Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 16, 1927
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.
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Known For - Movies
The Apartment
as Miss Olsen
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Monica Crump
Up in Smoke
as Tempest Stoner
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
The Honey Pot
as Merle McGill
Evil Roy Slade
as Flossie
The Oscar
as Trina Yale
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
as Mae West
The Best Man
as Mabel Cantwell
Shooting Stars
as Hazel
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Kaye Sheppard
The Love Boat
as Maureen Buell
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Love, American Style
as Mrs. Winslow
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
The Lucy Show
as Nanette Johnson
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
Police Woman
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest