Edie Adams

Edie Adams

Actor · Writer

Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA
April 16, 1927

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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Representative Works

The Apartment
The Apartment
8.2
/ English
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0
/ English
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
6.6
/ English
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0
/ English
The Oscar
The Oscar
5.1
/ English
The Best Man
The Best Man
7.3
/ English
Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger
6.8
/ English
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back
7.0
/ English
Cinderella
Cinderella
6.7
/ English
Hoodwinked
Hoodwinked
6.3
/ English
The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot
6.5
/ English
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Under the Yum Yum Tree
6.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Apartment
1960Winner

Best Performance

The Apartment

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963Nominee

Best Performance

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

Up in Smoke
1978Nominee

Best Performance

Up in Smoke

Career Highlights

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Highlight

Best Performance

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

The Oscar
1966Highlight

Best Performance

The Oscar

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