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Edie Adams

Edie Adams

Department: Acting

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

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

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

1961

The Best Man

The Best Man

1964

The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

1967

Cinderella

Cinderella

1957

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

1963

Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963

Kovacs on Music

Kovacs on Music

1959

The Oscar

The Oscar

1966

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

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

2003

Call Me Bwana

Call Me Bwana

1963

Doris Day: It's Magic

Doris Day: It's Magic

1998

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

1984

Made in Paris

Made in Paris

1966

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

1961

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

1956

Superdome

Superdome

1978

The Haunting of Harrington House

The Haunting of Harrington House

1981

Racquet

Racquet

1979

Make Me an Offer

Make Me an Offer

1980

Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975

Evil Roy Slade

Evil Roy Slade

1972

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

1983

Hoodwinked

Hoodwinked

1989

Portrait of an Escort

Portrait of an Escort

1980

Tarzana

Tarzana

1978

A Cry for Love

A Cry for Love

1980

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

1980

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

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

1991

Inside 'The Apartment'

Inside 'The Apartment'

2008

Fast Friends

Fast Friends

1979

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

2000

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

Bosom Buddies

Bosom Buddies

1980

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Harry O

Harry O

1974

Police Woman

Police Woman

1974

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

1964

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

Suspense

Suspense

1949

The Ernie Kovacs Show

The Ernie Kovacs Show

1951

The Practice

The Practice

1976

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

Tales of the City

Tales of the City

1993

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

Suspicion

Suspicion

1957

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

1963

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

1958

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Mrs. Columbo

Mrs. Columbo

1979

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

1950

Vega$

Vega$

1978

Police Story

Police Story

1973

The Seekers

The Seekers

1979

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956