Edie Adams
Date of birth: 1927-04-16
Place of birth: Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Edith Adams, Edith Elizabeth Enke
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
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The Apartment
1960-06-21
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $
Up in Smoke
1978-05-16
An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and
Lover Come Back
1961-12-20
Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike e
The Best Man
1964-04-05
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a ma
The Honey Pot
1967-05-21
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying
Cinderella
1957-03-31
Julie Andrews was nominated for an Emmy for portraying the titular scullery maid who finds true love
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963-10-23
A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963-12-25
Angie Rossini, an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family, enga
Kovacs on Music
1959-05-22
An NBC special starring Ernie Kovacs in a variety of music-themed sketches, performances, and gags.
The Oscar
1966-03-04
An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Holly
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003-04-03
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about Ame
Call Me Bwana
1963-06-14
A returning moon capsule goes off course and lands in Africa where a little-known tribe finds it. Wa
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998-10-18
When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in her p
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984-05-14
TV movie biopic depicting the life, career, and family of comedian Ernie Kovacs.
Made in Paris
1966-02-09
A pretty fashion buyer visiting Paris on business is courted by a famous designer. Boris Sagal's 196
The Spiral Staircase
1961-10-04
Based on the screenplay by Mel Dinelli, this story revolves around Helen Warren, a beautiful mute gi
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956-01-01
Short promotional film for a Saturday Evening Post sales convention.
Superdome
1978-01-09
It's the biggest event of the year — the Super Bowl! But the star players for the Cougars, gathered
The Haunting of Harrington House
1981-09-08
A young woman who lives in a supposedly haunted house finds that her camera is picking up images of
Racquet
1979-12-30
Centred around a former tennis champ who swings with the girls and volleying straight sets with the
Make Me an Offer
1980-01-11
Joyce Windsor is a woman who gets involved in the real estate game after the husband she helped put
Cop on the Beat
1975-05-06
An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in thi
Evil Roy Slade
1972-02-18
Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his
Shooting Stars
1983-07-28
Two television actors who play detectives are fired when the show's star gets upset that they are ge
Hoodwinked
1989-11-15
Burnt-out private dick Jacob Aloysius Spanner teams up with his brother to help an old adversary tra
Tarzana
1978-01-01
A private detective takes on a strange case.
Portrait of an Escort
1980-10-08
Jordan West is a divorcée who moonlights at a professional dating service to make ends meet. But her
A Cry for Love
1980-10-20
Divorcee Susan Blakely, with no alimony and two kids to support, begins turning to amphetamines. Whi
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980-06-04
Xaviera Hollander has to navigate some sleazy studio politics to see the production of the film vers
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991-01-01
A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
The Seekers
1979-12-03
This follow-up to "The Bastard" and "The Rebels" continues the account of Philip Kent's life and car
Inside 'The Apartment'
2008-01-06
A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."
Fast Friends
1979-03-19
A young divorcee struggles to provide for her young son and make a new life for herself in the backs
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000-12-03
For more than 30 years, Lucille Ball was one of the most recognized and loved entertainers in the wo