Image of Iris Adrian

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)


Read bio at tmdb | Read bio at Wikipedia
Born:
May 29, 1912 In Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
123
First Appeared:
In the movie Chasing Husbands 1928-12-22
Latest Project:
Movie Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys 1992-04-05
Known For
Poster of Cross My Heart
Poster of Shake Hands with Murder
Poster of Lady of Burlesque
Poster of Taxi, Mister
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 The Apple Dumpling Gang Poker Polly 1975-07-01
Movie Scandalous John Mavis 1971-06-22
Movie The Odd Couple Waitress 1968-05-16
Movie The Love Bug Carhop 1968-12-23
Movie Alice Through the Looking Glass Tiger Lily 1966-11-06
Series Get Smart Unknown 1965-09-18
Series Green Acres Unknown 1965-09-15
Movie That Darn Cat! Landlady 1965-12-02
Series The Munsters Unknown 1964-09-24
Series Petticoat Junction Unknown 1963-09-24
Series The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown 1962-09-26
Series The Lucy Show Unknown 1962-10-01
Series Going My Way Unknown 1962-10-03
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 So You Want to Know Your Relatives Bubbles LaVonne (uncredited) 1954-12-18
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 Stop That Cab Lucy Gugenheimer 1951-03-30
Movie Life with Buster Keaton 1951-02-10
Movie The Scarf Floozy at Level Louie's Place 1951-04-06
Series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Unknown 1951-04-15
Movie My Favorite Spy Lola 1951-12-25
Movie G.I. Jane Lieutenant Adrian 1951-07-06
Movie Varieties on Parade 1951-07-20
Series Racket Squad Unknown 1951-06-07
Movie The Woman on Pier 13 Waitress 1950-06-15
Movie Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance Miss Tuttle 1950-06-04
Movie Sideshow Nellie 1950-06-18
Movie Blondie's Hero Mae 1950-03-09
Movie Once a Thief Pearl 1950-07-07
Movie Hunt the Man Down Marie (uncredited) 1950-12-26
Movie Hi-Jacked Aggie 1950-07-07
Movie Flamingo Road Blanche - Inmate of Women's Prison (uncredited) 1949-04-30
Movie Sky Dragon Wanda LaFern 1949-04-27
Movie Miss Mink of 1949 Mrs. McKelvey 1949-02-11
Movie My Dream Is Yours 1949-04-15
Movie The Lovable Cheat Madame Mercadet 1949-05-11
Movie Mighty Joe Young Gloria (uncredited) 1949-07-27
Movie Always Leave Them Laughing Julie Adams 1949-11-26
Movie There's a Girl in My Heart Lulu Troy 1949-12-19
Movie Tough Assignment Gloria 1949-11-15
Movie Trail of the Yukon Paula 1949-07-31
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 The Trouble with Women Rita La May 1947-06-25
Movie Love and Learn New Danceland Hostess (uncredited) 1947-05-02
Movie The Bamboo Blonde Montana Jones 1946-07-15
Movie Vacation in Reno Bunny Wells 1946-12-10
Movie Cross My Heart Miss Baggart 1946-12-18
Movie It's a Pleasure Wilma 1945-03-03
Movie Boston Blackie's Rendezvous Martha 1945-07-05
Movie Steppin' in Society Shirley 1945-07-09
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 Swing Hostess Marge O'Day 1944-09-08
Movie Shake Hands with Murder Patsy Brent 1944-04-22
Movie The Woman in the Window Streetwalker (uncredited) 1944-10-25
Movie Bluebeard Mimi 1944-11-11
Movie I'm from Arkansas Doris 1944-10-31
Movie Alaska Kitty 1944-11-18
Movie Taxi, Mister Waitress 1943-04-16
Movie Ladies' Day Kitty McClouen 1943-04-09
Movie The Crystal Ball Mrs. Angela Martin 1943-01-22
Movie Lady of Burlesque Gee Gee Graham 1943-05-01
Movie Calaboose Gert 1943-01-29
Movie Action in the North Atlantic Jenny O'Hara (uncredited) 1943-06-12
Movie Hers to Hold Arlene 1943-07-16
Movie Spotlight Scandals Bernice Quigley 1943-09-24
Movie His Butler's Sister Sunshine Twin 1943-11-26
Movie Submarine Base Dorothy 1943-07-20
Movie Rings on Her Fingers 1942-03-20
Movie Roxie Hart Gertie 1942-02-20
Movie Fingers at the Window Babe Stanton (uncredited) 1942-04-22
Movie Orchestra Wives Sassy Woman Exiting Bus 1942-09-04
Movie Highways by Night Blonde Chorine 1942-10-02
Movie Broadway Maisie 1942-05-08
Movie Road to Zanzibar French soubrette 1941-04-11
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 Sing Another Chorus Francine La Verne 1941-09-19
Movie I Killed That Man Verne Drake 1941-11-28
Movie New York Town Toots O'Day (uncredited) 1941-10-31
Movie Swing It Soldier Dena Maxwellton 1941-11-07
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 One Third of a Nation Myrtle 1939-02-10
Movie Back Door to Heaven Sugar (uncredited) 1939-04-19
Movie Murder at Glen Athol Muriel Randel 1936-02-27
Movie Mister Cinderella Lil, Maizie's Friend 1936-10-22
Movie One Rainy Afternoon Theater Ticket Seller (Uncredited) 1936-05-13
Movie Lady Luck Rita 1936-09-13
Movie Our Relations Alice 1936-09-15
Movie Rumba Goldie Allen 1935-02-08
Movie The Gay Deception Gettel's Wife (uncredited) 1935-09-13
Movie Stolen Harmony Sunny Verne 1935-04-20
Movie The Vagabond King Extra 1930-02-17
Movie Lord Byron of Broadway Lady In The Audience 1930-02-28
Movie Let's Go Native Island Girl (uncredited) 1930-08-15
Movie Chasing Husbands 1928-12-22