Born Elizabeth Edith Enke, on April 16, 1927, in Kingston, PA, Edie Adams was a graduate of both the Juilliard School of Music and the Columbia School of Drama. She began her career in television, utilizing her singing and comedic talent as a regular on the popular Ernie Kovacs Show in the early '50s. Adams and Kovacs were married in 1955 and remained together until his death in 1962. Before appearing in films, she starred on Broadway in Wonderful Town (1953) and Li'l Abner (1956). Her first major film role was playing Miss Olsen in Billy Wilder's 1960 comedy The Apartment. The film work that followed cast Adams in mostly secondary roles that highlighted her talent for comedy and displayed her spirited presence. Other films include: Lover Come Back (1961), Call Me Bwana (1963), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963), Love With the Proper Stranger (1963), The Best Man (1964), Made in Paris, The Oscar (1966), The Honey Pot (1967), Up in Smoke (1978), and Raquet (1979). Adams also appeared in the documentary Kovacs in 1971. She spent her last few decades making periodic guest appearances on such television programs as Designing Women, Fantasy Island and The Love Boat, and died of pneumonia and cancer in 2008.
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Broadway: The Golden Age
Participant |
2003 | |||
| 1989 | ||||
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Adventures Beyond Belief
Actor |
1987 | |||
| 1985 | ||||
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Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Actor, Book Author |
1984 | |||
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Shooting Stars
Actor |
1983 | |||
| 1982 | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
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Box Office
Actor |
1981 | |||
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A Cry for Love
Actor |
1980 | |||
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Make Me an Offer
Actor |
1980 | |||
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Portrait of an Escort
Actor |
1980 | |||
| 1980 | ||||
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Fast Friends
Actor |
1979 | |||
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Mrs. Columbo: Word Games
Actor |
1979 | |||
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Racquet
Actor |
1979 | |||
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The Seekers
Actor |
1979 | |||
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Superdome
Actor |
1978 | |||
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Up in Smoke
Actor |
1978 | |||
| 1975 | ||||
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Evil Roy Slade
Actor |
1971 | |||
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Kovacs!
Actor |
1971 | |||
| 1968 | ||||
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The Honey Pot
Actor |
1967 | |||
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Made in Paris
Actor |
1966 | |||
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The Oscar
Actor |
1966 | |||
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The Best Man
Actor |
1964 | |||
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Call Me Bwana
Actor |
1963 | |||
| 1963 | ||||
| 1963 | ||||
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Under the Yum Yum Tree
Actor |
1963 | |||
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Lover Come Back
Actor |
1961 | |||
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Take a Good Look [TV Series]
Participant |
1960 | |||
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The Apartment
Actor |
1960 | |||
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Best of Ernie Kovacs
Actor |
1956 | |||
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Kovacs on the Corner
Actor |
1952 | |||
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After the Thin Man
Actor |
1936 |
