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Edie Adams (1927–2008)

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The scintillating, sultry-eyed blonde (formerly a redhead) star of screen, TV and award-winning stage went on to become best known, however, for her sensual delivery pitching cigars in taunting 60s ads and commercials with her Mae Westian come-on line, "Why don't you pick one up and smoke it sometime?" This... See full bio »

Born:

Edith Elizabeth Enke
in Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Edie Adams and Sid Caesar in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Still of Edie Adams in The Honey Pot Edie Adams and Ernie Kovacs Still of Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman and Dick Shawn in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Edie Adams c. 1960
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2004 Great Performances (TV series)
Fairy Godmother / Herself
– Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' (2004) … Fairy Godmother (also archive footage) / Herself (also archive footage)
 
1993 Tales of the City (TV mini-series)
Ruby Miller
– Episode #1.1 (1993) … Ruby Miller
 
1990 Designing Women (TV series)
Edie
– La Place sans Souci (1990) … Edie
 
1989-1990 It's Garry Shandling's Show. (TV series)
Clair King / Edie Adams-Stravely
– Chester Gets a Show (1990) … Edie Adams-Stravely
– Dinner at Eddy King's House (1989) … Clair King
 
1989 Jake Spanner, Private Eye (TV movie)
 
1987 Adventures Beyond Belief (TV movie)
Flo
 
1985 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Edie Marks
– Muddle of the Knight (1985) … Edie Marks
 
1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Kaye Sheppard
– Capitol Offense (1985) … Kaye Sheppard
 
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (TV movie)
Mae West
 
1983 Shooting Stars (TV movie)
Hazel
 
1982 As the World Turns (TV series)
Roseanne
 
1982 Boxoffice
Carolyn
 
1981 CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Madame Zenia
– The Haunting of Harrington House (1981) … Madame Zenia
 
1981 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Liz Fuller
– The Man from Yesterday/World's Most Desirable Woman (1981) … Liz Fuller
 
1981 Vega$ (TV series)
Angela
– Sourdough Suite (1981) … Angela
 
1980 Bosom Buddies (TV series)
Darlene
– Pilot (1980) … Darlene
 
1980 A Cry for Love (TV movie)
Tessie
 
1980 Portrait of an Escort (TV movie)
Mrs. Kennedy
 
1980 The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Rita Beater
 
1980 Make Me an Offer (TV movie)
Francine Sherman
 
1979 The Seekers (TV movie)
Flora Cato
 
1979 Racquet
Leslie Sargent
 
1979 Fast Friends (TV movie)
Connie Burton
 
1979 Mrs. Columbo (TV series)
Joanne Huston
– Word Games (1979) … Joanne Huston
 
1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV series)
Claudia Carroll
– How Do I Kill Thee? (1978) … Claudia Carroll
 
1978 The Love Boat (TV series)
Maureen Buell
– Marooned/The Search/Isaac's Holiday: Part 1 (1978) … Maureen Buell
– Marooned/The Search/Isaac's Holiday: Part 1 (1978) … Maureen Buell
 
1978 Up in Smoke
Mrs. Tempest Stoner
 
1978 Superdome (TV movie)
Joyce
 
1978 Police Woman (TV series)
Lorenza
– Blind Terror (1978) … Lorenza
 
1977 Rosetti and Ryan (TV series)
Evelyn Albert
– Is There a Lawyer in the House? (1977) … Evelyn Albert
 
1976 The Practice (TV series)
Carlotta
– Carlotta (1976) … Carlotta
 
1976 The Blue Knight (TV series)
– A Slower Beat (1976)
 
1976 Harry O (TV series)
Kate Roberti
– Past Imperfect (1976) … Kate Roberti
 
1975 Cop on the Beat (TV movie)
Massage Parlor Owner
 
1975 Joe Forrester (TV series)
– The Return of Joe Forrester (1975)
 
1972 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Louise Montgomery
– Blues for Sally M. (1972) … Louise Montgomery
 
1972 Evil Roy Slade (TV movie)
Flossie
 
1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
(segment "Love and the Hotel Caper")
– 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) … (segment "Love and the Hotel Caper")
 
1968 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Nanette Johnson
– Mooney's Other Wife (1968) … Nanette Johnson
 
1967 The Honey Pot
Merle McGill
 
1959-1967 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Lulu Trueblood / Ruby
– Episode #16.21 (1967) … Lulu Trueblood
– San Fernando in Alaska (1959) … Ruby
 
1966 The Oscar
Trina Yale
 
1966 Made in Paris
Irene Chase
 
1964 The Best Man
Mabel Cantwell
 
1963 Love with the Proper Stranger
Barbie
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Monica Crump
 
1963 Under the Yum Yum Tree
Dr. Irene Wilson
 
1963 Call Me Bwana
Frederica
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Model
– Thunder in a Forgotten Town (1963) … Model
 
1961 Lover Come Back
Rebel Davis
 
1961 The Spiral Staircase (TV movie)
Blanche
 
1960-1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– Private Eye, Private Eye (1961)
– The American Cowboy (1960)
 
1960 The Apartment
Miss Olsen
 
1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Sue Ellen
– The Falling Angel (1958) … Sue Ellen
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Gloria Chrystie
– If I Die Before I Live (1958) … Gloria Chrystie (as Edith Adams)
 
1957 Cinderella (TV movie)
Fairy Godmother (as Edith Adams)
 
1956 Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (short)
Cameo appearance (Wife of man in bar)
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
– The Royal Treatment (1955)
 
1954 Suspense (TV series)
– The Girl in Car Thirty-two (1954) (as Edith Adams)
 
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1966 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
– Episode #3.30 (1966) (performer: "Looking at You", "Wonderful Day", "Soon It's Gonna Rain")
 
1962 Here's Edie (TV movie) (performer: "Bilbao" - uncredited, "My Ship" - uncredited, "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" - uncredited, "On the Good Ship Lollipop" - uncredited, "Italian Street Song" - uncredited, "Forty-Second Street" - uncredited, "'S Wonderful" - uncredited)
 
1957 Cinderella (TV movie) (performer: "Impossible; It's Possible", "The Wedding")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1999 Biography (TV series documentary) (photos - 1 episode)
– Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) (photos)
 
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (TV movie) (technical advisor)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1999 Biography (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (57 titles)
2008 Inside 'The Apartment' (video documentary short)
 
2003 The Desilu Story (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Herself
 
1998-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jackie Gleason: The Great One (2001) … Herself
– Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) … Herself
– Doris Day: It's Magic (1998) … Herself
– Ernie Kovacs: Please Stand By (1998) … Herself
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Finding Lucy (2000) … Herself
 
1998 NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1991 Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (TV documentary)
Herself / Monica Crump
 
1982 Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1978 ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Herself
 
1976 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 May 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1969-1972 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 November 1972 (1972) … Herself
– Episode dated 29 June 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 8 December 1969 (1969) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 December 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1970-1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 October 1972 (1972) … Herself
– Episode dated 11 September 1972 (1972) … Herself
– Episode dated 10 July 1972 (1972) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 December 1971 (1971) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 August 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1971 Stand Up and Cheer (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.14 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 The 25th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1971 The Don Knotts Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 March 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.10 (1970) … Herself
 
1963-1970 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
– Bob Hope Looks at Women's Lib (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 13 March 1963 (1963) … Herself
 
1970 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.16 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood (TV movie)
Herself
 
1968-1969 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.27 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #2.5 (1968) … Herself
 
1965-1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode #6.25 (1969) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #4.17 (1967) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #2.33 (1965) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #2.19 (1965) … Herself - Singer
 
1969 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 March 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.13 (1969) … Herself
 
1968 The John Gary Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 March 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.13 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
– Vacation à la King (1968) … Herself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.41 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 April 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 March 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1956-1966 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Herself - Celebrity Guest / Herself - Guest / Herself - Guest Panelist / …
– Episode dated 19 September 1966 (1966) … Herself - Guest Star
– Episode dated 26 April 1965 (1965) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 21 September 1964 (1964) … Herself - Celebrity Guest
– Episode dated 16 August 1961 (1961) … Herself - Celebrity Guest
– Episode dated 25 July 1956 (1956) … Herself - Guest Panelist
 
1966 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer / Sketch Actor
– Episode #3.30 (1966) … Herself - Singer/Sketch Actor
 
1956-1964 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 19 April 1964 (1964) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 21 July 1963 (1963) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 11 August 1957 (1957) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 9 September 1956 (1956) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1963 Here's Edie (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Host / Vocalist
– Episode dated 5 December 1963 (1963) … Herself
– Episode #1.4 (1963) … Herself - Host/Vocalist
 
1961-1963 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Panelist
– Edie Adams vs. Robert Stack (1963) … Herself - Panelist
– Edie Adams vs. Peter Lind Hayes (1961) … Herself
 
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 October 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
1962 The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series and Presenter
 
1962 Here's Edie (TV movie)
Herself/Host
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Herself
– The Wonderful World of Toys (1961) … Herself
 
1960-1961 Take a Good Look (TV series)
Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 21 July 1960 (1960) … Herself - Panelist
 
1957-1960 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 May 1960 (1960) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 October 1957 (1957) … Herself
 
1960 The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Lucy Meets the Mustache (1960) … Herself
 
1960 American Cowboy (TV movie)
Herself
 
1959 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Music of the West (1959) … Herself - Singer
 
1957-1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest Host / Herself / Herself - Hostess
– Episode #3.52 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #3.26 (1959) … Herself - Hostess
– Episode #2.39 (1958) … Herself - Guest Host
– Episode #2.38 (1958) … Herself - Guest Host
– Episode #2.37 (1958) … Herself - Guest Host
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1959 The Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself - Co-Host
 
1958 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.6 (1958) … Herself
 
1956-1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #11.36 (1958) … Herself
– Episode #10.26 (1957) … Herself
– Episode #10.18 (1957) … Herself
– Episode #9.38 (1956) … Herself
– Episode #9.33 (1956) … Herself
 
1958 The Gisele MacKenzie Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.24 (1958) … Herself
 
1957 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.8 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 July 1957 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #2.35 (1957) … Herself - Guest
 
1956 The Walter Winchell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 The Ernie Kovacs Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 July 1956 (1956) … Herself (as Edith Adams)
 
1956 The NBC Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #1.2 (1956) … Herself - Actress (as Edith Adams)
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Salute to George Abbott (1955) … Herself - Singer (as Edith Adams)
 
1953 Coke Time (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.22 (1953) … Herself (as Edith Adams)
 
1951 Ernie in Kovacsland (TV series)
Herself - Vocalist
– Episode #1.1 (1951) … Herself - Vocalist (as Edith Adams)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2009 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2008 Dreams with Sharp Teeth (documentary)
Trina Yale in 'The Oscar'
 
2002 Cinerama Adventure (documentary)
Monica Crump (in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World") (uncredited)
 

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Other Works:

(1961) Unsold pilot: Starred in "The Edie Adams Show"--aka "Desk Space"--in which she played a laid-off employee who rents her bankrupt employer's office space and sublets individual desks to individual clients. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Edith Adams

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Personal Quote:

Here was this guy with the big moustache, the big cigar, and the silly hat. I thought, "I don't know what this is, but it's for me." (On falling in love with Ernie Kovacs). See more »

Trivia:

At age 15, Edie was the baton-twirling champion of Tenafly, New Jersey. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries