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Edy Williams

 
Actor: Edy Williams
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  • Born: 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '60s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Career Highlights: The Secret Life of an American Wife, Hollywood Hot Tubs, Hellhole
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Pad and How to Use It (1966)

Biography

Voluptuous "B"-movie actress Edy Williams started out with small, decorative roles in such films as The Naked Kiss (1964) and A House is Not a Home (1964), and such TV series as Batman and The Beverly Hillbillies. Her career really took off in the mid-1960s, when she became the protégé and briefly the wife, of nudie-movie king Russ Meyer. When Meyer briefly became the darling of the intelligentsia, he took Williams along for the ride, giving her starring roles in his major-studio releases Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) and The Seven Minutes (1971). Williams didn't seem to have any pretensions about her thespic abilities; she flaunted and revelled in her sexpot status, going so far as to pose for publicity photos in the freezer of a butcher shop. She was only sporadically active in films in the 1980s and 1990s, but as she enters her sixth decade, Edy Williams is assured yearly newspaper space for her flamboyant, outrageously outfitted appearances at the annual Cannes Film Festival and Academy Awards ceremonies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Edy Williams

1990, Edy Williams at the 62nd Academy Awards
Born Edwina Beth Williams
July 9, 1942 (1942-07-09) (age 67)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Other name(s) Edie Williams
Edythe Williams
Years active 1962-Present
Spouse(s) Russ Meyer (m. 1970–1975) «start: (1970)–end+1: (1976)»"Marriage: Russ Meyer to Edy Williams" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edy_Williams)
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Edwina Beth "Edy" Williams (born July 9, 1942) is an American television and film actress.

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Early years

Born in Utah and raised in Oregon and Southern California, Williams began her career as a model and beauty pageant contestant. After winning several local pageants, Williams was signed as a contract player by 20th Century Fox.[1]

Career

Throughout the 1960s, Williams appeared in several television series and films including roles in The Beverly Hillbillies, Batman, Adam-12, Lost in Space, The Naked Kiss, and the Sonny & Cher film, Good Times. In 1970, she appeared as Ashley St. Ives in Russ Meyer's first mainstream film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, followed by his second mainstream film The Seven Minutes (1971). Meyer and Williams married in 1970, shortly after the release of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.

In March 1973, she was photographed for Playboy in a full color photo spread by then-husband Russ Meyer.[2]

After her divorce from Meyer in 1977, Williams continued acting, mainly appearing in films, many of which involved nudity.

In 1982, she appeared on an episode of The People's Court as a defendant in a case titled "The Star Who Wouldn't Pay". Williams was sued for payment for publicity work the plaintiff had done for her. She counter-sued for half of the retainer she'd paid him.[3] After her appearance on The People's Court, Williams was sporadically active in films during the 1980s and early 1990s.

Later years

Since the 1990s, Williams has traditionally appeared at both the Academy Awards and the Cannes Film Festival in revealing and flamboyant outfits.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1963 For Love or Money Edy Uncredited
1964 Man's Favorite Sport? Second Girl Uncredited
The Brass Bottle Slave Girl Uncredited
A House Is Not a Home Call Girl
The Naked Kiss Hatrack Alternative title: The Iron Kiss
1965 Harlow Mail Room Girl Uncredited
1966 Paradise, Hawaiian Style Brunette girl Uncredited
Nevada Smith Saloon Girl Uncredited
The Pad and How to Use It Lavinia
1967 Good Times Mordicus' Girl Alternative title: Sonny & Chér in Good Times
1968 I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew Marilyn
The Secret Life of an American Wife Susie Steinberg
The Money Jungle
1969 Where It's At Phyllis Horrigan
1970 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Ashley St. Ives
1971 The Seven Minutes Faye Osborn
1975 Scandal in the Family Rosa Alternative titles: Sins Within the Family
Peccati in famiglia
Dr. Minx Dr. Carol Evans
1977 The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington Professor Simmons
1980 Willie and Phil Ashley Alternative title: Paul Mazurksy's Willie & Phil
1983 Lady Lust Cathy
Chained Heat Paula
1984 Hollywood Hot Tubs Desiree
Growing Pains Mrs. Slatt Alternative title: Bad Manners
1985 Hellhole Vera
1987 Dirty Laundry Poodle Lady
Mankillers Sgt. Roberts Alternative title: 12 Wild Women
1988 Nudity Required Isabella Alternative title: Young Starlet
The American Scream Stripper
Rented Lips Heather Darling
1989 Dr. Alien Buckmeister Alternative titles: I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac
I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant
1991 Bad Girls from Mars Emanuelle
1995 Snatch Masters 6 Herself
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1962 The Twilight Zone Chorus Girl 1 episode
Uncredited
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster 1 episode
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre Enes 1 episode
Burke's Law Doreen 1 episode
1965-1966 The Beverly Hillbillies Girl
Edy		 2 episodes
1966 Run for Your Life Watusi Dancer 1 episode
1966 Batman Rae 3 episodes
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. U.N.C.L.E. Technician 1 episode
Lost in Space Non 1 episode
1973 Adam-12 Tammy Warren 1 episode
1987 Sledge Hammer! Dream Girl 1 episode
1989 Jake Spanner, Private Eye Sun Haven Lady Television movie

References

  1. ^ Edy Williams Official Website Biography
  2. ^ Meyer, Russ (March 1973), Playboy (U.S.: Playboy Enterprises, Inc.) 20 (3): 135–141 
  3. ^ Edy Williams. The People's Court, "The Star Who Wouldn't Pay". [Internet]. U.S.: In2TV. 
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Edy Williams Biography". http://wc06.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:76431. Retrieved 2007-12-28. 

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