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Edie Adams

1927 - 2008

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Edie Adams (born Edith Elizabeth Enke; April 16, 1927 – October 15, 2008) was an American comedian, actress, singer and businesswoman who was prominent in the second half of the 1900s. She earned a Tony Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award. Adams was well known for her impersonations of sexy stars on stage and television, especially Marilyn Monroe. She was the frequent television partner of Ernie Kovacs, her husband, whose death in 1962 left Adams deeply in debt. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Edie Adams is the 6,286th most popular actor (down from 5,115th in 2024), the 9,719th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,456th in 2019) and the 2,898th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Edie Adams ranks 6,285 out of 13,578. Before her are Emmanuelle Bercot, Tina Arena, Katharine Cornell, Tomer Sisley, and Gil Bellows. After her are Catherine E. Coulson, Sam Robards, Yoon Sang-hyun, Aline MacMahon, Greg Grunberg, Leslie Hope, and Michael Hogan.

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Among people born in 1927, Edie Adams ranks 405. Before her are Carmen Zapata, Roberto Bussinello, Edward Abbey, Howard Zieff, Walter Giller, and Vladimir Motyl. After her are John Kander, Juan José Pizzuti, Kees Broekman, Edward Kienholz, Egon Günther, and Alvin Sargent. Among people deceased in 2008, Edie Adams ranks 315. Before her are Yegor Letov, Margaret Truman, Harvey Korman, Rubén Héctor Sosa, Jo Stafford, and Ai Iijima. After her are Frank Piasecki, Monica Lovinescu, Dino Dvornik, Algis Budrys, Roberto Sosa, and Gennadi Volnov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edie Adams ranks 9,721 out of 20,380. Before her are Teddy Pendergrass (1950), Rick Carlisle (1959), Magic Slim (1937), David Frankel (1959), Carey Bell (1936), and Harry Blanchard (1929). After her are Catherine E. Coulson (1943), Frank Piasecki (1919), David A. Johnston (1949), Jeff Scott Soto (1965), Sam Robards (1961), and Aline MacMahon (1899).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edie Adams ranks 2,899. Before her are Kevin J. O'Connor (1963), Francis Ford (1881), Eliza Dushku (1980), Don Stroud (1943), Mary Brian (1906), and Yakima Canutt (1895). After her are Catherine E. Coulson (1943), Sam Robards (1961), Aline MacMahon (1899), Greg Grunberg (1966), David Hess (1936), and Mary Miles Minter (1902).

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