Edie Adams
ActressCostume DesignerWriter
- Born
- April 16, 1927
- Died
- October 15, 2008
The scintillating, sultry-eyed blonde (formerly a redhead) star of screen, TV and award-winning stage went on to become best known, however, for her sensual delivery pitching cigars in taunting '60s ads and commercials with her Mae Westian come-on line "Why don't you pick one up and smoke it…
Writer
| Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter(1984) |
| Here's Edie(1963) |
Actress
| Great Performances(1971)as Fairy Godmother, Self |
| Tales of the City(1993)as Ruby Miller |
| Kids Incorporated(1984)as Ms. Cooper |
| Designing Women(1986)as Edie |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show.(1986)as Clair King, Edie Adams-Stravely |
Costume Designer
| Here's Edie(1963) |
| Here's Edie(1962) |
Additional Crew
| Biography(1987) |
| Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter(1984) |
Thanks
| 3 Things Must Die!(2021) |
| Inside 'The Apartment'(2008) |
| Biography(1987) |
Soundtrack
| The 25th Annual Tony Awards(1971) |
| The Dean Martin Show(1965) |
| The Danny Kaye Show(1963) |
| Here's Edie(1962) |
| The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour(1957) |
Self
| Best Classic Commercials - The Golden Era of Advertising(2018) |
| Here's Edie: The Edie Adams Television Collection(2013)as Self - Host (2013) |
| Inside 'The Apartment'(2008)as Self |
| A Lovely Night: The Making of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Television Classic(2005)as Self |
| The Desilu Story(2003)as Self |
Archive Footage
| The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards(2009)as Self - In Memoriam |
| 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(2009)as Self - In Memoriam |
| TCM Remembers 2008(2008)as Self, actress |
| Dreams with Sharp Teeth(2008)as Trina Yale in 'The Oscar' |
| Cinerama Adventure(2002)as Monica Crump (in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World") |
Credit Score: Edie Adams
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Apartment | 50.00 | 1960 | • | 8.3 | 5 | 10 | 219202 | ||
| 2 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | 7.50 | 1963 | • | 7.5 | 1 | 6 | 50979 | ||
| 3 | Love with the Proper Stranger | 4.88 | 1963 | • | 7.2 | 0 | 5 | 6084 | ||
| 4 | Lover Come Back | 4.88 | 1962 | • | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 9676 | ||
| 5 | Up in Smoke | 3.25 | 1978 | • | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 43533 | ||
| 6 | Made in Paris | 3.09 | 1966 | • | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 807 | ||
| 7 | The Honey Pot | 2.50 | 1967 | • | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 3302 | ||
| 8 | The Oscar | 2.38 | 1966 | • | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 1623 |