Occupation Actress Years active 1948-1964 | Name Edna Skinner Role Film actress | |
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Born May 23, 1921 ( 1921-05-23 ) Washington, D.C., U.S. Movies and TV shows Similar People Larry Keating, Connie Hines, Leon Ames, Alan Young, Walter R Brooks | ||
Edna Skinner (May 23, 1921 – August 8, 2003) was an American film and television actress notable for playing Kay Addison, neighbor of Wilbur Post, in the iconic TV series Mister Ed. Her character was replaced months after her onscreen husband (Larry Keating) died; according to Alan Young in his Archive of American Television interview, the writers tried to make her a widow on the show, but finally decided to bring in another married couple, Gordon and Winnie Kirkwood, played by Leon Ames and Florence MacMichael, and Edna Skinner had to leave the show.
Skinner retired from acting in 1964 and was later a noted authority on fly fishing. She died of heart failure at her home in North Bend, Oregon on August 8, 2003, at the age of 82.
Filmography
Actress
1964
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Sadie Clayburn
- Tekawitha McLeod (1964) - Sadie Clayburn
1964
The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wright
- The House of Granny (1964) - Mrs. Wright
1961
Mister Ed (TV Series) as
Kay Addison
- Ed the Musician (1964) - Kay Addison
- Taller Than She (1963) - Kay Addison
- Oh, Those Hats! (1963) - Kay Addison (credit only)
- Getting Ed's Goat (1963) - Kay Addison
- Don't Laugh at Horses (1963) - Kay Addison
- Be Kind to Humans (1963) - Kay Addison
- Patter of Little Hooves (1963) - Kay Addison
- Ed Discovers America (1963) - Kay Addison
- Wilbur Post, Honorary Horse (1963) - Kay Addison
- Leo Durocher Meets Mister Ed (1963) - Kay Addison
- The Blessed Event (1963) - Kay Addison
- Doctor Ed (1963) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Emancipator (1963) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Zebra (1963) - Kay Addison
- The Price of Apples (1963) - Kay Addison
- Wilbur's Father (1963) - Kay Addison
- Working Wives (1963) - Kay Addison
- Ed and the Secret Service (1963) - Kay Addison
- Horse Talk (1963) - Kay Addison (credit only)
- Unemployment Show (1963) - Kay Addison
- Big Pine Lodge (1963) - Kay Addison
- Ol' Rockin' Chair (1963) - Kay Addison
- Ed and the Bicycle (1963) - Kay Addison
- Horse of a Different Color (1962) - Kay Addison
- Wilbur the Masher (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed and Paul Revere (1962) - Kay Addison
- Disappearing Horse (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed, the Pilgrim (1962) - Kay Addison
- Horse Party (1962) - Kay Addison
- Wilbur in the Lion's Den (1962) - Kay Addison
- Horse Sense (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed and the Allergy (1962) - Kay Addison
- The Bashful Clipper (1962) - Kay Addison
- Wilbur and Ed in Show Biz (1962) - Kay Addison
- Wilbur the Good Samaritan (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed Gets Amnesia (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed, the Matchmaker (1962) - Kay Addison (credit only)
- Clint Eastwood Meets Mister Ed (1962) - Kay Addison
- Lie Detector (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Beachcomber (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed's New Neighbors (1962) - Kay Addison
- Bald Horse (1962) - Kay Addison
- No Horses Allowed (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed's Word of Honor (1962) - Kay Addison
- George Burns Meets Mister Ed (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed, the Horse Doctor (1962) - Kay Addison
- Horse Wash (1962) - Kay Addison (credit only)
- Zsa Zsa (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Beneficiary (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed's Bed (1962) - Kay Addison
- The Wrestler (1962) - Kay Addison
- Ed and the Elephant (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed, the Salesman (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Hero (1961) - Kay Addison
- Mister Ed's Blues (1961) - Kay Addison (credit only)
- Hunting Show (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Voter (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Jumper (1961) - Kay Addison (credit only)
- Ed the Redecorator (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed's Ancestors (1961) - Kay Addison
- The Horsetronaut (1961) - Kay Addison
- My Son, My Son (1961) - Kay Addison
- Wilbur Sells Ed (1961) - Kay Addison
- The Contest (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed Cries Wolf (1961) - Kay Addison
- The Other Woman (1961) - Kay Addison
- The Mustache (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed Agrees to Talk (1961) - Kay Addison
- Little Boy (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed's New Shoes (1961) - Kay Addison
- A Man for Velma (1961) - Kay Addison
- Psychoanalyst Show (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Stoolpigeon (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Songwriter (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Tout (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed's Mother (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Witness (1961) - Kay Addison
- The Missing Statue (1961) - Kay Addison
- The Aunt (1961) - Kay Addison
- Pageant Show (1961) - Kay Addison
- Ed the Lover (1961) - Kay Addison
- Sorority House (1961) - Kay Addison (voice)
- Stable for Three (1961) - Kay Addison
- Kiddy Park (1961) - Kay Addison
- Busy Wife (1961) - Kay Addison
- The Ventriloquist (1961) - Kay Addison
1957
Footsteps in the Night as
Bus Ticket Saleslady (uncredited)
1956
Friendly Persuasion as
Opal Hudspeth
1956
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Eva
- Ten Percent (1956) - Eva
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Jane Palmer
- The Steve Carey Story (1955) - Jane Palmer
1955
The Second Greatest Sex as
Cassie Slater
1955
Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) as
Wilma Joyce
- The Lady and the Lion (1955) - Wilma Joyce
1953
Topper (TV Series) as
Maggie
- The Neighbors (1955) - Maggie
- Topper in Mexico (1955) - Maggie
- Topper's Rejuvenation (1955) - Maggie
- Topper's Deception (1955) - Maggie
- Topper's Accident (1954) - Maggie
- Topper Lives Again (1954) - Maggie
- Topper Goes to Washington (1954) - Maggie
- The Chess Player (1954) - Maggie
- Topper Strikes Gold (1954) - Maggie
- The Seance (1954) - Maggie
- County Fair (1954) - Maggie
- The Car Story (1953) - Maggie
1954
The Long, Long Trailer as
Maude Barrett (uncredited)
1953
Easy to Love as
Nancy Parmel
1953
My Hero (TV Series) as
Mrs. Trevor
- Africa Calling (1953) - Mrs. Trevor
1948
The Kissing Bandit as
Juanita
Soundtrack
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Mister Ed (TV Series) (1 episode, 1963) (performer - 1 episode, 1964)
- Ed the Musician (1964) - (performer: "Rapture Of Your Love" - uncredited)
- Don't Laugh at Horses (1963) - ("The Gallup (Cancan)", uncredited)
1956
Friendly Persuasion (performer: "Marry Me, Marry Me" (1956))
Self
1963
Stump the Stars (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Panelist
- The Mister Ed Cast (1963) - Self - Guest Panelist
References
Edna Skinner Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA