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Edie Adams was an American comedienne, actress, singer and businesswoman. She was an Emmy Award nominee and Tony Award winner.
Birth Name
Edith Elizabeth Enke
Born
Saturday, 16 April 1927
Died
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dreams with Sharp Teeth | Trina Yale in 'The Oscar' (archive footage) / Trina Yale in 'The Oscar' | 2008 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| Cinerama Adventure | Monica Crump (in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World") | 2002 |
| Doris Day: It's Magic | Self | 1998 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Tales of the City | Ruby Miller | 1993 |
| Jake Spanner, Private Eye | Senior Club Member | 1989 |
| Adventures Beyond Belief | Flo | 1988 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| Designing Women | Edie | 1986 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dreams with Sharp Teeth | Trina Yale in 'The Oscar' (archive footage) / Trina Yale in 'The Oscar' | 2008 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| Cinerama Adventure | Monica Crump (in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World") | 2002 |
| Doris Day: It's Magic | Self | 1998 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Tales of the City | Ruby Miller | 1993 |
| Jake Spanner, Private Eye | Senior Club Member | 1989 |
| Adventures Beyond Belief | Flo | 1988 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| Designing Women | Edie | 1986 |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | Edie Adams-Stravely / Clair King | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Kaye Sheppard | 1984 |
| Kids Incorporated | Ms. Cooper | 1984 |
| Boxoffice | Carolyn | 1982 |
| CBS Children's Mystery Theatre | Madame Zenia | 1980 |
| Bosom Buddies | Darlene | 1980 |
| A Cry for Love | Tessie | 1980 |
| Portrait of an Escort | Mrs. Kennedy | 1980 |
| The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | Rita Beater | 1980 |
| Racquet | Leslie Sargent | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Edie Marks | 1979 |
| A Man Called Sloane | Chandler | 1979 |
| The Seekers | Flora Cato | 1979 |
| Mrs. Columbo | Joanne Huston | 1979 |
| The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Claudia Carroll | 1978 |
| Up in Smoke | Mrs. Tempest Stoner / Tempest Stoner | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Angela | 1978 |
| Superdome | Joyce | 1978 |
| Tarzana | Hooker | 1978 |
| Rosetti and Ryan | Evelyn Albert | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Maureen Buell | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Liz Fuller | 1977 |
| The Paul Ryan Show | Self | 1977 |
| The Practice | Carlotta | 1976 |
| The Blue Knight | Torchy | 1975 |
| Police Woman | Lorenza | 1974 |
| Harry O | Kate Roberti | 1973 |
| Jack Paar Tonite | Self - Guest | 1973 |
| Evil Roy Slade | Flossie | 1972 |
| McMillan & Wife | Louise Montgomery | 1971 |
| Stand Up and Cheer | Self | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Fairy Godmother / Self | 1971 |
| The Don Knotts Show | Self | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Mrs. Winslow (segment "Love and the Hotel Caper") | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Playboy After Dark | Self | 1969 |
| It Takes Two | Self | 1968 |
| The Rosey Grier Show | Self | 1968 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self | 1968 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Honey Pot | Merle McGill | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Pat Boone Show | Self | 1966 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Herself | 1966 |
| The John Gary Show | Self | 1966 |
| Your Choice for the Film Awards | Self - Co-Host | 1966 |
| The Oscar | Trina Yale | 1966 |
| Made in Paris | Irene Chase | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self - Guest | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| Danny Thomas Special: The Wonderful World of Burlesque | Self | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The Best Man | Mabel Cantwell | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Singer / Self | 1964 |
| 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 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Dr. Irene Wilson (clip from Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)) | 1963 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
| Call Me Bwana | Frederica | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| Here's Edie | Vocalist / Self - Hostess | 1962 |
| The Lucy Show | Nanette Johnson | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | Self | 1962 |
| Here's Edie | Self / Host | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Comedienne / Vocalist / Self - Actress | 1962 |
| Lover Come Back | Rebel Davis | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Co-Host / Herself / Herself - Co-Hostess / Herself - Comedienne / Self | 1961 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
| The New Steve Allen Show | Self - Muriel Cigars commercial | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Model | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Self | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Apartment | Miss Olsen | 1960 |
| Take a Good Look | Panelist | 1959 |
| Art Carney Special | Self | 1959 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Singer | 1959 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1958 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour | Self | 1957 |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | Self - Singer | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Gloria Chrystie | 1957 |
| Club Oasis | Self | 1957 |
| The Gisele MacKenzie Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | 1957 |
| The Walter Winchell Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self - Guest Hostess / Self / Self - Hostess | 1956 |
| The Jonathan Winters Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Vic Damone Show | Self - Comedienne / Vocalist | 1956 |
| The NBC Comedy Hour | Self - Actress | 1956 |
| Showdown at Ulcer Gulch | Cameo appearance (Wife of man in bar) / Wife of man in bar | 1956 |
| Producers' Showcase | Self - commercial for Ford Motor Cars | 1954 |
| The George Gobel Show | Herself | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1953 | |
| Coke Time | Self | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Sue Ellen | 1953 |
| Chance of a Lifetime | Self | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Ruby / Lulu Trueblood | 1951 |
| Ernie in Kovacsland | Self - Vocalist | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Singer | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self / Self - Singer Actress / Self - Actress Singer | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Herself / Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Versatile Varieties | Self - regular performer | 1949 |
| Suspense | (as Edith Adams) | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Herself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1963 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series | Nominated |
| 1962 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series | Nominated |
| 1957 | Emmy | Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series | Nominated |
