Cause of death Lung cancer Role Actress | Name Cecily Adams Years active 1982–2004 Children Madeline Rose Beaver | |
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Full Name Cecily April Adams Occupation Actress, casting director, acting coach, lyricist Parents Don Adams, Adelaide Efantis Adams Siblings Stacey Adams, Christine Adams, Catherine Adams, Beige Adams, Sean Adams, Caroline Adams Similar People Jim Beaver, Don Adams, Judy Luciano, Dick Yarmy | ||
Cecily Adams Memorial Service
Cecily April Adams (February 6, 1958 – March 3, 2004) was an American actress, casting director, and lyricist.
Contents
- Cecily Adams Memorial Service
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Deep Space Nine appearances
- Filmography
- References
Early life
Adams was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, the daughter of comic actor Don Adams and singer Adelaide Efantis. Her siblings including her brother Sean, and her sisters Carolyn Steele, Christine Adams, Cathy Metchik, Paramount TV exec Stacey Adams and Beige Adams. She attended Beverly Hills High School, where she participated in acting, an activity she continued at the University of California at Irvine.
Career
Adams studied improvisational comedy at the Groundlings and was a member of the Acme Comedy Theater in Los Angeles. She was also an acting coach.
Adams is known for portraying the recurring character of Ishka (also known as "Moogie"), mother of the Ferengi brothers Rom and Quark, in four of her five appearances in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, replacing Andrea Martin. Adams was in fact nine years younger than Armin Shimerman, who played Quark, despite playing his mother.
She appeared in guest roles on a variety of television series including Just Shoot Me!, Murphy Brown, and Party of Five, and with her father in his television series Check It Out! and television movie Get Smart Again. Adams played a lead role in the 1991 independent feature film Little Secrets.
Adams was also a lyricist, and with her collaborator David Burke wrote pop songs as well as commercial jingles and television theme songs.
Adams worked in casting TV series such as Third Rock From the Sun and Eerie, Indiana, and features including American Heart (1992) and Home Room (2002). Until her death, she served as casting director for That '70s Show.
Personal life
Adams was married to actor/writer Jim Beaver in 1989; their daughter Madeline was born in 2001. Adams, though a non-smoker, died of lung cancer on March 3, 2004, at the age of 46, in Los Angeles, California. Her husband's memoir, Life's That Way, details her last few months. She was cremated and her ashes scattered at Fern Canyon in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, and at Franklin Canyon Park in Beverly Hills, California.
Deep Space Nine appearances
Filmography
Casting Director
2006
Kalamazoo?
1999
That '70s Show (TV Series) (128 episodes)
- The Seeker (2004)
- Going Mobile (2004)
- My Wife (2004)
- Sparks (2004)
- 5:15 (2004)
- Squeeze Box (2004)
- Substitute (2004)
- Do You Think It's Alright? (2004)
- Happy Jack (2004)
- Man with Money (2004)
- Who Are You (2004)
- Baby Don't You Do It (2004)
- Won't Get Fooled Again (2004)
- Sally Simpson (2004)
- I Can See for Miles (2004)
- A Legal Matter (2004)
- Young Man Blues (2004)
- I'm a Boy (2004)
- Christmas (2003)
- We're Not Gonna Take It (2003)
- I'm Free (2003)
- The Acid Queen (2003)
- Magic Bus (2003)
- Join Together (2003)
- The Kids Are Alright (2003)
- Celebration Day (2003)
- Immigrant Song (2003)
- Nobody's Fault But Mine (2003)
- You Shook Me (2003)
- Trampled Under Foot (2003)
- No Quarter (2003)
- Bring It on Home (2003)
- Hey Hey What Can I Do (2003)
- The Battle of Evermore (2003)
- Whole Lotta Love (2003)
- When the Levee Breaks (2003)
- Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (2003)
- Your Time Is Gonna Come (2003)
- Misty Mountain Hop (2003)
- The Girl I Love (2003)
- The Crunge (2002)
- Black Dog (2002)
- Thank You (2002)
- Hot Dog (2002)
- Over the Hills and Far Away (2002)
- Ramble On (2002)
- What Is and What Should Never Be (2002)
- Heartbreaker (2002)
- I Can't Quit You Babe (2002)
- Going to California (2002)
- Love, Wisconsin Style (2002)
- Everybody Loves Casey (2002)
- Eric's False Alarm (2002)
- That '70s Musical (2002)
- Hyde's Birthday (2002)
- Eric's Corvette Caper (2002)
- Prank Day (2002)
- Class Picture (2002) - (uncredited)
- Jackie's Cheese Squeeze (2002)
- Leo Loves Kitty (2002)
- Kelso's Career (2002)
- Tornado Prom (2002)
- Donna Dates a Kelso (2002) - (uncredited)
- Eric's Hot Cousin (2002)
- Jackie Says Cheese (2002)
- An Eric Forman Christmas (2001)
- The Third Wheel (2001)
- Red and Stacey (2001)
- The Forgotten Son (2001) - (uncredited)
- Donna's Story (2001) - (uncredited)
- Uncomfortable Ball Stuff (2001) - (uncredited)
- The Relapse (2001)
- Bye Bye Basement (2001)
- Hyde Gets the Girl (2001)
- Pinciotti vs. Forman (2001)
- Eric's Depression (2001)
- It's a Wonderful Life (2001)
- The Promise Ring (2001)
- Backstage Pass (2001)
- Canadian Road Trip (2001)
- Fez Dates Donna (2001)
- Eric's Drunken Tattoo (2001)
- Holy Craps (2001)
- Eric's Naughty No-no (2001)
- The Trials of M. Kelso (2001)
- Kitty's Birthday (That's Today?!) (2001)
- Romantic Weekend (2001)
- Donna's Panties (2001)
- Radio Daze (2001)
- Dine & Dash (2001)
- Fez Gets the Girl (2001)
- Who Wants It More? (2001)
- Ice Shack (2001)
- Hyde's Christmas Rager (2000)
- Jackie Bags Hyde (2000)
- Baby Fever (2000)
- Eric's Panties (2000)
- Roller Disco (2000)
- Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die (2000)
- Hyde's Father (2000)
- Red Sees Red (2000)
- Reefer Madness (2000)
- Moon Over Point Place (2000)
- Cat Fight Club (2000)
- Red Fired Up (2000)
- Holy Crap! (2000)
- Jackie Moves On (2000)
- Kelso's Serenade (2000)
- Kiss of Death (2000)
- Parents Find Out (2000)
- Kitty and Eric's Night Out (2000)
- After Glow (2000)
- The First Time (2000)
- Burning Down the House (2000)
- Red's New Job (2000)
- Hunting (2000)
- Eric's Stash (2000)
- Laurie Moves Out (1999)
- Red's Birthday (1999)
- Eric Gets Suspended (1999)
- Sleepover (1999)
- I Love Cake (1999)
- Vanstock (1999)
- Halloween (1999)
- Laurie and the Professor (1999)
- The Velvet Rope (1999)
- Red's Last Day (1999)
- Garage Sale (1999)
2004
My Life Is a Sitcom (TV Series) (1 episode)
- On the Road (2004)
2003
Titletown (TV Movie)
2003
Wave Babes (Video)
2002
Young Arthur (TV Movie)
2002
That '80s Show (TV Series) (13 episodes)
- Sophia's Depressed (2002)
- Beach Party (2002)
- Road Trip (2002)
- Punk Club (2002)
- Double Date (2002)
- After the Kiss (2002)
- Katie's Birthday (2002)
- Spring Break '84 (2002)
- My Dead Friend (2002)
- Corey's Remix (2002)
- Tuesday Comes Over (2002)
- Valentine's Day (2002)
- Pilot (2002)
2002
Home Room
1998
3rd Rock from the Sun (TV Series) (49 episodes)
- The Big Giant Head Returns Again: Part 2 (2000)
- The Big Giant Head Returns Again: Part 1 (2000)
- Dick Solomon's Day Off (2000)
- Frankie Goes to Rutherford (2000)
- Dick and Harry Fall Down a Hole (2000)
- Shall We Dick? (2000)
- Dick Strikes Out (2000)
- Youth Is Wasted on the Dick (2000)
- This Little Dick Went to Market (2000)
- The Big Giant Head Returns (2000)
- Rutherford Beauty (2000)
- Dick Puts the 'Id' in Cupid (2000)
- Gwen, Larry, Dick and Mary (2000)
- The Loud Solomon Family: A Dickumentary (2000)
- Charitable Dick (1999)
- Sex and the Sally (1999)
- Dick, Who's Coming to Dinner (1999)
- Dick and Tuck (1999)
- Dial M for Dick (1999)
- The Fifth Solomon (1999)
- Dick for Tat (1999)
- Dick's Big Giant Headache: Part 2 (1999)
- Dick's Big Giant Headache: Part 1 (1999)
- Near Dick Experience (1999)
- Dick v. Strudwick (1999)
- Alien Hunter (1999)
- Citizen Solomon (1999)
- Dick 'The Mouth' Solomon (1999)
- Y2dicK (1999)
- Superstitious Dick (1999)
- The House That Dick Built (1999)
- Paranoid Dick (1999)
- Sally Forth (1999)
- Dick and Taxes (1999)
- Dick Solomon of the Indiana Solomons (1999)
- Two-Faced Dick (1999)
- Happy New Dick! (1998)
- Indecent Dick (1998)
- D3: Judgment Day (1998)
- I Am Dick Pentameter! (1998)
- What's Love Got to Do, Got to Do with Dick? (1998)
- Collect Call for Dick (1998)
- Feelin' Albright (1998)
- Power Mad Dick (1998)
- Dr. Solomon's Traveling Alien Show (1998)
- Eat, Drink, Dick, Mary (1998)
- When Aliens Camp (1998)
- My Daddy's Little Girl (1998)
1995
Flash Forward (TV Series) (18 episodes)
- Maltese Chicken (1997)
- Love Letters (1997)
- Good Sports (1997)
- Funny Like Me (1997)
- Flossed in the Woods (1997)
- Curtain Call (1997)
- Apeward Bound (1997)
- Presents (1997)
- Mudpack (1997)
- Skate Bait (1997)
- Double Bill (1997)
- That's My Baby (1997)
- Scalpers (1997)
- Speechless (1997)
- Saboteurs (1996)
- Fright Night (1996)
- Cool Book (1996)
- House Party (1995)
1997
Lost on Earth (TV Series) (9 episodes)
- Death of a Custodian (1997)
- Where There's Smoke (1997)
- Father's Day (1997)
- Acceptance (1997)
- Metamorphosis (1997)
- Freedom (1997)
- Commitment (1997)
- The Rudy Show (1997)
- They're Alive (1997)
1996
Bone Chillers (TV Series) (12 episodes)
- Shmendel's Comet (1996)
- Edgar Allan Poe-Session (1996)
- Root of All Evil (1996)
- Gorilla My Dreams (1996)
- Mr. Fitz and Dr. Hyde (1996)
- Romeo and Ghouliette (1996)
- Charlotte's Revenge (1996)
- Mummy Dearest (1996)
- Frankenturkey (1996)
- Back to School (1996)
- Teacher Creature (1996)
- Art Intimidates Life (1996)
1996
Not Necessarily the Election (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Jail News
1992
Adventures in Wonderland (TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Untwist of Fate (1994)
- The Royalty Trap (1993)
- Games Shows People Play (1993)
- Noses Off (1992)
- TechnoBunny (1992)
- On a Roll (1992)
1992
Overexposed (TV Movie)
1992
American Heart
1991
Eerie, Indiana (TV Series) (19 episodes)
- Zombies in P.J.s (1992) - (uncredited)
- The Broken Record (1992) - (uncredited)
- Reality Takes a Holiday (1992) - (uncredited)
- The Loyal Order of Corn (1992) - (uncredited)
- No Brain, No Pain (1992) - (uncredited)
- Mr. Chaney (1992) - (uncredited)
- Tornado Days (1992) - (uncredited)
- The Hole in the Head Gang (1992) - (uncredited)
- Marshall's Theory of Believability (1992)
- The Lost Hour (1991) - (uncredited)
- Who's Who (1991) - (uncredited)
- The Dead Letter (1991) - (uncredited)
- Heart on a Chain (1991) - (uncredited)
- Just Say No Fun (1991) - (uncredited)
- Scariest Home Videos (1991) - (uncredited)
- The Losers (1991) - (uncredited)
- ATM with a Heart of Gold (1991) - (uncredited)
- The Retainer (1991) - (uncredited)
- ForeverWare (1991)
1991
Little Secrets
1991
Edge of Honor
1989
The Forgotten One
1988
Defense Play
1988
Destroyer
1987
Sweet Revenge
Actress
1997
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) as
Ishka / Patron in Vic's Lounge
- What You Leave Behind (1999) - Patron in Vic's Lounge (uncredited)
- The Dogs of War (1999) - Ishka
- Profit and Lace (1998) - Ishka
- The Magnificent Ferengi (1998) - Ishka
- Ferengi Love Songs (1997) - Ishka
1999
Total Recall 2070 (TV Series) as
Records Clerk
- Virtual Justice (1999) - Records Clerk
1997
Jenny (TV Series) as
Mother
- A Girl's Gotta Deck the Halls (1997) - Mother
1997
Murphy Brown (TV Series) as
Secretary #86
- Florence Night-en Corky (1997) - Secretary #86
1997
Party of Five (TV Series) as
Diana
- Past Imperfect (1997) - Diana
1997
Just Shoot Me! (TV Series) as
Doris
- Secretary's Day (1997) - Doris
1996
Murder One (TV Series) as
Roberta Vogel
- Chapter Four, Year Two (1996) - Roberta Vogel
1995
Courthouse (TV Series) as
Caroline
- Mitigating Circumstances - Caroline
1995
Cleghorne! (TV Series) as
Gina
1995
Home Improvement (TV Series) as
Dana
- Bachelor of the Year (1995) - Dana
1993
Melrose Place (TV Series) as
Receptionist
- Suspicious Minds (1993) - Receptionist
1993
Ordeal in the Arctic (TV Movie) as
Captain Judy Trepanier
1991
Equal Justice (TV Series) as
Cynthia
- What Color Are My Eyes? (1991) - Cynthia
1991
Little Secrets as
Roxanne
1989
Get Smart, Again! (TV Movie) as
Customer
1988
The Equalizer (TV Series) as
Claudia
- Target of Choice (1988) - Claudia
1987
Check It Out (TV Series) as
Psychiatrist
- Howard Hemingway (1987) - Psychiatrist
1982
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Roommate
- Bitter Pill (1982) - Roommate
1982
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
Muffin Goldstein
- The Dead Letter File (1982) - Muffin Goldstein
Casting Department
2002
Young Arthur (TV Movie) (casting: Los Angeles - uncredited)
1998
Reducing Stanley (Short) (casting consultant)
1994
The Fox Cubhouse (TV Series) (casting coordinator - 1994)
1989
The Forgotten One (casting consultant)
1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (casting assistant - uncredited)
1987
Retribution (casting assistant)
1987
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (casting assistant - 4 episodes)
- The Final Twist (1987) - (casting assistant)
- The Specialty of the House (1987) - (casting assistant)
- Man on the Edge (1987) - (casting assistant)
- The Initiation (1987) - (casting assistant)
1987
Amerika (TV Mini Series) (casting assistant - 3 episodes)
- Part IV (1987) - (casting assistant)
- Part II (1987) - (casting assistant)
- Part I (1987) - (casting assistant)
Soundtrack
1998
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Profit and Lace (1998) - (performer: "Slug-O-Cola" - uncredited)
Thanks
2018
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Documentary) (in loving memory of)
2006
Kalamazoo? (in memory of)
2005
A Couple of Days and Nights (special thanks)
2004
That '70s Show (TV Series) (in loving memory of our friend - 1 episode)
- Who Are You (2004) - (in loving memory of our friend)
Archive Footage
2018
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Documentary) as
Self - Moogie
References
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