Lillian Adams
American actress (1922–2011)
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::summary American actress (1922–2011) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lillian Adams |
| image | Lillian Adams in Tormented (1960).jpg |
| caption | Adams in Tormented (1960) |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| occupation | Actress |
| years_active | 1958–2011 |
| :: |
| name = Lillian Adams | image = Lillian Adams in Tormented (1960).jpg | caption = Adams in Tormented (1960) | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1958–2011
Lillian Adams (May 13, 1922 – May 25, 2011) was an American actress who appeared in over 100 film and television roles.
Born in Chicago,
Adams also appeared in commercials for CVS Pharmacy as the mascot Super Saver Lillian.
On May 25, 2011, Adams died of heart failure in Woodland Hills, California, aged 89.
Selected filmography
- Crisis (1950) as Nurse
- Whirlybirds (1958, TV Series) as Drugstore Clerk
- The Wild and the Innocent (1959) as Kiri Hawks
- Tormented (1960) as Mrs. Ellis
- A Majority of One (1961) as Mrs. Stein
- Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) as Indian Woman
- The Outer Limits (1963, Episode: "Nightmare") as Dix's Mother
- A Very Special Favor (1965) as Therapy Group Member
- Family Affair (1966, TV series) as Mrs. Mariani
- Enter Laughing (1967) as Theater Goer
- Dragnet 1967 (1968, TV series) as Mother Maria, Gypsy con artist
- Funny Girl (1968) as Pushcart Woman
- Ironside (1969, TV series) as Mrs. Farber
- The Comic (1969) as Old Lady
- Pate Katelin en Buenos Aires (1969)
- Adam-12 (1971, TV series) as Mrs. Fine
- Heavy Traffic (1973) as voice of Rosa
- Lepke (1975) as Mama Meyer
- Half a House (1975) as Bitsy's client
- An Enemy of the People (1978)
- Swap Meet (1979) as Woman
- The Last Word (1979) as Information Lady
- The Jerk (1979) as Tillie
- The Hunter (1980) as Blumenthal's Secretary
- Private Benjamin (1980) as Mrs. Goodman
- Archie Bunker's Place (1981, TV series) as Mrs. Plotkin
- Hey Good Lookin' (1982) as voice of Italian Woman
- Hambone and Hillie (1983) as Estelle
- Summer School (1987) as Grandma Eakian
- Out of This World (1988, TV series) as Evie
- Murphy Brown (1992, TV series) as Estelle
- Unstrung Heroes (1995) as Aunt Estelle
- Night Stand (1995-1997, TV series) as Ruthie / Pamela
- Wings (1997, TV series) as Older Lady
- Temporarily Yours (1997, TV series) as Passenger #1
- Hang Time (1997, TV series) as The Russian Woman
- Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997, TV series) as Mrs. Dominic
- Foreign Correspondents (1999) as Sonya
- Becker (1999, TV series) as Mrs. Rowick
- Dharma & Greg (1999, TV series) as Mrs. Spinoza
- Anywhere but Here (1999) as Jack's Mother
- Magnolia (1999) as Donnie's Old Neighbor
- Attention Shoppers (2000) as Gracie
- Little Nicky (2000) as Old Lady at Game
- Dean Quixote (2000) as University Teller
- The Sweetest Thing (2002) as Aunt Frida
- Kiss the Bride (2002) as Aunt Speed
- Malcolm in the Middle (2002-2006, TV series) as Mona
- Today I Vote for My Joey (2002) as Selma
- Bruce Almighty (2003) as Mama Kowolski
- Love for Rent (2005) as Mrs. Goldfarb
- The TV Set (2006) as Audience Member #2
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2007, Episode: "The Gang Sets Sweet Dee on Fire") as Irvine Simon
- Ugly Betty (2007, TV series) as Esther
- Bar Starz (2008) as Crazy Old Lady
- The Suite Life on Deck (2008-2009, TV series) as Mrs. Pepperman
- Two and a Half Men (2009, TV series) as Mrs. Freemantle
- Tanner Hall (2009) as Victoria's Grandmother
- Modern Family (2009, Episode: "Pilot") as Passenger on Plane
- Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) as Mrs. Wareheim
References
References
- (November 2020}} Her last film project was an independent film titled ''At What Price''.{{Cite web). "Rebel Without a Car Productions website".
- (June 1, 2011). "Lillian Adams dies at 89". Variety.
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