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Iris Adrian

Sugar, Pepper, Pearl, Sunny, Goldie, Bubbles, all those are nicknames borne by petite actress Iris Adrian in several of the 160 movies she made. With such names, don't expect to see her playing Joan of Ark or Electra but it remains that all these pet names reflect her winning femininity, its sweetness, its spiciness, its radiance. What's more their funny overtones are telltale signs of Iris Adrian's own quick witty sense of humor. Sexy yes, but with a sharp tongue. This aspect of her personality helped her to evolve and last, changing from the roles of blonde chorines or waitresses or, on the wilder side, of streetwalkers and other gangsters' molls to colorful bit parts in comedies with Abbott and Costello, Jerry Lewis and Elvis Presley. She ended up playing almost exclusively for Walt Disney productions before retiring at the respectable age of 82. Though she never achieved star status she could easily have if the circumstances had been favorable. For she steals scenes in a lot of movies provided of course her role is fleshed out sufficiently. She was excellent, for instance, in more than one poverty row crime movies. Don't miss her in 'Gold Diggers of 1937', 'Go West' (with the Marx Brothers, 1940), 'Lady of Burlesque' (1943), 'The Paleface'(1948), 'Once a Thief' (1950) and 'The Errand Boy' (with Jerry Lewis, 1961). Date of Death 17 September 1994, Hollywood, California  (aftermath of earthquake)


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Born:
May 29, 1912 In Los Angeles, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
110
First Appeared:
In the movie The Vagabond King 1930-02-17
Latest Project:
Movie Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys 1992-04-05
Known For
Poster of The Love Bug
Poster of The Stork Club
Poster of Stolen Harmony
Poster of Let's Go Native
Filmography
Movie Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (archive footage) 1992-04-05
Movie Murder Can Hurt You! Candy Store Proprietor 1980-05-21
Movie Herbie Goes Bananas Loud American Wife 1980-06-25
Series Trapper John, M.D. Unknown 1979-09-23
Movie Getting Married Neighbor 1978-05-17
Series The Ted Knight Show Dottie 1978-04-08
Movie No Deposit, No Return Housewife 1976-02-05
Movie Freaky Friday Bus Passenger 1976-12-17
Movie Scandalous John Mavis 1971-06-22
Movie The Love Bug Carhop 1968-12-23
Movie Alice Through the Looking Glass Tiger Lily 1966-11-06
Movie That Darn Cat! Landlady 1965-12-02
Series Petticoat Junction Unknown 1963-09-24
Movie Blue Hawaii Enid Garvey 1961-11-22
Movie The Errand Boy Anastasia Anastasia, Actress 1961-11-28
Series The Detectives Unknown 1959-10-16
Movie The Buccaneer Brown's Blowsy Girlfriend 1958-12-11
Movie Carnival Rock Celia 1957-09-01
Movie The Helen Morgan Story Klingman's Secretary 1957-10-02
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1955-10-02
Movie Highway Dragnet Dolly - Cafe Waitress 1954-01-20
Movie The Fast and the Furious Wilma Belding 1954-11-01
Movie Crime Wave Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited) 1953-10-22
Movie Carson City Saloon Girl in Fight (uncredited) 1952-06-13
Movie Abbott and Costello: The Drugstore Woman Who Slaps Lou 1952-12-05
Movie The Scarf Floozy at Level Louie's Place 1951-04-06
Series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Unknown 1951-04-15
Movie Stop That Cab Lucy Gugenheimer 1951-03-30
Movie G.I. Jane Lieutenant Adrian 1951-07-06
Series Racket Squad Unknown 1951-06-07
Movie Varieties on Parade 1951-07-20
Movie My Favorite Spy Lola 1951-12-25
Movie Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance Miss Tuttle 1950-06-04
Movie The Woman on Pier 13 Waitress 1950-06-15
Movie Sideshow Nellie 1950-06-18
Movie Hunt the Man Down Marie (uncredited) 1950-12-26
Movie Hi-Jacked Aggie 1950-07-07
Movie Once a Thief Pearl 1950-07-07
Movie Flamingo Road Blanche - Inmate of Women's Prison (uncredited) 1949-04-30
Movie My Dream Is Yours 1949-04-15
Movie The Lovable Cheat Madame Mercadet 1949-05-11
Movie Sky Dragon Wanda LaFern 1949-04-27
Movie Trail of the Yukon Paula 1949-07-31
Movie There's a Girl in My Heart Lulu Troy 1949-12-19
Movie Mighty Joe Young Gloria (uncredited) 1949-07-27
Movie Always Leave Them Laughing Julie Adams 1949-11-26
Movie Tough Assignment Gloria 1949-11-15
Movie Smart Woman Newspaper Columnist 1948-04-30
Movie Out of the Storm Ginger 1948-09-11
Movie The Paleface Pepper 1948-12-17
Movie Fall Guy Mrs. Sindell 1947-03-15
Movie Philo Vance Returns Maggie McCarthy / Choo-Choo Divine 1947-04-14
Movie Love and Learn New Danceland Hostess (uncredited) 1947-05-02
Movie The Trouble with Women Rita La May 1947-06-25
Movie The Bamboo Blonde Montana Jones 1946-07-15
Movie Cross My Heart Miss Baggart 1946-12-18
Movie Vacation in Reno Bunny Wells 1946-12-10
Movie It's a Pleasure Wilma 1945-03-03
Movie Steppin' in Society Shirley 1945-07-09
Movie Boston Blackie's Rendezvous Martha 1945-07-05
Movie Road to Alcatraz Louise Rogers 1945-07-10
Movie The Stork Club Gwen 1945-12-28
Movie Once Upon a Time Woman Exiting Theatre (uncredited) 1944-06-29
Movie Million Dollar Kid Mazie Dunbar 1944-02-28
Movie Career Girl Glenda Benton 1944-01-11
Movie The Singing Sheriff Lefty 1944-09-01
Movie Shake Hands with Murder Patsy Brent 1944-04-22
Movie Swing Hostess Marge O'Day 1944-09-08
Movie Bluebeard Mimi 1944-10-26
Movie I'm from Arkansas Doris 1944-10-31
Movie The Woman in the Window Streetwalker (uncredited) 1944-10-25
Movie Alaska Kitty 1944-11-18
Movie Ladies' Day Kitty McClouen 1943-04-09
Movie The Crystal Ball Mrs. Angela Martin 1943-01-22
Movie Taxi, Mister Waitress 1943-04-16
Movie Calaboose Gert 1943-01-29
Movie Hers to Hold Arlene 1943-07-16
Movie Spotlight Scandals Bernice Quigley 1943-09-24
Movie Lady of Burlesque Gee Gee Graham 1943-05-01
Movie Submarine Base Dorothy 1943-07-20
Movie Action in the North Atlantic Jenny O'Hara (uncredited) 1943-06-12
Movie Rings on Her Fingers Peggy 1942-03-20
Movie Roxie Hart Gertie 1942-02-20
Movie Orchestra Wives Sassy Woman Exiting Bus 1942-09-04
Movie Broadway Maisie 1942-05-08
Movie Highways by Night Blonde Chorine 1942-10-02
Movie Too Many Blondes Hortense Kent 1941-08-01
Movie The Lady from Cheyenne Chorus Girl 1941-04-11
Movie Horror Island Arleen Grady 1941-03-28
Movie Wild Geese Calling Mazie 1941-08-15
Movie Road to Zanzibar French soubrette 1941-04-11
Movie Sing Another Chorus Francine La Verne 1941-09-19
Movie I Killed That Man Verne Drake 1941-11-28
Movie Swing It Soldier Dena Maxwellton 1941-11-07
Movie New York Town Toots O'Day (uncredited) 1941-10-31
Movie Hard Guy Goldie Duvall 1941-10-17
Movie Meet the Wildcat Jail Cell Blonde 1940-10-22
Movie Go West Mary Lou 1940-12-06
Movie Back Door to Heaven Sugar (uncredited) 1939-04-19
Movie One Third of a Nation Myrtle 1939-02-10
Movie Lady Luck Rita 1936-09-13
Movie One Rainy Afternoon Theater Ticket Seller (Uncredited) 1936-05-13
Movie Our Relations Alice 1936-09-15
Movie Mister Cinderella Lil, Maizie's Friend 1936-10-22
Movie Rumba Goldie Allen 1935-02-08
Movie Stolen Harmony Sunny Verne 1935-04-20
Movie The Gay Deception Gettel's Wife (uncredited) 1935-09-13
Movie The Vagabond King Extra 1930-02-17
Movie Let's Go Native Island Girl (uncredited) 1930-08-15
Movie Lord Byron of Broadway Lady In The Audience 1930-02-28
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