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Call Me Bwana (1963) -- Laugh along with this breezy comedy as Bob Hope heads for the African jungle where he finds himself on an outrageous safari with elephants, hippos, and...spies? Co-stars Anita Ekberg and Edie Adams.
Up in Smoke (1978) -- CineMagia.ro - Trailer (Flash)
The Honey Pot (1967) -- An eccentric millionaire tricks his three former mistresses into believing that he is on his deathbed.
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Overview

Date of Birth:
16 April 1927, Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA more
Date of Death:
15 October 2008, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
The scintillating, sultry-eyed blonde (formerly a redhead) star of screen... more
Trivia:
Her daughter, Mia Kovacs, was killed in a car crash in 1982. more
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Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
R.I.P. 2008: A Rough Year For Hollywood
 (From Screen Rant. 5 January 2009, 3:56 PM, PST)
Actress Edie Adams Dead At 81
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 16 October 2008, 10:32 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Edith Adams

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. "Great Performances" .... Fairy Godmother / ... (1 episode, 2004)
        - Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' (2004) TV episode (also archive footage) .... Fairy Godmother / Herself

  2. "Tales of the City" (1993) TV mini-series .... Ruby Miller
    ... aka Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City
  3. "Designing Women" .... Edie (1 episode, 1990)
        - La Place sans Souci (1990) TV episode .... Edie
  4. "It's Garry Shandling's Show." .... Clair King / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
        - Chester Gets a Show (1990) TV episode .... Edie Adams-Stravely
        - Dinner at Eddy King's House (1989) TV episode .... Clair King

  5. Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989) (TV)
    ... aka Hoodwinked
    ... aka The Old Dick
  6. Adventures Beyond Belief (1987) (TV) .... Flo
    ... aka Neat and Tidy
  7. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Edie Marks (1 episode, 1985)
        - Muddle of the Knight (1985) TV episode .... Edie Marks
  8. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Kaye Sheppard (1 episode, 1985)
        - Capitol Offense (1985) TV episode .... Kaye Sheppard
  9. Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984) (TV) .... Mae West
  10. Shooting Stars (1983) (TV) .... Hazel
  11. "As the World Turns" (1956) TV series .... Roseanne (unknown episodes, 1982)
  12. Boxoffice (1982) .... Carolyn
  13. "CBS Children's Mystery Theatre" .... Madame Zenia (1 episode, 1981)
        - The Haunting of Harrington House (1981) TV episode .... Madame Zenia
  14. "Fantasy Island" .... Liz Fuller (1 episode, 1981)
        - The Man from Yesterday/World's Most Desirable Woman (1981) TV episode .... Liz Fuller
  15. "Vega$" .... Angela (1 episode, 1981)
        - Sourdough Suite (1981) TV episode .... Angela
  16. "Bosom Buddies" .... Darlene (1 episode, 1980)
        - Pilot (1980) TV episode .... Darlene
  17. A Cry for Love (1980) (TV) .... Tessie
  18. Portrait of an Escort (1980) (TV) .... Mrs. Kennedy
    ... aka Professional Date (USA: alternative title)
  19. The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) .... Rita Beater
    ... aka Hollywood Blue (UK)
  20. Make Me an Offer (1980) (TV) .... Francine Sherman

  21. The Seekers (1979) (TV) .... Flora Cato
  22. Racquet (1979) .... Leslie
  23. Fast Friends (1979) (TV) .... Connie Burton
  24. "Mrs. Columbo" .... Joanne Huston (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Kate Columbo (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Kate Loves a Mystery
    ... aka Kate the Detective
        - Word Games (1979) TV episode .... Joanne Huston
  25. "The Eddie Capra Mysteries" (1 episode, 1978)
        - How Do I Kill Thee? (1978) TV episode
  26. "The Love Boat" .... Maureen Buell (2 episodes, 1978)
        - Marooned: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Maureen Buell
        - Marooned: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Maureen Buell
  27. Up in Smoke (1978) .... Mrs. Tempest Stoner
    ... aka Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke
    ... aka Cheech and Chong: Up in Smoke
  28. Superdome (1978) (TV) .... Joyce
  29. "Police Woman" .... Lorenza (1 episode, 1978)
        - Blind Terror (1978) TV episode .... Lorenza
  30. "Rosetti and Ryan" .... Evelyn Albert (1 episode, 1977)
        - Is There a Lawyer in the House? (1977) TV episode .... Evelyn Albert
  31. "The Practice" .... Carlotta (1 episode, 1976)
        - Carlotta (1976) TV episode .... Carlotta
  32. "The Blue Knight" (1 episode, 1976)
        - A Slower Beat (1976) TV episode
  33. "Harry O" .... Kate Roberti (1 episode, 1976)
        - Past Imperfect (1976) TV episode .... Kate Roberti
  34. Cop on the Beat (1975) (TV) .... Massage Parlor Owner
    ... aka The Return of Joe Forrester
  35. "Joe Forrester" (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Return of Joe Forrester (1975) TV episode
  36. "McMillan & Wife" .... Louise Montgomery (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
        - Blues for Sally M (1972) TV episode .... Louise Montgomery
  37. Evil Roy Slade (1972) (TV) .... Flossie
  38. "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Hotel Caper") (1 episode, 1971)
        - Love and the Anniversary Crisis/Love and the Conjugal Visit/Love and the Dream Burglar/Love and the Hotel Caper/Love and the Monsters (1971) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Hotel Caper")

  39. "The Lucy Show" .... Nanette Johnson (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Mooney's Other Wife (1968) TV episode .... Nanette Johnson
  40. The Honey Pot (1967) .... Merle McGill
    ... aka It Comes Up Murder
    ... aka Mr. Fox of Venice
    ... aka The Honeypot (USA: alternative title)
  41. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Lulu Trueblood / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1967)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode #16.21 (1967) TV episode .... Lulu Trueblood
        - San Fernando in Alaska (1959) TV episode .... Ruby
  42. The Oscar (1966) .... Trina Yale
  43. Made in Paris (1966) .... Irene Chase
  44. The Best Man (1964) .... Mabel Cantwell
    ... aka Gore Vidal's The Best Man (USA: complete title)
  45. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) .... Barbie
  46. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Monica Crump
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
  47. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963) .... Dr. Irene Wilson
  48. Call Me Bwana (1963) .... Frederica Larson
  49. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Model (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Thunder in a Forgotten Town (1963) TV episode .... Model
  50. Lover Come Back (1961) .... Rebel Davis
  51. The Spiral Staircase (1961) (TV) .... Blanche
  52. "The United States Steel Hour" (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Private Eye, Private Eye (1961) TV episode
        - The American Cowboy (1960) TV episode
  53. The Apartment (1960) .... Miss Olsen

  54. "General Electric Theater" .... Sue Ellen (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Falling Angel (1958) TV episode .... Sue Ellen
  55. "Suspicion" .... Gloria Chrystie (1 episode, 1958)
        - If I Die Before I Live (1958) TV episode (as Edith Adams) .... Gloria Chrystie
  56. Cinderella (1957) (TV) (as Edith Adams) .... Fairy Godmother
    ... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (USA: complete title)
  57. Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956) .... Cameo appearance (Wife of man in bar)
  58. "Appointment with Adventure" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Royal Treatment (1955) TV episode
  59. "Suspense" (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Girl in Car Thirty-two (1954) TV episode (as Edith Adams)
  60. "The Ernie Kovacs Show" (1952) TV series .... Regular (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Kovacs Unlimited
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984) (TV) (technical advisor)
Soundtrack:
  1. Cinderella (1957) (TV) (performer: "Impossible; It's Possible", "The Wedding")
    ... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (USA: complete title)
Self:
  1. Inside 'The Apartment' (2008) (V)
  2. The Desilu Story (2003) (TV) .... Herself
  3. Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) .... Herself
    ... aka Broadway (USA: short title)
    ... aka Broadway: The Golden Age (USA: short title)
    ... aka Broadway: The Movie (USA: short title)
  4. "Biography" .... Herself (4 episodes, 1998-2001)
        - Jackie Gleason: The Great One (2001) TV episode .... Herself
        - Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) TV episode .... Herself
        - Doris Day: It's Magic (1998) TV episode .... Herself
        - Ernie Kovacs: Please Stand By (1998) TV episode .... Herself
  5. "American Masters" .... Herself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Finding Lucy (2000) TV episode .... Herself

  6. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Herself
  7. Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) (TV) .... Herself / Monica Crump

  8. Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982) (TV) .... Herself

  9. ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (1978) (TV) .... Herself
  10. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (4 episodes, 1969-1972)
        - Episode dated 13 November 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 29 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 8 December 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 1 December 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  11. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (5 episodes, 1970-1972)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 30 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 11 September 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 10 July 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 6 December 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 17 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
  12. "Stand Up and Cheer" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Johnny Mann's Stand Up and Cheer (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #1.14 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
  13. The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
  14. "The Don Knotts Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 23 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
  15. "The Bob Hope Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1963-1970)
        - Bob Hope Looks at Women's Lib (1970) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 13 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  16. "Playboy After Dark" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #2.16 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
  17. The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood (1970) (TV) .... Herself

  18. "The Carol Burnett Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
    ... aka Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title)
        - Episode #2.27 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #2.5 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  19. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Herself - Singer (4 episodes, 1965-1969)
        - Episode #6.25 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
        - Episode #4.17 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
        - Episode #2.33 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
        - Episode #2.19 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  20. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 4 March 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
  21. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #3.13 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
  22. "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 31 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  23. "House Party" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 18 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  24. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 16 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  25. "I've Got a Secret" .... Celebrity Guest / ... (5 episodes, 1956-1966)
        - Episode dated 19 September 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - Guest Star
        - Episode dated 26 April 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest
        - Episode dated 21 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself/Celebrity Guest
        - Episode dated 16 August 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Herself/Celebrity Guest
        - Episode dated 25 July 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  26. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (4 episodes, 1956-1964)
        - Episode dated 19 April 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 21 July 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 11 August 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 9 September 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  27. "Here's Edie" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Edie Adams Show (USA)
        - Episode dated 5 December 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  28. "Password" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
    ... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
        - Edie Adams vs. Robert Stack (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Edie Adams vs. Peter Lind Hayes (1961) TV episode .... Herself
  29. "Here's Hollywood" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 12 October 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself
  30. Here's Edie (1962) (TV) .... Herself/Host
  31. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Wonderful World of Toys (1961) TV episode .... Herself
  32. "Take a Good Look" (1959) TV series .... Herself - panelist (1960-1961)
  33. "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show
    ... aka We Love Lucy (USA: syndication title)
        - Lucy Meets the Mustache (1960) TV episode .... Herself
  34. American Cowboy (1960) (TV) .... Herself

  35. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
        - Music of the West (1959) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  36. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Herself / ... (9 episodes, 1957-1959)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.52 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #3.26 (1959) TV episode .... Herself/Hostess
        - Episode #2.39 (1958) TV episode .... Herself/Guest Host
        - Episode #2.38 (1958) TV episode .... Herself/Guest Host
        - Episode #2.37 (1958) TV episode .... Herself/Guest Host
          (4 more)
  37. "The Chevy Show" (1959) TV series .... Herself - Co-Host (unknown episodes)
  38. "The Garry Moore Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode #1.6 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
  39. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (5 episodes, 1956-1958)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #11.36 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #10.26 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #10.18 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #9.38 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #9.33 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
  40. "The Gisele MacKenzie Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode #1.24 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
  41. "The George Gobel Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #4.8 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
  42. "The Perry Como Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 26 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
  43. "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Tonight Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 29 July 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
  44. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.35 (1957) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
  45. "The Walter Winchell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #1.8 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
  46. "The NBC Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #1.2 (1956) TV episode (as Edith Adams) .... Herself - Actress
  47. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Salute to George Abbott (1955) TV episode (as Edith Adams) .... Herself - Singer
  48. "Coke Time" .... Herself (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
        - Episode #1.22 (1953) TV episode (as Edith Adams) .... Herself
  49. "Ernie in Kovacsland" .... Herself - Vocalist (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode #1.1 (1951) TV episode (as Edith Adams) .... Herself - Vocalist
Archive Footage:
  1. 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
  2. Cinerama Adventure (2002) (uncredited) .... Monica Crump (in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World")

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1960s) TV commercials for Muriel cigars more
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