Occupation Actress, dancer Role Actress | Name Iris Adrian Years active 1928–1980 | |
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Full Name Iris Adrian Hostetter Spouse Charles Over (m. 1935–1936), Ray "Fido" Murphy (m. ?–1983) Parents Adrian Earl Hostetter, Florence V. Hostetter Movies The Love Bug, Lady of Burlesque, The Paleface, The Odd Couple, Swing Hostess Similar People Norman Z McLeod, William A Wellman, Sam Katzman, Sam Newfield, Robert Stevenson | ||
Iris adrian tribute
Iris Adrian Hosetter (May 29, 1912 – September 17, 1994) was an American actress and dancer.
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- Iris adrian tribute
- George raft and iris adrian in rumba 1935
- Life and career
- Personal life
- Death
- Short subjects
- Filmography
- References
George raft and iris adrian in rumba 1935
Life and career
Iris Adrian Hostetter was an only child, born in Los Angeles, California, to Florence (née Van Every) and Adrian Earl Hostetter, who wed in 1909 in Los Angeles. She was raised by her single mother in Los Angeles. She was a graduate of Hollywood High School.
Adrian won a beauty pageant and worked with the Ziegfeld Follies before she entered films at the end of the silent era in Chasing Husbands (1928) and appeared as an extra or chorus girl in early sound films like Paramount on Parade (1930).
During the 1930s she specialised in playing hard-boiled gals, glamorous gold-diggers, and gangsters' "molls". She played supporting roles in numerous features. She played "Gee-Gee Graham" in Lady of Burlesque. In the Jerry Lewis comedy, The Errand Boy, she played a glamorous movie star "Anastasia Anastasia", whose on-set birthday party is wrecked by Lewis's shenanigans. She made voice appearances on several radio programs, including the Abbott and Costello Show.
She acted regularly, albeit without achieving star status, and by the end of the 1960s had appeared in more than one hundred films. In her later years she appeared in several Walt Disney films, including That Darn Cat!, The Love Bug, The Shaggy D.A., Freaky Friday, and No Deposit, No Return. Disney director Robert Stevenson considered Adrian his "good-luck charm". On television, she was a member of the cast of the unsuccessful situation comedy The Ted Knight Show in the spring of 1978. She also played numerous guest roles in television series such as Get Smart, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, The Munsters, The Love Boat, The Lucy Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, and The Jack Benny Show.
Personal life
She was married three times, the first time to Charles Over from 1935 to 1936; that marriage ended in divorce. Her second marriage, to George Jay, also ended in divorce. Her third and final marriage was to Ray Murphy, and lasted more than 30 years until his death in 1983. None of the marriages produced children.
Death
Adrian died in Los Angeles, from injuries sustained during the 1994 Northridge earthquake eight months earlier.
Short subjects
Filmography
Actress
1978
The Love Boat (TV Series) as
Emma Baxter / The Amazing Alonzo Groupie
- Hello, Emily/The Tour Guide/The Winning Number (1986) - Emma Baxter
- Ship of Ghouls (1978) - The Amazing Alonzo Groupie
1980
Herbie Goes Bananas as
Loud American Wife
1980
Murder Can Hurt You! (TV Movie) as
Candy Store Proprietor
1980
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) as
Caterer
- Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today? (1980) - Caterer
1979
Brothers and Sisters (TV Series) as
Monique
- Spring Vacation (1979) - Monique
1978
Getting Married (TV Movie) as
Neighbor
1978
The Ted Knight Show (TV Series) as
Dottie
- The Honeymoon Game (1978) - Dottie
- Sweet Sixteen (1978) - Dottie
- The Wedding (1978) - Dottie
- Hop to It (1978) - Dottie
- My Hero (1978) - Dottie
- Strike (1978) - Dottie
1976
Freaky Friday as
Bus Passenger
1976
The Shaggy D.A. as
Manageress
1976
Gus as
Fan's Wife
1976
No Deposit, No Return as
Housewife
1975
Phyllis (TV Series) as
Mrs. Sadowski
- Leaving Home (1975) - Mrs. Sadowski
1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang as
Poker Polly
1970
The Doris Day Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Miggins / Roxie Harris
- A Weighty Problem (1971) - Mrs. Miggins
- Buck Visits the Big City (1970) - Roxie Harris
1971
Scandalous John as
Mavis
1971
The Barefoot Executive as
Woman Shopper
1971
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Waitress
- Log 155: Internal Affairs - Blackmail (1971) - Waitress
1968
The Love Bug as
Carhop
1968
The Odd Couple as
Waitress
1967
The Lucy Show (TV Series) as
Hard Head Hogan
- Lucy Meets the Law (1967) - Hard Head Hogan
1965
The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) as
Marita / Wife - Marge
- Clampett Cha Cha Cha (1966) - Marita
- Jed's Temptation (1965) - Wife - Marge
1966
Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV Movie) as
Tiger Lily
1965
Get Smart (TV Series) as
Mrs. Dawson
- The Day Smart Turned Chicken (1965) - Mrs. Dawson
1965
That Darn Cat! as
Landlady Mrs. Tabin
1965
Green Acres (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bennett
- Lisa's First Day on the Farm (1965) - Mrs. Bennett
1965
Petticoat Junction (TV Series) as
Mary Sills
- There's No Business with Show Business (1965) - Mary Sills
1964
The Munsters (TV Series) as
The Woman
- Grandpa Leaves Home (1964) - The Woman
1953
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) as
Iris / Weber's Secretary / Abby - Waitress / ...
- Amateur Night (1964) - Iris
- The Bob Hope Show (1962) - Weber's Secretary
- Modern Prison Sketch (1962) - Abby - Waitress
- Detective Story (1961) - Shoplifter
- Hong Kong Suit (1960) - Mildred, Manicurist
- Hillbilly Act (1958) - Ms. Adrian
- Hope and Benny in Agent's Office (1957) - Secretary
- Talent Show (1956) - Member: The Landrews Sisters (as The Landrews Sisters)
- Jack Opens Beverly Hills Office (1956) - Miss Adrian - Jack's Secretary
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
1964
Arrest and Trial (TV Series) as
Woman
- Modus Operandi (1964) - Woman
1963
Going My Way (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wojack
- A Tough Act to Follow (1963) - Mrs. Wojack
1962
Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) as
Molly
- The Broken Thread (1962) - Molly (uncredited)
1961
The Errand Boy as
Anastasia Anastasia - Actress
1961
Blue Hawaii as
Enid Garvey
1961
The Detectives (TV Series) as
Millie
- Bad Apple (1961) - Millie
1958
The Buccaneer as
Capt. Brown's Frowsy Wench
1958
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Ruby Page
- Counterfeit Ghost (1958) - Ruby Page
1957
The Helen Morgan Story as
Louise Jensen - Secretary (uncredited)
1957
Sugarfoot (TV Series) as
Waitress
- Reluctant Hero (1957) - Waitress
1957
Carnival Rock as
Celia
1956
The Lineup (TV Series) as
Sally McGraw
- The Deadwood Case (1956) - Sally McGraw
1956
So You Want to Be Pretty (Short) as
Mabel - Nurse (uncredited)
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Macey
- And So Died Riabouchinska (1956) - Macey
1955
So This Is Hollywood (TV Series)
- The Achilles Heel of Pudge Heffledorfer (1955)
1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives (Short) as
Bubbles LaVonne (uncredited)
1954
The Fast and the Furious as
Wilma Belding - Waitress
1954
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Waitress
- The Auto Accident (1954) - Waitress
1954
Highway Dragnet as
Sally
1953
Crime Wave as
Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)
1953
Take the High Ground! as
Mrs. Butterfly (scenes deleted)
1953
Summer Theatre (TV Series)
- Foo Young (1953)
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) as
Lady with Umbrella / Woman Who Slaps Lou
- Jail (1952) - Lady with Umbrella
- The Drugstore (1952) - Woman Who Slaps Lou
1952
Carson City as
Saloon Girl in Fight (uncredited)
1952
Heebie Gee-Gees (Short) as
Wally's Wife
1952
Racket Squad (TV Series)
- Three Ring Circus (1952)
1951
My Favorite Spy as
Lola
1951
Varieties on Parade as
Iris Adrian
1951
G.I. Jane as
Lt. Adrian
1951
The Scarf as
Floozy (uncredited)
1951
Stop That Cab as
Lucy
1950
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton as
Imogene La Rue (uncredited)
1950
Hunt the Man Down as
Marie (uncredited)
1950
Foy Meets Girl (Short)
1950
Hi-Jacked as
Aggie
1950
Once a Thief as
Pearl
1950
Sideshow as
Nellie
1950
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as
Miss Tuttle
1950
Blondie's Hero as
Mae
1949
There's a Girl in My Heart as
Lulu Troy
1949
Bodyhold as
Aggie (uncredited)
1949
Always Leave Them Laughing as
Julie Adams
1949
Tough Assignment as
Gloria
1949
The Woman on Pier 13 as
Club Waitress (uncredited)
1949
Trail of the Yukon as
Paula
1949
Mighty Joe Young as
Gloria (uncredited)
1949
The Lovable Cheat as
Madame Mercadet
1949
Flamingo Road as
Blanche - Inmate of Women's Prison (uncredited)
1949
The Sky Dragon as
Wanda LaFern
1949
My Dream Is Yours as
Peggy (uncredited)
1949
Miss Mink of 1949 as
Mrs. McKelvey
1948
The Paleface as
Pepper
1948
Out of the Storm as
Ginger
1948
How to Clean House (Short) as
Isabella, The Maid
1948
Smart Woman as
Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)
1947
The Trouble with Women as
Rita La May
1947
Love and Learn as
New Danceland Hostess (uncredited)
1947
Philo Vance Returns as
Maggie McCarthy Blendon, aka Choo-choo Divine
1947
Fall Guy as
Mrs. Ed Sindell
1946
Cross My Heart as
Miss Baggart
1946
Vacation in Reno as
Bunny Wells
1946
The Bamboo Blonde as
Montana Jones
1945
The Stork Club as
Gwen
1945
Road to Alcatraz as
Louise Rogers
1945
Steppin' in Society as
Shirley
1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous as
Martha
1945
It's a Pleasure as
Wilma
1944
Alaska as
Kitty
1944
I'm from Arkansas as
Doris
1944
Bluebeard as
Mimi Robert
1944
The Woman in the Window as
Streetwalker (uncredited)
1944
The Singing Sheriff as
Lefty
1944
Swing Hostess as
Marge O'Day
1944
Once Upon a Time as
Theatregoer (uncredited)
1944
Shake Hands with Murder as
Patsy Brent
1944
Million Dollar Kid as
Maisie Dunbar
1944
Career Girl as
Glenda Benton
1943
His Butler's Sister as
Sunshine Twin
1943
Spotlight Scandals as
Bernice
1943
Submarine Base as
Dorothy
1943
Hers to Hold as
Arlene
1943
Action in the North Atlantic as
Jenny O'Hara (uncredited)
1943
Lady of Burlesque as
Gee Gee Graham
1943
Taxi, Mister as
Waitress
1943
Ladies' Day as
Kitty McClouen
1943
He's My Guy as
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1943
Calaboose as
Ma
1943
The Crystal Ball as
Mrs. Angela Martin (uncredited)
1942
Highways by Night as
Blonde Chorine
1942
Orchestra Wives as
Wisecracking Blonde in Bus Station (uncredited)
1942
Moonlight Masquerade as
Contestant (uncredited)
1942
Fingers at the Window as
Babe Stanton (uncredited)
1942
Juke Box Jenny as
Jinx Corey
1942
To the Shores of Tripoli as
Okay's Girlfriend (uncredited)
1942
Broadway as
Maisie
1942
Rings on Her Fingers as
Peggy
1942
Roxie Hart as
'Two-Gun' Gertie Baxter
1941
I Killed That Man as
Verne Drake
1941
Swing It Soldier as
Dena Maxwellton
1941
New York Town as
Toots O'Day (uncredited)
1941
Hard Guy as
Goldie Duvall
1941
Sing Another Chorus as
Francine La Verne
1941
Wild Geese Calling as
Mazie
1941
Too Many Blondes as
Hortense Kent
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne as
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1941
Road to Zanzibar as
French Soubrette
1941
Horror Island as
Arleen Grady
1941
Meet the Chump as
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1940
Go West as
Mary Lou (uncredited)
1940
Meet the Wildcat as
Jail Cell Blonde
1939
Back Door to Heaven as
Sugar, Burlesque Dancer
1939
...One Third of a Nation... as
Myrtle
1937
Man to Man (Short)
1936
Gold Diggers of 1937 as
Verna (uncredited)
1936
Mister Cinderella as
Lil - Maizie's Friend
1936
Our Relations as
Alice
1936
Lady Luck as
Rita
1936
Stage Struck as
Ms. LaRue (uncredited)
1936
One Rainy Afternoon as
Cashier (uncredited)
1936
The Criminal Within as
Muriel Randel
1935
Grand Exit as
Diane, First Secretary (uncredited)
1935
The Gay Deception as
Gettel's Wife (uncredited)
1935
Stolen Harmony as
Sunny Verne
1935
Rumba as
Goldie Allen
1930
College Cuties (Short) as
Iris
1930
Don't Give Up (Short)
1930
Midnight Daddies as
Model (uncredited)
1930
The Freshman's Goat (Short)
1930
Let's Go Native as
Island Girl (uncredited)
1930
Paramount on Parade as
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1930
Lord Byron of Broadway as
Lady In The Audience (uncredited)
1930
The Vagabond King as
Extra (uncredited)
1929
Whirls and Girls (Short) as
4th Girl (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1928
Chasing Husbands (Short)
Soundtrack
1949
Always Leave Them Laughing (performer: "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (1932), "This Is Not Goodbye" (1949) - uncredited)
1948
The Paleface (performer: "Meetcha Round The Corner")
1947
The Trouble with Women (performer: "Trap That Wolf")
1946
The Bamboo Blonde (performer: "Right Along about Evening")
1944
Swing Hostess (performer: "Highway Polka")
1943
His Butler's Sister (performer: "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" - uncredited)
1942
Juke Box Jenny (performer: "Swing To Mother Goose")
1941
Sing Another Chorus (performer: "Boogie Woogie Boogie Man")
Self
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 13 May 1969 (1969) - Self - Guest
1965
Gypsy (TV Series) as
Self / Self - actress / Self - comedic actress
- Fannie Flagg, Iris Adrian (1968) - Self - comedic actress
- Pinky Lee, Iris Adrian (1967) - Self
- Iris Adrian, Kaye Stevens (1967) - Self
- Godfrey Cambridge, Iris Adrian (1967) - Self - actress
- Harry Richman, Iris Adrian, Sally Rand (1967) - Self - actress
- Gisele Mackenzie, Iris Adrian (1966) - Self - actress
- Godrey Cambridge, Ida Mae McKenzie, Iris Adrian (1966) - Self
- Iris Adrian (1966) - Self
- Iris Adrian (1966) - Self
- Zsa Zsa Gabor, Iris Adrian (1966) - Self - actress
- Iris Adrian, Juanita Musson (1966) - Self - actress
- The Shoe-Bee (1966) - Self
- Gisele Mackenzie, Monique Van Vooren, Iris Adrian (1966) - Self
- Gisele Mackenzie, Iris Adrian, Monique van Vooren (1965) - Self
- Gisele Mackenzie, Iris Adrian, Paul Goldin (1965) - Self
1968
The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #5.18 (1968) - Self
1964
That Regis Philbin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.34 (1964) - Self
1957
The Gisele MacKenzie Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Jack Benny (1957) - Self
- Bob Crosby (1957) - Self
- Ronald Reagan (1957) - Self
- Dennis Day (1957) - Self
- Art Linkletter (1957) - Self
1950
The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) as
Self - Comic Actress
- Charles Coburn, Robert Alda, Borrah Minevitch & His Harmonica Rascals (1950) - Self - Comic Actress
Archive Footage
2008
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV Movie documentary)
1997
Biography (TV Series documentary) as
Pepper (clip from The Paleface (1948))
- Jane Russell: Body and Soul (1997) - Pepper (clip from The Paleface (1948)) (uncredited)
1986
The Laurel and Hardy Show (TV Series) as
Alice (1986)
1973
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Housewife / Bus Passenger / Shopper / ...
- No Deposit, No Return: Part 2 (1982) - Housewife
- No Deposit, No Return: Part 1 (1982) - Housewife
- Freaky Friday: Part 2 (1982) - Bus Passenger
- Freaky Friday: Part 1 (1982) - Bus Passenger
- That Darn Cat! (1980) - Mrs. Tabin the Landlady
- The Love Bug (1979) - Carhop
- The Shaggy D.A. (1978) - Manageress
- Gus (1977) - Fan's Wife
- The Apple Dumpling Gang (1976) - Poker Polly
- The Barefoot Executive: Part 2 (1973) - Shopper
- The Barefoot Executive: Part 1 (1973) - Shopper
1968
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (TV Movie) as
Alice (uncredited)
1952
Yukon Gold as
Saloon Singer (uncredited)
1949
Two Knights from Brooklyn as
Diner Waitress (uncredited)
References
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