EDIE ADAMS

Edie Adams was an actress from the 1950s to the 2000s. Some of her movies include: Tales of the City, The Apartment, and The Best Man. She was also a Broadway actress, and she is remembered for being the widow of Ernie Kovacs. After his death in a tragic car accident, he owed the IRS hundreds of thousands of dollars (he didn't believe in taxes, and simply refused to pay!), and she insisted on paying it off, working in TV commercials (she was the spokesperson for Muriel Cigars for 19 years!). She passed away in 2008 at the age of 81.