Sugar, Pepper, Pearl, Sunny, Goldie, Bubbles, all those are nicknames borne by petite actress Iris Adrian in several of the 160 movies she made. With such names, don't expect to see her playing Joan of Ark or Electra but it remains that all these pet names reflect her winning femininity, its sweetness, its spiciness, its radiance. What's more ...
May 29, 1912, Los Angeles, California, United States
Died
September 17, 1994, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Nationality
American
Spouse
Charles Over (m. 1935–1936), Ray "Fido" Murphy (m. ?–1983)
Parents
Adrian Earl Hostetter, Florence V. Hostetter
Movies
The Love Bug, The Odd Couple, Lady of Burlesque, The Paleface, Blue Hawaii, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Our Relations, Herbie Goes Bananas, Road to Zanzibar, Shake Hands with Murder, The Errand Boy, Roxie Hart, Freaky Friday, The Woman in the Window, My Favorite Spy, The Fast and the Furious, Swing Hos...
TV Shows
The Ted Knight Show
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
1
She was married three times. Her first two ended in divorce, but her last marriage to football star Ray (Fido) Murphy lasted over 30 years. She had no children.
2
Appeared on several radio programs, including serving as a regular on "The Abbott and Costello Show".
3
Suffered a broken hip during the January 17 1994 Northridge (California) earthquake and died of complications exactly eight months later. She was interred at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.
4
Won the title of Miss Lake Arrowhead in 1929.
5
Attended Miss Page's School for Girls in Los Angeles.
6
She has an entry in: 'The Versatiles: A Study of Supporting Character Actors and Actresses in the American Motion Picture, 1930-1955', written by Aldred E. Towney and Arthur F. McClure, published in 1969.
7
She has an entry in: 'The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia' written by Glenn Mitchell, published in 1996.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Steppin' in Society
1945
Shirley
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
Martha
It's a Pleasure
1945
Wilma
Alaska
1944
Kitty
Bluebeard
1944
Mimi Robert
The Woman in the Window
1944
Streetwalker (uncredited)
I'm from Arkansas
1944
Doris
Swing Hostess
1944
Marge O'Day
The Singing Sheriff
1944
Lefty
Once Upon a Time
1944
Theatregoer (uncredited)
Shake Hands with Murder
1944
Patsy Brent
Million Dollar Kid
1944
Mazie Dunbar
Career Girl
1944
Glenda Benton
His Butler's Sister
1943
Sunshine Twin
Spotlight Scandals
1943
Bernice
Submarine Base
1943
Dorothy
Hers to Hold
1943
Arlene
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
Jenny O'Hara (uncredited)
Lady of Burlesque
1943
Gee Gee Graham
Taxi, Mister
1943
Diner Waitress
Ladies' Day
1943
Kitty McClouen
He's My Guy
1943
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Calaboose
1943
Gert, aka Ma, Sluggy's Moll
The Crystal Ball
1943
Mrs. Angela Martin (uncredited)
Highways by Night
1942
Blonde Chorine
Orchestra Wives
1942
Wisecracking Blonde in Bus Station (uncredited)
Moonlight Masquerade
1942
Contestant (uncredited)
Broadway
1942
Maisie
Fingers at the Window
1942
Babe Stanton (uncredited)
Juke Box Jenny
1942
Jinx Corey
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
Okay's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Peggy
Roxie Hart
1942
'Two-Gun' Gertie Baxter
I Killed That Man
1941
Verne Drake
Swing It Soldier
1941
Dena Maxwellton
New York Town
1941
Toots O'Day (uncredited)
Hard Guy
1941
Goldie Duvall
Sing Another Chorus
1941
Francine La Verne
Wild Geese Calling
1941
Mazie
Too Many Blondes
1941
Hortense Kent
Road to Zanzibar
1941
French Soubrette
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Horror Island
1941
Arleen Grady
Meet the Chump
1941
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Go West
1940
Mary Lou (uncredited)
Meet the Wildcat
1940
Jail Cell Blonde
Back Door to Heaven
1939
Sugar, Burlesque Dancer
...One Third of a Nation...
1939
Myrtle
Man to Man
1937
Short
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
Verna (uncredited)
Mister Cinderella
1936
Lil, Maizie's Friend
Our Relations
1936
Alice
Lady Luck
1936
Rita
Stage Struck
1936
Ms. LaRue (uncredited)
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
Cashier (uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
1936
Muriel Randel
Grand Exit
1935
Diane, First Secretary (uncredited)
The Gay Deception
1935
Gettel's Wife (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony
1935
Sunny Verne
Rumba
1935
Goldie Allen
College Cuties
1930
Short
Iris
Don't Give Up
1930
Short
Midnight Daddies
1930
Model (uncredited)
The Freshman's Goat
1930
Short
Let's Go Native
1930
Chorine (uncredited)
Paramount on Parade
1930
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
Lady In The Audience (uncredited)
The Vagabond King
1930
Extra (uncredited)
Whirls and Girls
1929
Short
4th Girl (unconfirmed)
Chasing Husbands
1928
Short
The Love Boat
1978-1986
TV Series
Emma Baxter / The Amazing Alonzo Groupie
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980
Loud American Wife
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980
TV Movie
Candy Store Proprietor
Trapper John, M.D.
1980
TV Series
Caterer
Getting Married
1978
TV Movie
Neighbor
The Ted Knight Show
1978
TV Series
Dottie
Freaky Friday
1976
Bus Passenger
The Shaggy D.A.
1976
Manageress
Gus
1976
Fan's Wife
No Deposit, No Return
1976
Housewife
Phyllis
1975
TV Series
Mrs. Sadowski
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
Poker Polly
The Doris Day Show
1970-1971
TV Series
Mrs. Miggins / Roxie Harris
Scandalous John
1971
Mavis
The Barefoot Executive
1971
Woman Shopper
Adam-12
1971
TV Series
Waitress
The Love Bug
1968
Carhop
The Odd Couple
1968
Waitress
The Lucy Show
1967
TV Series
Hard Head Hogan
The Beverly Hillbillies
1965-1966
TV Series
Marita / Wife - Marge
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
TV Movie
Tiger Lily
That Darn Cat!
1965
Landlady
Get Smart
1965
TV Series
Mrs. Dawson
Green Acres
1965
TV Series
Mrs. Bennett
Petticoat Junction
1965
TV Series
Mary Sills
The Munsters
1964
TV Series
The Woman
The Jack Benny Program
1953-1964
TV Series
Iris / Weber's Secretary / Abby - Waitress / ...
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
Woman (uncredited)
Arrest and Trial
1964
TV Series
Molly
Going My Way
1963
TV Series
Mrs. Wojack
The Errand Boy
1961
Anastasia Anastasia, Actress
Blue Hawaii
1961
Enid Garvey
The Detectives
1961
TV Series
Millie
The Buccaneer
1958
Capt. Brown's Frowsy Wench
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1958
TV Series
Ruby Page
Carnival Rock
1957
Celia
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
Louise Jensen - Secretary (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1957
TV Series
Waitress
The Lineup
1956
TV Series
Sally McGraw
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956
Short
Mabel - Nurse (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1956
TV Series
Macey
So This Is Hollywood
1955
TV Series
The Fast and the Furious
1955
Wilma Belding, Waitress
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
Short
Bubbles LaVonne (uncredited)
Highway Dragnet
1954
Dolly
Take the High Ground!
1953
Mrs. Butterfly (scenes deleted)
Crime Wave
1953
Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Summer Theatre
1953
TV Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
TV Series
Lady with Umbrella / Woman Who Slaps Lou
Carson City
1952
Saloon Girl in Fight (uncredited)
Heebie Gee-Gees
1952
Short
Wally's Wife
Racket Squad
1952
TV Series
My Favorite Spy
1951
Lola
G.I. Jane
1951
Lt. Adrian
The Scarf
1951
Floozy (uncredited)
Stop That Cab
1951
Lucy
Hunt the Man Down
1950
Marie (uncredited)
Foy Meets Girl
1950
Short
Hi-Jacked
1950
Aggie
Once a Thief
1950
Pearl
Sideshow
1950
Nellie
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
Miss Tuttle
Blondie's Hero
1950
Mae
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
Lulu Troy
Bodyhold
1949
Aggie (uncredited)
Always Leave Them Laughing
1949
Julie Adams
Tough Assignment
1949
Gloria
The Woman on Pier 13
1949
Club Waitress (uncredited)
Trail of the Yukon
1949
Paula
Mighty Joe Young
1949
Gloria (uncredited)
The Lovable Cheat
1949
Madame Mercadet
Flamingo Road
1949
Blanche - Inmate of Women's Prison (uncredited)
The Sky Dragon
1949
Wanda LaFern
My Dream Is Yours
1949
Peggy (uncredited)
Miss Mink of 1949
1949
Mrs. McKelvey
The Paleface
1948
Pepper
Out of the Storm
1948
Ginger
How to Clean House
1948
Short
Isabella, The Maid
Smart Woman
1948
Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women
1947
Rita La May
Love and Learn
1947
New Danceland Hostess (uncredited)
Philo Vance Returns
1947
Maggie McCarthy Blendon, aka Choo-choo Divine
Fall Guy
1947
Mrs. Ed Sindell
Cross My Heart
1946
Miss Baggart
Vacation in Reno
1946
Bunny Wells
The Bamboo Blonde
1946
Montana Jones
The Stork Club
1945
Gwen
Road to Alcatraz
1945
Louise Rogers
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Always Leave Them Laughing
1949
performer: "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" 1932, "This Is Not Goodbye" 1949 - uncredited
The Paleface
1948
performer: "Meetcha Round The Corner"
The Trouble with Women
1947
performer: "Trap That Wolf"
The Bamboo Blonde
1946
performer: "Right Along about Evening"
Swing Hostess
1944
performer: "Highway Polka"
His Butler's Sister
1943
performer: "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" - uncredited
Juke Box Jenny
1942
performer: "Swing To Mother Goose"
Sing Another Chorus
1941
performer: "Boogie Woogie Boogie Man"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1969
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Hollywood Palace
1968
TV Series
Herself
Gypsy
1967
TV Series
Herself
That Regis Philbin Show
1964
TV Series
Herself
Varieties on Parade
1951
Herself
Texaco Star Theatre
1950
TV Series
Herself - Comic Actress
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics