ACTOR

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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edie Adams has received more than 1,573,020 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Edie Adams is the 5,119th most popular actor (up from 6,246th in 2019), the 7,457th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,340th in 2019) and the 2,305th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edie Adams ranks 5,119 out of 13,578. Before her are Albrecht Becker, Nina Ananiashvili, Dylan Walsh, Gladys George, Wendy O. Williams, and H. B. Warner. After her are Alex Kingston, María Corda, Margarita Xhepa, Saoirse Ronan, David Selby, and Karen Fukuhara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Edie Adams ranks 341. Before her are Kurt Svensson, Freddie Jones, Vera Henriksen, Edward Babiuch, Janet Moreau, and Eliseo Mouriño. After her are Andy Stanfield, Tina Anselmi, Shirley Fry, Stein Eriksen, Robert Boutigny, and Edmund Szoka. Among people deceased in 2008, Edie Adams ranks 259. Before her are Elizabeth Spriggs, Giovanni Viola, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Gustaw Holoubek, Tony Duvert, and Inga Fischer-Hjalmars. After her are Philip Agee, Jaime Gómez, Esbjörn Svensson, Tom Lantos, William F. Buckley Jr., and Annemarie Renger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edie Adams ranks 7,457 out of 20,380. Before her are Leona Woods (1919), Wayne Newton (1942), Nancy Wilson (1954), Dylan Walsh (1963), Gladys George (1904), and Wendy O. Williams (1949). After her are Michael Behe (1952), Hassler Whitney (1907), Philip Agee (1935), Dave Bing (1943), Saoirse Ronan (1994), and Dennis Johnson (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edie Adams ranks 2,305. Before her are Beth Broderick (1959), Bruce Kirby (1925), Robert Harron (1893), Dylan Walsh (1963), Gladys George (1904), and Wendy O. Williams (1949). After her are Saoirse Ronan (1994), David Selby (1941), Karen Fukuhara (1992), Jaimie Alexander (1984), Lola Falana (1942), and Matthew Cowles (1944).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Apartment
Miss Olsen
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Jun 21o 19608.2 / 10
Up in Smoke
Tempest Stoner
An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas. While the drug-ingesting duo is soon arrested for possession of marijuana, Anthony and Pedro get released on a technicality, allowing them to continue their many misadventures and ultimately compete in a rock band contest, where they perform the raucous tune "Earache My Eye."
May 16o 19786.7 / 10
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Monica Crump
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
Nov 7o 19637 / 10