Adams made an indelible impressions on television, most notably as Julie Andrews' fairy godmother in the Rodgers and Hammerstein adaptation of Cinderella and as herself on the final episode of The Lucy and Desi Comedy Hour. When Kovacs died in a car accident in 1962, Adams found herself deeply indebted to the IRS as a result and was forced to work diligently in order to pay off her husband's debt. She made her mark as a character actress in such '60s film classics such as The Apartment, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Love With the Proper Stranger and The Best Man. She was the seductively elegant poster girl for Muriel cigars for 19 years, appearing in print ads and commercials. In later years, she made guest appearances on Murder, She Wrote, Designing Women, and a slew of other series.
Adams, a Juilliard trained coloratura, made her big break winning the talent portion of a beauty competition on the DuMont network in 1950. According to her NY Times obituary, the prize was an appearance with Milton Berle, which led to an appearance on his show, where she would meet Kovacs. They were married in 1954. Their daughter Mia was also tragically killed in an automobile accident in 1982 (sadly on the same stretch of roadway where her father died). Adams is survived by her son Josh from her second marriage to actor Marty Mills.
Here she is, crooning the classic ballad "That's All" on that final episode of Lucy and Desi:
Here she is, crooning the classic ballad "That's All" on that final episode of Lucy and Desi:
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