Edith Massey

Edith Massey

ActressComposer
Born
May 28, 1918
Died
October 24, 1984

The wonderfully eccentric, snaggle-toothed Edith Massey was born in New York City and raised in an orphanage in Denver, Colorado before running away to Hollywood as a teenager. She met director John Waters while working as a barmaid and running her own thrift shop, Edith's Shopping Bag at Fells…

Actress

Mutants in Paradise(1984)as Dr. Durchfall
Polyester(1981)as Cuddles Kovinsky
John Cougar Mellencamp: This Time(1980)as Girlfriend
Desperate Living(1977)as Queen Carlotta
Female Trouble(1974)as Aunt Ida

Composer

Divine Waters(1985)

Thanks

Raging Hormones(1999)

Self

My Breakfast with Blassie(1983)as Self
John Waters in Charm City(1981)as Self
Evening(1976)as Self
Edith's Shopping Bag(1976)as Self
Love Letter to Edie(1975)as Self

Archive Footage

RuPaul's Drag Race(2009)as Self
I Am Divine(2013)as Self
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream(2005)as Self
In Bad Taste(2000)as Self
Divine Trash(1998)as Self

Credit Score: Edith Massey

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Aunt Ida
Sun Feb 15 1976
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Female Trouble3.7519767.10011711
2Polyester3.2519817.00010095
3Desperate Living3.2519797.0006569
4Pink Flamingos2.5019766.00030869
5Multiple Maniacs2.5019706.5005185
6Mutants in Paradise1.6319893.80059