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Edie
Edie is a feminine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Edith, as well as a surname. It may refer to: People Given name * Edie Adams (1927–2008), American businesswoman, singer, actress and comedian * Edie Boyer (born 1966), American retired discus thrower * Edie Brickell (born 1966), American singer/songwriter and guitarist. * Edie Campbell (born 1990), English model *Edie Fake (born 1980), American artist and author * Edie Falco (born 1963), American actress * Edie Huggins (1935–2008), American television reporter, journalist and broadcaster * Edie McClurg (born 1951), American stand-up comedian, actress, singer and voice actress * Edie Meidav, 21st century Canadian-born American novelist * Edie Parker (1922–1993), American memoirist, first wife of Jack Kerouac * Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971), American heiress, socialite, actress and fashion model * Edith Vonnegut (born 1949), American painter, daughter of author Kurt Vonnegut and former wife of Geraldo Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Britt
Edie Britt is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. Nicollette Sheridan portrayed Edie from her debut in the pilot episode of the series until the character's death in the fifth season. Within the series, Edie lived at 4362 Wisteria Lane in Fairview. Edie was a real estate agent. She was married three times; to Charles McLain (with whom she had a son, Travers), Umberto Rothwell, and Dave Williams. Throughout her time on the series, she also had numerous relationships with the ex-husbands or former lovers of other characters. Sheridan's portrayal of the character earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Development and casting The character Edie Britt was a series regular for the first 5 seasons, despite originally being conceived as a recurring character. Actress Nicollette Sheridan, who originally auditioned for Bree Van de Kamp, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Adams
Edie Adams (born Edith Elizabeth Enke; April 16, 1927 – October 15, 2008) was an American comedian, actress, singer and businesswoman who was prominent in the second half of the 1900s. She earned a Tony Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award. Adams was well known for her impersonations of sexy stars on stage and television, especially Marilyn Monroe. She was the frequent television partner of Ernie Kovacs, her husband, whose death in 1962 left Adams deeply in debt. Paying off the financial burden, she continued her successful show business career for over 4 more decades on stage, television and in films including '' It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'', and was the pitchlady for Muriel Cigars for 20 years. Adams also founded two beauty businesses: Edie Adams Cosmetics and Edie Adams Cut 'n' Curl. Early life Adams was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, the only daughter of Sheldon Alonzo Enke and Ada Dorothy (née Adams), whom she described as "two conservative native Pennsylva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Brickell
Edie Arlisa Brickell (born March 10, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter widely known for 1988's ''Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars'', the debut album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, which went to No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' albums chart. She is married to singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Early life Brickell was born in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, to Larry Jean (Sellers) Linden and Paul Edward Brickell. She was raised with her older sister, Laura Strain. She attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, and later studied at Southern Methodist University until she joined a band and decided to focus on songwriting. Music career Edie Brickell & New Bohemians In 1985, Brickell was invited to sing one night with friends from her high school in a local folk rock group, New Bohemians. She joined the band as lead singer. After the band was signed to a recording contract, the label changed the group's name to Edie Brick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Sedgwick
Edith Minturn Sedgwick Post (April 20, 1943 – November 16, 1971) was an American actress, model and socialite who was one of Andy Warhol's superstars, starring in several of his short films during the 1960s.Watson, Steven (2003), "Factory Made: Warhol and the Sixties" Pantheon Books, pp. 210–217 Her prominence led to her being dubbed an " It Girl", while ''Vogue'' magazine named her a " Youthquaker". Sedgwick broke with Warhol in 1966 and attempted to forge an independent acting career. However, her mental health deteriorated from drug abuse and she struggled to complete the semi-autobiographical film '' Ciao! Manhattan''. Sedgwick abstained from drugs and alcohol after meeting her future husband, Michael Post, and completed filming ''Ciao! Manhattan'' in early 1971. Post and Sedgwick married in July 1971; she died four months later of an overdose at age 28. Early life and education (1943–1964) Edie Sedgwick was born in Santa Barbara, California, the seventh of e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Falco
Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. A prominent figure in American television, she is known for her roles both on stage and screen and has received numerous accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as a nomination for a Tony Award. Her role as mob wife Carmela Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' garnered widespread acclaim, and is often regarded as one of the greatest performances in television history, with Falco winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She also received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for playing the title role in the Showtime series '' Nurse Jackie'' (2009–2015). She was Emmy-nominated for her roles as C.C. Cunningham in ''30 Rock'' (2008) and Leslie Abramson in '' Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders'' (2018). She also has acted in NBC series '' Homicide: Life o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Campbell
Edith Blanche Campbell (born 25 September 1990) is an English model. In 2016, she made her second appearance on the cover of British Vogue. She has been a model for Chanel, Burberry and Hermès and is also an accomplished horse rider. Career Campbell started modelling after she appeared in a '' Vogue'' feature by Mario Testino, in a story about up and coming young Londoners. Mario Testino then went on to use her in a Burberry campaign alongside Kate Moss. Campbell is now represented by VIVA Model Management London. Campbell has appeared in advertising campaigns for Burberry, Cacharel, Christian Dior, Marc Jacobs, Bottega Veneta, Karl Lagerfeld, Lanvin, Alexander McQueen, Hugo Boss, Yves Saint Laurent, Jil Sander and Louis Vuitton. She has walked the runway for prestigious fashion houses such as Burberry, Hermès, Chanel, Christian Dior, Calvin Klein, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Alexander Wang, Louis Vuitton, Paco Rabanne, Hugo Boss, Valentino, Marc Jacobs, Bottega Veneta, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Fake
Edie Fake (born 1980) is an American artist, illustrator, author, and transgender activist. Fake is known for their comics/zines, gouache and ink paintings, and murals. Fake has an award winning comic-zine series about Gaylord Phoenix, a bird-like man that travels to different environments and has various lovers. He is currently based in Joshua Tree, California, after previously residing in Chicago and Los Angeles. Early life and education Fake was born in 1980 and raised in Evanston, Illinois. In 2002, he received a B.F.A. degree in Film, Animation and Video (FAV) from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). After graduating from RISD, Fake worked as a negative cutter for approximately 6 years, and started working in comics, collage and drawing, and translating their animation into two dimensional work because it was more accessible. In 2015, Fake had been enrolled at Roski School of Art at University of Southern California (USC) and was one of the seven artists (nicknamed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Windsor
Edith Windsor (née Schlain; June 20, 1929 – September 12, 2017) was an American LGBT rights in the United States, LGBT rights activist and a technology manager at IBM. She was the lead plaintiff in the 2013 Supreme Court of the United States case ''United States v. Windsor'', which overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and was considered a landmark legal victory for the Same-sex marriage in the United States, same-sex marriage movement in the United States. The Obama administration and federal agencies extended rights, privileges and benefits to married same-sex couples because of the decision. Early life and education Windsor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 20, 1929, the youngest of three children of James and Celia Schlain, a Russian Jewish immigrant family of modest means. During her childhood, her family suffered as a result of the Great Depression, and her father lost both his candy-and-ice-cream store and their home above it. In school, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie McClurg
Edie McClurg (born July 23, 1945) is an American retired actress and comedian. She has played supporting roles in the films ''Carrie'' (1976), ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), and ''Elvira: Mistress of the Dark'' (1988), and bit parts in ''Cheech and Chong's Next Movie'' (1980), '' Mr. Mom'' (1983) '' Back to School'' (1986), '' Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987), ''A River Runs Through It'' (1992), ''Natural Born Killers'' (1994), ''Flubber'' (1997), and '' Air Bud: Spikes Back'' (2003). On television, McClurg had a recurring role on WKRP in Cincinnati as Herb Tarlek's wife, Lucille. She regularly performed on ''The David Letterman Show'', before playing Bonnie Brindle in ''Small Wonder'' (1985–1987) and Mrs. Patty Poole on '' The Hogan Family'' (1986–1991). As a one-off character, she appeared in ''Alice'', ''Mr. Belvedere'', ''Roseanne'', ''Full House'', ''Seinfeld'', ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''Hannah Montana'', '' Crashb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie (film)
''Edie'' is a 2017 British drama film directed by Simon Hunter and written by Elizabeth O'Halloran. The film stars Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie and Paul Brannigan. The soundtrack was written by Debbie Wiseman. Principal photography began in the Scottish Highlands in 2016. Plot Edith Moore (Edie) is a bitter, gruff woman in her eighties. In the months following her husband George's death, Edie's strained relationship with her daughter Nancy begins to worsen. The question over Edie's future looms large; while Edie tries hard to convince Nancy she can manage fine by herself, Nancy is making plans for her mother to move to a retirement home. Edie feels like it is the beginning of the end. It seems she will die with all the regrets of her past intact and one regret haunts her most of all. When Edie was married, her father planned a hiking trip for them to climb Suilven in the Scottish Highlands. Edie yearned to go, but her husband George, an abusive and controlling man, made her sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Bouvier Beale
Edith Bouvier Beale (November 7, 1917 – January 14, 2002), nicknamed Little Edie, was an American socialite, fashion model, and cabaret performer. She was a first cousin of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Princess Lee Radziwill. She is best known for her participation in the 1975 documentary film '' Grey Gardens,'' by Albert and David Maysles, (along with her mother, Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale, with whom she lived). Early life Beale was born in New York City, the only daughter of Phelan Beale, a lawyer, and Edith Ewing Bouvier. Her mother (known as "Big Edie") was the daughter of Phelan's law partner, John Vernou Bouvier Jr. She was born at 987 Madison Avenue, New York City (now the site of the Carlyle Hotel). She had two younger brothers, Phelan Beale Jr. and Bouvier Beale, and had a lavish upbringing as part of America's "Catholic aristocracy." Beale attended The Spence School and graduated from Miss Porter's School in 1935. Known as "Little Edie," Beale w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Huggins
Edie Huggins (August 14, 1935 – July 29, 2008) was an American television reporter, journalist and broadcaster. In 1966, Huggins became one of the first African-American women to report on television in Philadelphia, remaining a fixture on WCAU-TV for 42 years; the longest consecutive television run of any Philadelphia TV news reporter in history. Early life and career Huggins was born Edith "Eddie" Lou Thompson on August 14, 1935, in Saint Joseph, Missouri. She became known as Edie (pronounced ''Eedee'') later in life. She graduated from Bartlett High School in St. Joseph in 1953. Still going by her given name of Edith at the time, she graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in science from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Huggins began her career by working as a registered nurse in New York City. She was employed by both Bellevue Hospital and Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital. Simultaneously, she was hired as a consultant for the NBC daytime soap ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
