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Edie Adams

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Biography

Redheaded actress, singer, and dancer who hosted her own variety show, Here's Edie, on ABC during the 1963-64 television season. Ms. Adams is probably…more

Born

4/16/1925, Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Elizabeth Edith Enke

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- The Edie Adams Show
  Herself/Hostess
  - S 2: Ep 13 March 19, 1964
    3/19/64
  - S 2: Ep 12 March 5, 1964
    3/5/64
  - S 2: Ep 11 February 20, 1964
    2/20/64
  - S 2: Ep 10 February 6, 1964
    2/6/64
  - S 2: Ep 9 January 16, 1964
    1/16/64
  - + 17 More Credits
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Hostess
  - S 2: Ep 44 August 31, 1958
    8/31/58
  - S 2: Ep 39 July 27, 1958
    7/27/58
  - S 2: Ep 38 July 20, 1958
    7/20/58
  - S 2: Ep 37 July 13, 1958
    7/13/58
  - S 2: Ep 36 July 6, 1958
    7/6/58
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 35 June 29, 1958
    6/29/58
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 52 September 27, 1959
    9/27/59
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Hostess
  - S 2: Ep 48 September 28, 1958
    9/28/58
  - S 2: Ep 47 September 21, 1958
    9/21/58
  - S 2: Ep 46 September 14, 1958
    9/7/58
  - S 2: Ep 45 September 7, 1958
    9/7/58
  - S 2: Ep 43 August 24, 1958
    8/24/58
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (73)

Role
- Great Performances
  Fairy Godmother
  - S 33: Ep 7 Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Cinderella'
    12/13/04
- Designing Women
  Edie
  - S 4: Ep 27 La Place Sans Souci
    5/21/90
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
  Clair
  - S 4: Ep 5 Dinner at Eddie King's House
    12/8/89
- American Masters
  Herself
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Edie Marks
  - S 6: Ep 12 Muddle of the Night
    1/13/85
- Murder, She Wrote
  Kaye Sheppard
  - S 1: Ep 11 Capitol Offense
    1/6/85
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 135 Show #0135
    10/27/82
- Fantasy Island
  Liz Fuller
  - S 4: Ep 13 The Man from Yesterday / World's Most Desirable Woman
    1/31/81
- Vegas
  Angela
  - S 3: Ep 10 Sourdough Suite
    1/14/81
- Bosom Buddies
  Darlene
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bosom Buddies
    11/27/80
- A Man Called Sloane
  Lady Bug/Miss Chandler
  - S 1: Ep 10 Lady Bug
    12/8/79
- Over Easy
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 10 October 12, 1979
    10/12/79
  - S 2: Ep 67 February 13, 1979
    2/13/79
  - S 1: Ep 37 January 2, 1978
    1/2/78
- Kate Loves a Mystery
  Joanne Huston
  - S 1: Ep 1 Word Games
    2/26/79
- The Love Boat
  Sharp Tongued Wife
  - S 2: Ep 1 Marooned
    9/16/78
- Police Woman (1978)
  Lorenza
  - S 4: Ep 10 Blind Terror
    1/4/78
- The Practice (1976)
  Carlotta
  - S 2: Ep 7 Carlotta
    12/22/76
- Harry O
  Kate Roberti
  - S 2: Ep 16 Past Imperfect
    1/22/76
- Joe Forrester
  Massage Palor Owner
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Return Of Joe Forrester aka Cop On The Beat
    5/6/75
- Police Story
  Massage Parlor Owner
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Return Of Joe Forrester
    5/6/75
- McMillan & Wife
  Louise Montgomery
  - S 2: Ep 2 Blues for Sally M
    10/22/72
- Love, American Style
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 8 Love and the Hotel Caper
    9/24/71
- The Don Knotts Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 22 March 23, 1971
    3/23/71
- Celebrity Bowling
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 7 February 27, 1971
    2/27/71
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 10 October 9, 1970
    10/9/70
- Kraft Music Hall
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 32 Sid Caesar / Edie Adams / Matt Monro
    7/8/70
- Playboy After Dark
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 16 Bill Cosby; The Grass Roots; Edie Adams; Robert Clary
    3/19/70
- Kids Incorporated
  Ms. Cooper
  - S 8: Ep 2 The Show
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 15 December 8-12, 1969
    12/8/69
  - S 4: Ep 14 December 1-5, 1969
    12/1/69
  - S 2: Ep 35 March 8, 1968
    3/8/68
  - S 2: Ep 20 January 12, 1968 (1st NBC-TV Nighttime Show)
    1/12/68
  - S 7: Ep 20 November 13-17, 1972 (NBC-TV)
    11/13/72
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 206 Week of June 23, 1969
    6/23/69
  - S 5: Ep 135 March 10, 1967
    3/10/67
  - S 5: Ep 15 September 23, 1966
    9/23/66
  - S 4: Ep 220 July 15, 1966
    7/15/66
  - S 3: Ep 185 Week of May 24, 1965
    5/24/65
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Carol Burnett Show
  herself
  - S 2: Ep 27 with Edie Adams, Tim Conway, Jimmie Rodgers
    6/9/69
  - S 2: Ep 5 with Edie Adams, Tim Conway
    10/21/68
- The Match Game
  Herself (as Miss Television)
  - S 7: Ep 37 Edie Adams & Gordon MacRae
    5/12/69
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 25 Hosts: Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca / Gladys Knight & the Pips
    3/29/69
  - S 4: Ep 17 Host: Bing Crosby / Edie Adams
    1/14/67
  - S 2: Ep 33 Host: Tennessee Ernie Ford
    5/22/65
  - S 2: Ep 19 Host: David Janssen
    2/6/65
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 7: Ep 130 March 7, 1969
    3/7/69
  - S 7: Ep 129 March 6, 1969
    3/6/69
  - S 7: Ep 128 March 5, 1969
    3/5/69
  - S 7: Ep 127 March 4, 1969
    3/4/69
  - S 7: Ep 126 Week of March 3, 1969
    3/3/69
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 149 March 28, 1968
    3/28/68
  - S 4: Ep 158 April 12, 1967
    4/12/67
  - S 3: Ep 203 June 17, 1966
    6/17/66
  - S 14: Ep 56 November 23, 1976
    11/23/76
  - S 13: Ep 175 May 24, 1976
    5/24/76
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 13 March 20, 1968
    3/20/68
  - S 5: Ep 14 September 24, 1970
    9/24/70
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 16 Vacation a la King
    1/31/68
  - S 13: Ep 8 The Kopy Kats
    11/11/70
- The Lucy Show
  Nanette Johnson
  - S 6: Ep 18 Mooney's Other Wife
    1/22/68
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 41 June 12, 1967
    6/12/67
- The Dean Martin Show
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 26 Ella Fitzgerald / Red Buttons / Edie Adams / Dom DeLuise
    3/16/67
- The Pat Boone Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 October 18, 1966
    10/18/66
  - S 1: Ep 1 October 17, 1966
    10/17/66
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 30 April 13, 1966
    4/13/66
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 10 640710
    7/10/64
  - S 10: Ep 98 720911
    9/11/72
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 15: Ep 34 EPISODE #709
    4/19/64
  - S 14: Ep 47 EPISODE #673
    7/21/63
- Password
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 24 EPISODE
    10/2/63
- Talent Scouts
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 4 July 23, 1963
    7/23/63
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 5 March 13, 1963
    3/13/63
  - S 22: Ep 1 September 13, 1971
    9/13/71
  - S 21: Ep 1 October 5, 1970
    10/5/70
- Dick Powell Show
  Model
  - S 2: Ep 23 Thunder In A Forgotten Town
    3/5/63
- The DuPont Show of the Week
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Wonderful World of Toys
    11/12/61
- Omnibus
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 5 An Omnibus of American Songs
    3/26/61
- The United States Steel Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 14 Private Eye, Private Eye
    3/8/61
  - S 7: Ep 10 The American Cowboy
    2/10/60
- The Perry Como Show
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 29 May 18, 1960
    5/18/60
  - S 10: Ep 7 October 26, 1957
    10/26/57
  - S 9: Ep 20 January 26, 1957
    1/26/57
- The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 3 Lucy Meets the Moustache
    4/1/60
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Music of the West
    10/23/59
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Guest Hostess
  - S 3: Ep 26 March 29, 1959
    3/29/59
- The Red Skelton Show
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 11 San Fernando Red in Alaska
    1/6/59
- General Electric Theater
  Sue Ellen
  - S 7: Ep 9 The Falling Angel
    11/16/58
- The Garry Moore Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 November 11, 1958
    11/11/58
- Pat Boone Chevy Showroom
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 3 October 16, 1958
    10/16/58
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 11: Ep 36 June 1, 1958: Wayne and Shuster (guest hosts), Jimmie Rodgers, Edie Adams
    6/1/58
  - S 10: Ep 26 scheduled: Robert Mitchum; Ames Brothers; Edie Adams
    3/17/57
  - S 9: Ep 38 June 10, 1956: Nat King Cole, Bob Hope (on film), Jack Carter, Joey Clay, Edie Adams
    6/10/56
  - S 9: Ep 33 scheduled: Tony Martin; Nat King Cole; Edie Adams; the Lovers; Will Jordan
    5/6/56
- The Gisele MacKenzie Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 24 March 22, 1958
    3/22/58
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 21 Edie Adams & Stan Freberg
    3/7/58
- Suspicion
  Gloria Chrystie (as Edith Adams)
  - S 1: Ep 20 If I Die Before I Live
    2/24/58
- Club Oasis
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 7 January 4, 1958
    1/4/58
- The George Gobel Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 8 December 31, 1957
    12/31/57
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 5 November 24, 1957
    11/24/57
- The Vic Damone Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 9 August 28, 1957
    8/28/57
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #1
  - S 8: Ep 50 EPISODE #375
    8/11/57
- The Jack Paar Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 July 29, 1957
    7/29/57
- The Jonathan Winters Show (1956)
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 9 November 27, 1956
    11/27/56
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Duo
  - S 8: Ep 2 EPISODE #327
    9/9/56
- Appointment with Adventure
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Royal Treatment
    8/14/55
- Person to Person
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 43 June 24, 1955
    6/24/55
- Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 26 July 24, 1953
    7/24/53
  - S 1: Ep 22 July 10, 1953
    7/10/53
Writer (1)

Role
- The Edie Adams Show
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 10 February 6, 1964
    2/6/64

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- Edie made her film debut in the 1960 classic The Apartment.
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- Edie made her Broadway debut in the 1953 musical Wonderful Town.
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- Edie's catchphrase on her Muriel Cigar commercials was "Pick one up and smoke it sometime."
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