Acting

Edie Adams

1927-2008

Known for The Apartment, Up in Smoke, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

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Born04/16/1927

Died10/15/2008

AgeDied at 81

BirthplaceKingston, Pennsylvania, USA

DepartmentActing

Also known asEdith Adams, Edith Elizabeth Enke

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.