Adams, Edie (1927–)
Adams, Edie (1927–)
American comedic stage, tv, and screen actress and singer. Name variations: Edie Kovacs. Born Elizabeth Edith Enke, April 16, 1927, in Kingston, Pennsylvania; m. Ernie Kovacs (comedian), 1955 (died 1962).
Appeared on Broadway in Wonderful Town, among others; on tv, was a regular on "The Ernie Kovacs Show"; as a spokesperson for Muriel cigars, made famous the phrase "Why don'tcha pick me up and smoke me sometime"; films include The Apartment, Lover Come Back, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Love with the Proper Stranger, The Best Man, The Oscar, Happy Hooker Goes to Hollywood and Boxoffice. Won a Tony award for her performance as Daisy Mae in Lil' Abner (1956).
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