Portrait of Edie Adams

Acting

Edie Adams

Career

Active from 1951 to 1984, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Best Man
The Best Man
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edie Adams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 89
Tales of the City
Tales of the City (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Ruby Miller

1980s

12 titles · average score 62
Hoodwinked
Hoodwinked (1989)

as Senior Club Member

Adventures Beyond Belief
Adventures Beyond Belief (1988)

TV show · as Flo

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)

as Mae West

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Kaye Sheppard

Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars (1983)

as Hazel

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Ruby Miller

The Haunting of Harrington House
The Haunting of Harrington House (1981)

as Madame Zenia

Portrait of an Escort
Portrait of an Escort (1980)

as Mrs. Kennedy

Bosom Buddies
Bosom Buddies (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

A Cry for Love
A Cry for Love (1980)

as Tessie

Make Me an Offer
Make Me an Offer (1980)

as Francine Sherman

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
GoodWatch score 40

as Rita Beater

1970s

16 titles · average score 58
The Seekers
The Seekers (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Flora Cato

Fast Friends
Fast Friends (1979)

as Connie Burton

Racquet
Racquet (1979)
GoodWatch score 38

as Leslie Sargent

Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke (1978)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tempest Stoner

Superdome
Superdome (1978)
GoodWatch score 38

as Joyce

Tarzana
Tarzana (1978)

as Hooker

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Angela

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Maureen Buell

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Harry O
Harry O (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Woman Manager

Evil Roy Slade
Evil Roy Slade (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

as Flossie

1960s

13 titles · average score 60
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Mrs. Winslow

The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Merle McGill

Made in Paris
Made in Paris (1966)
GoodWatch score 52

as Irene Chase

The Best Man
The Best Man (1964)
GoodWatch score 89

as Mabel Cantwell

Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

as Barbie

Under the Yum Yum Tree
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dr. Irene Wilson

Call Me Bwana
Call Me Bwana (1963)
GoodWatch score 53

as Frederica

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Monica Crump

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Nanette Johnson

Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rebel Davis

The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1961)

as Blanche

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90

as Miss Olsen

1950s

6 titles · average score 68
Cinderella
Cinderella (1957)
GoodWatch score 76

as Fairy Godmother

Suspicion
Suspicion (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Gloria Chrystie

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Edie Adams

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956)

as Wife of man in bar

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Sue Ellen

The Ernie Kovacs Show
The Ernie Kovacs Show (1951)

TV show

1940s

1 title · average score 62
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show