE | Self |
| 2000 | Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy MOVIE | Self |
| 1998 | Doris Day: It's Magic MOVIE | Self |
| 1993 | Tales of the City TV | Ruby Miller |
| 1991 | Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' MOVIE | Self |
| 1989 | Hoodwinked MOVIE | Senior Club Member |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Kaye Sheppard |
| 1984 | Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter MOVIE | Mae West |
| 1983 | Shooting Stars MOVIE | Hazel |