Lillian Adams

Lillian Adams (May 13, 1922 – May 25, 2011) was an American actress who appeared in over 100 film and television roles.

Lillian Adams
Adams in Tormented (1960)
Born	(1922-05-13)May 13, 1922 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 25, 2011(2011-05-25) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1958–2011

Born in Chicago,^[1] Adams appeared in movies such as Private Benjamin and Bruce Almighty as well as television series such as Gomer Pyle: USMC, The Flying Nun, The Twilight Zone, Archie Bunker's Place, Married... with Children, NYPD Blue, Frasier, and Modern Family.^{[citation needed]} Her last film project was an independent film titled At What Price.^[2]

Adams also appeared in commercials for CVS Pharmacy as the mascot Super Saver Lillian.

On May 25, 2011, Adams died of heart failure in Woodland Hills, California, aged 89.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Crisis (1950) as Nurse
• Whirlybirds (1958, TV Series) as Drugstore Clerk
• The Wild and the Innocent (1959) as Kiri Hawks
• Tormented (1960) as Mrs. Ellis
• A Majority of One (1961) as Mrs. Stein
• Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) as Indian Woman
• The Outer Limits (1963, Episode: "Nightmare") as Dix's Mother
• A Very Special Favor (1965) as Therapy Group Member
• Family Affair (1966, TV series) as Mrs. Mariani
• Enter Laughing (1967) as Theater Goer
• Dragnet 1967 (1968, TV series) as Mother Maria, Gypsy con artist
• Funny Girl (1968) as Pushcart Woman
• Ironside (1969, TV series) as Mrs. Farber
• The Comic (1969) as Old Lady
• Pate Katelin en Buenos Aires (1969)
• Adam-12 (1971, TV series) as Mrs. Fine
• Heavy Traffic (1973) as voice of Rosa
• Lepke (1975) as Mama Meyer
• Half a House (1975) as Bitsy's client
• An Enemy of the People (1978)
• Swap Meet (1979) as Woman
• The Last Word (1979) as Information Lady
• The Jerk (1979) as Tillie
• The Hunter (1980) as Blumenthal's Secretary
• Private Benjamin (1980) as Mrs. Goodman
• Archie Bunker's Place (1981, TV series) as Mrs. Plotkin
• Hey Good Lookin' (1982) as voice of Italian Woman
• Hambone and Hillie (1983) as Estelle
• Summer School (1987) as Grandma Eakian
• Out of This World (1988, TV series) as Evie
• Murphy Brown (1992, TV series) as Estelle
• Unstrung Heroes (1995) as Aunt Estelle
• Night Stand (1995-1997, TV series) as Ruthie / Pamela
• Wings (1997, TV series) as Older Lady
• Temporarily Yours (1997, TV series) as Passenger #1
• Hang Time (1997, TV series) as The Russian Woman
• Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997, TV series) as Mrs. Dominic
• Foreign Correspondents (1999) as Sonya
• Becker (1999, TV series) as Mrs. Rowick
• Dharma & Greg (1999, TV series) as Mrs. Spinoza
• Anywhere but Here (1999) as Jack's Mother
• Magnolia (1999) as Donnie's Old Neighbor
• Attention Shoppers (2000) as Gracie
• Little Nicky (2000) as Old Lady at Game
• Dean Quixote (2000) as University Teller
• The Sweetest Thing (2002) as Aunt Frida
• Kiss the Bride (2002) as Aunt Speed
• Malcolm in the Middle (2002-2006, TV series) as Mona
• Today I Vote for My Joey (2002) as Selma
• Bruce Almighty (2003) as Mama Kowolski
• Love for Rent (2005) as Mrs. Goldfarb
• The TV Set (2006) as Audience Member #2
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2007, Episode: "The Gang Sets Sweet Dee on Fire") as Irvine Simon
• Ugly Betty (2007, TV series) as Esther
• Bar Starz (2008) as Crazy Old Lady
• The Suite Life on Deck (2008-2009, TV series) as Mrs. Pepperman
• Two and a Half Men (2009, TV series) as Mrs. Freemantle
• Tanner Hall (2009) as Victoria's Grandmother
• Modern Family (2009, Episode: "Pilot") as Passenger on Plane
• Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) as Mrs. Wareheim