Julie Adams filmography
Julie Adams (born Betty May Adams; October 17, 1926 – February 3, 2019) was an American actress, billed as Julia Adams in her early career. Known for her role in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) as well as numerous television guest roles. She starred in a number of films in the 1950s, including Bend of the River (1952), opposite James Stewart. Adams also had an extensive television career including roles as Paula Denning on the 1980s soap opera Capitol, and Eve Simpson on Murder, She Wrote.[1]
Feature films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Red, Hot and Blue | Starlet | Uncredited | [2] |
| The Dalton Gang | Polly Medford | [3] | ||
| 1950 | Hostile Country | Ann Green | [4] | |
| Marshal of Heldorado | Ann | as Betty Adams | [4] | |
| Crooked River | Ann Hayden | as Betty Adams | [4] | |
| Colorado Ranger | Ann | as Betty Adams | [4] | |
| West of the Brazos | Ann Greene | [4] | ||
| Fast on the Draw | Ann | [4] | ||
| For Heaven's Sake | Joe's Mother | Scenes deleted | [5] | |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Chris Paterson | Credited as Julia Adams | [6] |
| Hollywood Story | Sally Rousseau / Amanda Rousseau | Credited as Julia Adams | [6] | |
| 1952 | Finders Keepers | Sue Kipps | [5] | |
| Bend of the River | Laura Baile | Credited as Julia Adams With James Stewart | [7] | |
| The Treasure of Lost Canyon | Myra Wade | Credited as Julia Adams | [5] | |
| Horizons West | Lorna Hardin | Credited as Julia Adams | [6] | |
| The Lawless Breed | Rosie McCoy | Credited as Julia Adams | [6] | |
| 1953 | The Mississippi Gambler | Ann Conant | Credited as Julia Adams | [6] |
| The Man from the Alamo | Beth Anders | Credited as Julia Adams | [6] | |
| The Stand at Apache River | Valerie Kendrick | [5] | ||
| Wings of the Hawk | Raquel Noriega | Credited as Julia Adams | [6] | |
| 1954 | Creature from the Black Lagoon | Kay Lawrence | Credited as Julia Adams | [6] |
| Francis Joins the WACS | Captain Jane Parker | With Donald O'Connor | [5] | |
| 1955 | Six Bridges to Cross | Ellen Gallagher | [6] | |
| The Looters | Sheryl Gregory | [8] | ||
| One Desire | Judith Watrous | credited as Julia Adams | [5] | |
| 1956 | The Private War of Major Benson | Dr. Kay Lambert | [6] | |
| Away All Boats | Nadine MacDougall | With Jeff Chandler | [6] | |
| 1957 | Four Girls in Town | Kathy Conway | [5] | |
| Slaughter on Tenth Avenue | Daisy 'Dee' Pauley | [6] | ||
| Slim Carter | Clover Doyle | [5] | ||
| 1958 | Tarawa Beachhead | Ruth Campbell | [5] | |
| 1959 | The Gunfight at Dodge City | Pauline Howard | [6] | |
| 1960 | Raymie | Helen | [5] | |
| 1962 | The Underwater City | Monica Powers | [6] | |
| 1965 | Tickle Me | Vera Radford | [6] | |
| 1967 | Valley of Mystery | Joan Simon | [9] | |
| 1971 | The Last Movie | Mrs. Anderson | [6] | |
| 1974 | McQ | Elaine | [6] | |
| 1975 | The Wild McCullochs | Hannah McCulloch | [6] | |
| Psychic Killer | Dr. Laura Scott | [6] | ||
| 1976 | The Killer Inside Me | Mother | [6] | |
| 1978 | Goodbye, Franklin High | Janice Armer | [6] | |
| The Runaways | Mother | |||
| The Fifth Floor | Nurse Hannelord | [6] | ||
| 1984 | Champions | Emma Hussey | [9] | |
| 1988 | Black Roses | Mrs. Miller | [6] | |
| 1990 | Catchfire | Martha | [9] | |
| 2006 | World Trade Center | Allison's Grandmother | [9] | |
| 2011 | Carnage | Secretary | ||
| 2018 | The Lucky Southern Star | Grandma | Short, last film role |
Television films
| Date | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Trackers | Dora Paxton | [5][10] |
| 1973 | Go Ask Alice | Dorothy | [11] |
| 1976 | Six Characters in Search of an Author | The Mother | [11][12] |
| 1978 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible | The Queen | [13] |
| 1988 | Broken Angel | [14] | |
| 1993 | The Conviction of Kitty Dodds | Margaret | [11] |
Recurring television roles
| Year(s) | Series | Role | Episodes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-1970 | General Hospital | Denise Wilton | [5][11][15] | |
| 1971–1972 | The Jimmy Stewart Show | Dorothy | 24 episodes | [16][11][17] |
| 1981–1982 | Code Red | Ann Rorchek | 19 episodes | [18][11][19] |
| 1982–1987 | Capitol | Paula Denning | 3 episodes | [11] |
| 1987–1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Eve Simpson | 10 episodes | [20] |
Television guest appearances
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