Edie Adams

Born: 1927-04-16

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


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The Apartment

as Miss Olsen
Released: 1960-06-21

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way...

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Monica Crump
Released: 1963-11-07

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about...

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Up in Smoke

as Tempest Stoner
Released: 1978-05-16

An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents...

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Lover Come Back

as Rebel Davis
Released: 1961-12-20

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each...

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The Honey Pot

as Merle McGill
Released: 1967-05-21

A millionaire fakes a terminal illness to fleece his former girlfriends.

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Love with the Proper Stranger

as Barbie
Released: 1963-12-25

Angie Rossini, an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family,...

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Call Me Bwana

as Frederica
Released: 1963-06-14

A returning moon capsule goes off course and lands in Africa where a little-known tribe finds...

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Under the Yum-Yum Tree

as Dr. Irene Wilson
Released: 1963-10-23

A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.

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Made in Paris

as Irene Chase
Released: 1966-02-09

A pretty fashion buyer visiting Paris on business is courted by a famous designer. Boris Sagal's...

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Evil Roy Slade

as Flossie
Released: 1972-02-18

Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for...

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

as Self
Released: 2003-01-01

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about...

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The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

as Rita Beater
Released: 1980-06-04

Xaviera Hollander has to navigate some sleazy studio politics to see the production of the film...

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Cinderella

as Fairy Godmother
Released: 1957-03-31

Julie Andrews was nominated for an Emmy for portraying the titular scullery maid who finds true...

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The Spiral Staircase

as Blanche
Released: 1961-10-04

Based on the screenplay by Mel Dinelli, this story revolves around Helen Warren, a beautiful...

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The Best Man

as Mabel Cantwell
Released: 1964-04-05

The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has...

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The Oscar

as Trina Yale
Released: 1966-03-04

An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to...

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Superdome

as Joyce
Released: 1978-01-09

It's the biggest event of the year — the Super Bowl! But the star players for the Cougars,...

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Cop on the Beat

as Massage Parlor Owner
Released: 1975-05-06

An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in...

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Make Me an Offer

as Francine Sherman
Released: 1980-01-11

Joyce Windsor is a woman who gets involved in the real estate game after the husband she helped...

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Shooting Stars

as Hazel
Released: 1983-07-28

Two television actors who play detectives are fired when the show's star gets upset that they...

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Racquet

as Leslie Sargent
Released: 1979-12-30

Centred around a former tennis champ who swings with the girls and volleying straight sets with...

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The Seekers

as Flora Cato
Released: 1979-12-03

This follow-up to "The Bastard" and "The Rebels" continues the account of Philip Kent's life and...

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Hoodwinked

as Senior Club Member
Released: 1989-11-15

Burnt-out private dick Jacob Aloysius Spanner teams up with his brother to help an old adversary...

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Dreams with Sharp Teeth

as Trina Yale in 'The Oscar' (archive footage)
Released: 2008-06-04

The documentary story of Harlan Ellison

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

as Self
Released: 1991-01-01

A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

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Portrait of an Escort

as Mrs. Kennedy
Released: 1980-10-08

Jordan West is a divorcée who moonlights at a professional dating service to make ends meet. But...

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Inside 'The Apartment'

as Self
Released: 2008-01-06

A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."

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Fast Friends

as Connie Burton
Released: 1979-03-19

A young divorcee struggles to provide for her young son and make a new life for herself in the...

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Doris Day: It's Magic

as Self
Released: 1998-10-18

When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in...

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The Haunting of Harrington House

as Madame Zenia
Released: 1981-09-08

A young woman who lives in a supposedly haunted house finds that her camera is picking up images...

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Kovacs on Music

as Self
Released: 1959-05-22

An hour-long special.

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Love Boat

as Maureen Buell
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Kaye Sheppard
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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The Lucy Show

as Nanette Johnson
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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The Carol Burnett Show

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-11

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self
First aired: 1950-09-10

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-10-05

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Kraft Music Hall

as Self
First aired: 1958-10-08

Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United...

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The Danny Kaye Show

as Self
First aired: 1963-09-25

The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963...

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The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Singer
First aired: 1964-01-04

The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...

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Tales of the City

as Ruby Miller
First aired: 1993-09-28

Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Performer
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Mrs. Columbo

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-02-26

Mrs. Kate Columbo, wife of the famous lieutenant, solves crimes as a reporter, while raising her...

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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Edie Adams
First aired: 1957-11-06

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from...

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Police Woman

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-13

Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los...

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Vega$

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-20

Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981....

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Harry O

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-12

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego...

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Suspicion

as Gloria Chrystie
First aired: 1957-09-30

Suspicion is the title of an American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC...

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Bosom Buddies

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-11-27

Kip and Henry, two young studs working for a New York ad agency, must disguise themselves as...

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Suspense

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-01-06

Suspense is an American television anthology series that ran on CBS Television from 1949 to...

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Police Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-20

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...

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General Electric Theater

as Sue Ellen
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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The Practice

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-01-30

Sitcom about Jules Bedford, a crusty, sometimes grumpy, and somewhat absent-minded old-school...

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