Edie Adams
Year Title Role
1956 Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1960 The Apartment Miss Olsen
1961 Lover Come Back Rebel Davis
1963 Call Me Bwana Frederica
1963 Under the Yum Yum Tree Dr. Irene Wilson
1963 It 's a Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad World Monica Crump
1963 Love with the Proper Stranger Barbie
1964 The Best Man Mabel Cantwell
1966 Made in Paris Irene Chase
1966 The Oscar Trina Yale
1967 The Honey Pot Merle McGill
1978 Up in Smoke Mrs. Tempest Stoner
1979 Racquet Leslie Sargent
1980 The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood Rita Beater
1982 Boxoffice Carolyn
2003 Broadway : The Golden Age , by the Legends Who Were There Herself
Filmography
Edie Adams (born Edith Elizabeth Enke; April 16, 1927 - October 15, 2008) was an American comedienne, actress, singer and businesswoman. She was an Emmy Award nominee and Tony Award winner. Adams was well known for her impersonations of sexy stars on stage and television, especially Marilyn Monroe. She was the wife and frequent television partner of Ernie Kovacs until his death in a 1962 car accident. After Kovacs's death, Adams founded two beauty businesses: Edie Adams Cosmetics and Edie Adams Cut 'n' Curl.