| Full Name | Edie Adams |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | April 16, 1927 |
| Died | October 15, 2008, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Death Cause | Cancer and pneumonia. |
| Place Of Birth | Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Height | 1.68 m |
| Profession | Actor, Singer, Comedian, Businessperson |
| Education | Juilliard School, Actors Studio, Columbia University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Pete Candoli, Martin Mills, Ernie Kovacs |
| Children | Mia Susan Kovacs, Joshua Mills |
| Parents | Sheldon Alonzo Enke, Ada Dorothy Adams |
| Siblings | Sheldon Adams Enke |
| Nicknames | Edie Adams, Adams, Edie |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0010944 |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance - Comedienne In A Series |
| Movies | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Apartment, Up in Smoke, Lover Come Back, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Love with the Proper Stranger, The Honey Pot, Call Me Bwana, The Best Man, Cinderella, Made in Paris, Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There, The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood, Evil R... |
| TV Shows | Here's Edie, The Ernie Kovacs Show, Ernie In Kovacsland, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, The Chevy Show (1958), Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad, Tales of the City (UK) |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Ex-stepmother of Tara Candoli and Carolyn Candoli. |
| 2 | Following her death, she was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles, California. |
| 3 | She was a lifelong registered Republican and a solid supporter of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. |
| 4 | Won a custody battle over Kovacs' daughters, Betty and Kippie (from Kovacs' first marriage) after his death in 1962. |
| 5 | Patented a cigar holder-ring which she used in TV ads for Muriel Cigars in the 1960s. It was designed to show women that it was "ladylike" to smoke cigars. |
| 6 | At age 15, Edie was the baton-twirling champion of Tenafly, New Jersey. |
| 7 | Was the celebrity spokeswoman for Muriel Cigars for 19 years. |
| 8 | Studied at both the Juilliard School of Music and the Columbia School of Drama. |
| 9 | Has one son with husband Marty Mills: Josh Mills. |
| 10 | Won Broadway's 1957 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for her performance as Daisy Mae in "Li'l Abner". |
| 11 | Married Ernie Kovacs in Mexico City. The ceremony was presided over by former New York City mayor William O'Dwyer, and performed in Spanish, which neither Kovacs or Adams understood; O'Dwyer had to prompt each to say "Si" at the "I do" portion of the vows. |
| 12 | When her husband, Ernie Kovacs, died in a car accident, he owed the IRS several hundred thousand dollars in back taxes (he felt that the tax system was unfair, and simply refused to pay it). Edie Adams took it upon herself to pay the back taxes, refusing help from her celebrity friends, and appeared in television commercials and other television work to raise the money. After several years, the back taxes were fully paid off. |
| 13 | Lost both her husband and her daughter to separate car accidents. |
| 14 | Her daughter, Mia Kovacs, was killed in a car crash in 1982. |
| 15 | Miss U.S. Television 1950. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Great Performances | 2004 | TV Series | Fairy Godmother / Herself |
| Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City | 1993 | TV Mini-Series | Ruby Miller |
| Designing Women | 1990 | TV Series | Edie |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Edie Adams-Stravely / Clair King |
| Jake Spanner, Private Eye | 1989 | TV Movie | Senior Club Member |
| Adventures Beyond Belief | 1987 | TV Series | Flo |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1985 | TV Series | Edie Marks |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1985 | TV Series | Kaye Sheppard |
| Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter | 1984 | TV Movie | Mae West |
| Shooting Stars | 1983 | TV Movie | Hazel |
| Boxoffice | 1982 | | Carolyn |
| CBS Children's Mystery Theatre | 1981 | TV Series | Madame Zenia |
| Fantasy Island | 1981 | TV Series | Liz Fuller |
| Vega$ | 1981 | TV Series | Angela |
| Bosom Buddies | 1980 | TV Series | Darlene |
| A Cry for Love | 1980 | TV Movie | Tessie |
| Portrait of an Escort | 1980 | TV Movie | Mrs. Kennedy |
| The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | 1980 | | Rita Beater |
| Make Me an Offer | 1980 | TV Movie | Francine Sherman |
| A Man Called Sloane | 1979 | TV Series | Chandler |
| Racquet | 1979 | | Leslie Sargent |
| Fast Friends | 1979 | TV Movie | Connie Burton |
| Mrs. Columbo | 1979 | TV Series | Joanne Huston |
| The Seekers | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Flora Cato |
| The Eddie Capra Mysteries | 1978 | TV Series | Claudia Carroll |
| The Love Boat | 1978 | TV Series | Maureen Buell |
| Up in Smoke | 1978 | | Mrs. Tempest Stoner |
| Superdome | 1978 | TV Movie | Joyce |
| Police Woman | 1978 | TV Series | Lorenza |
| Rosetti and Ryan | 1977 | TV Series | Evelyn Albert |
| The Practice | 1976 | TV Series | Carlotta |
| The Blue Knight | 1976 | TV Series | Torchy |
| Harry O | 1976 | TV Series | Kate Roberti |
| Cop on the Beat | 1975 | TV Movie | Massage Parlor Owner |
| Joe Forrester | 1975 | TV Series | |
| Tarzana | 1972 | Short | Hooker |
| McMillan & Wife | 1972 | TV Series | Louise Montgomery |
| Evil Roy Slade | 1972 | TV Movie | Flossie |
| Love, American Style | 1971 | TV Series | Mrs. Winslow (segment "Love and the Hotel Caper") |
| The Lucy Show | 1968 | TV Series | Nanette Johnson |
| The Honey Pot | 1967 | | Merle McGill |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1959-1967 | TV Series | Lulu Trueblood / Ruby |
| The Oscar | 1966 | | Trina Yale |
| Made in Paris | 1966 | | Irene Chase |
| The Best Man | 1964 | | Mabel Cantwell |
| Love with the Proper Stranger | 1963 | | Barbie |
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | 1963 | | Monica Crump |
| Under the Yum Yum Tree | 1963 | | Dr. Irene Wilson |
| Call Me Bwana | 1963 | | Frederica |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Model |
| Lover Come Back | 1961 | | Rebel Davis |
| Theatre '62 | 1961 | TV Series | |
| The Spiral Staircase | 1961 | TV Movie | Blanche |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1960-1961 | TV Series | |
| The Apartment | 1960 | | Miss Olsen |
| Art Carney Special | 1959 | TV Series | |
| General Electric Theater | 1958 | TV Series | Sue Ellen |
| Suspicion | 1958 | TV Series | Gloria Chrystie |
| Cinderella | 1957 | TV Special | Fairy Godmother (as Edith Adams) |
| Showdown at Ulcer Gulch | 1956 | Short | Cameo appearance (Wife of man in bar) |
| As the World Turns | 1956 | TV Series | Roseanne (1982) |
| Appointment with Adventure | 1955 | TV Series | |
| Suspense | 1954 | TV Series | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Here's Edie: The Edie Adams Television Collection | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Host (2013) |
| Inside 'The Apartment' | 2008 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| A Lovely Night: The Making of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Television Classic | 2005 | Short | Herself |
| The Desilu Story | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
| Biography | 1998-2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| American Masters | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Herself / Monica Crump |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
| Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
| ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration | 1978 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Paul Ryan Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1969-1977 | TV Series | Herself - Comedienne / Actress / Herself - Vocalist / ... |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
| Celebrity Bowling | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
| Jack Paar Tonite | 1973 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1969-1972 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963-1972 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Stand Up and Cheer | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1963-1971 | TV Series | Herself / Deb Presenter |
| The 25th Annual Tony Awards | 1971 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| The Don Knotts Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Playboy After Dark | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood | 1970 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Match Game | 1969 | TV Series | Team Captain |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1965-1969 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The John Gary Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Linkletter Show | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1967 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| I've Got a Secret | 1956-1966 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Guest / Herself - Guest Star / Herself - Guest Panelist |
| The Danny Kaye Show | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jack Paar Program | 1965 | TV Series | Herself |
| What's My Line? | 1956-1964 | TV Series | Herself - Mystery Guest |
| Here's Edie | 1962-1964 | TV Series | Herself - Host / Vocalist |
| Password All-Stars | 1961-1963 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
| Sid Caesar - Edie Adams Together | 1963 | TV Special | Herself |
| Talent Scouts | 1963 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 20th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1963 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| Juke Box Jury | 1962 | TV Series | Herself - Panellist |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1962 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series and Presenter |
| The Bing Crosby Show | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1957-1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Herself - Actress / Vocalist / Herself - Comedienne |
| Here's Edie | 1962 | TV Movie | Herself / Host |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | 1961 | TV Series | Herself |
| Omnibus | 1961 | TV Series | Herself |
| Take a Good Look | 1960 | TV Series | Himself / Herself - Panelist / Herself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1957-1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| American Cowboy | 1960 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Chevy Show | 1959 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1959 | TV Series | Herself - Singer |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Host / Herself / Herself - Hostess |
| Kovacs on Music | 1959 | TV Movie | Herself / Various |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1956-1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Gisele MacKenzie Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself - Singer |
| The 11th Annual Tony Awards | 1957 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actress |
| The George Gobel Show | 1957 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1957 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Jonathan Winters Show | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Walter Winchell Show | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Ernie Kovacs Show | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| The NBC Comedy Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1955 | TV Series | Herself - Singer |
| Coke Time | 1953 | TV Series | Herself |
| Ernie in Kovacsland | 1951 | TV Series | Herself - Vocalist |
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