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

Feature length films of Julie Adams
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1949Red, Hot and BlueStarletUncredited[2]
The Dalton GangPolly Medford[3]
1950Hostile CountryAnn Green[4]
Marshal of HeldoradoAnnas Betty Adams[4]
Crooked RiverAnn Haydenas Betty Adams[4]
Colorado RangerAnnas Betty Adams[4]
West of the BrazosAnn Greene[4]
Fast on the DrawAnn[4]
For Heaven's SakeJoe's MotherScenes deleted[5]
1951Bright VictoryChris PatersonCredited as Julia Adams[6]
Hollywood StorySally Rousseau / Amanda RousseauCredited as Julia Adams[6]
1952Finders KeepersSue Kipps[5]
Bend of the RiverLaura BaileCredited as Julia Adams
With James Stewart
[7]
The Treasure of Lost CanyonMyra WadeCredited as Julia Adams[5]
Horizons WestLorna HardinCredited as Julia Adams[6]
The Lawless BreedRosie McCoyCredited as Julia Adams[6]
1953The Mississippi GamblerAnn ConantCredited as Julia Adams[6]
The Man from the AlamoBeth AndersCredited as Julia Adams[6]
The Stand at Apache RiverValerie Kendrick[5]
Wings of the HawkRaquel NoriegaCredited as Julia Adams[6]
1954Creature from the Black LagoonKay LawrenceCredited as Julia Adams[6]
Francis Joins the WACSCaptain Jane ParkerWith Donald O'Connor[5]
1955Six Bridges to CrossEllen Gallagher[6]
The LootersSheryl Gregory[8]
One DesireJudith Watrouscredited as Julia Adams[5]
1956The Private War of Major BensonDr. Kay Lambert[6]
Away All BoatsNadine MacDougallWith Jeff Chandler[6]
1957Four Girls in TownKathy Conway[5]
Slaughter on Tenth AvenueDaisy 'Dee' Pauley[6]
Slim CarterClover Doyle[5]
1958Tarawa BeachheadRuth Campbell[5]
1959The Gunfight at Dodge CityPauline Howard[6]
1960RaymieHelen[5]
1962The Underwater CityMonica Powers[6]
1965Tickle MeVera Radford[6]
1967Valley of MysteryJoan Simon[9]
1971The Last MovieMrs. Anderson[6]
1974McQElaine[6]
1975The Wild McCullochsHannah McCulloch[6]
Psychic KillerDr. Laura Scott[6]
1976The Killer Inside MeMother[6]
1978Goodbye, Franklin HighJanice Armer[6]
The RunawaysMother
The Fifth FloorNurse Hannelord[6]
1984ChampionsEmma Hussey[9]
1988Black RosesMrs. Miller[6]
1990CatchfireMartha[9]
2006World Trade CenterAllison's Grandmother[9]
2011CarnageSecretary
2018The Lucky Southern StarGrandmaShort, last film role

Television films

Television films of Julie Adams
Date Title Role Ref(s)
1971The TrackersDora Paxton[5][10]
1973Go Ask AliceDorothy[11]
1976Six Characters in Search of an AuthorThe Mother[11][12]
1978Greatest Heroes of the BibleThe Queen[13]
1988Broken Angel[14]
1993The Conviction of Kitty DoddsMargaret[11]

Recurring television roles

Recurring series roles of Julie Adams
Year(s) Series Role Episodes Ref(s)
1969-1970General HospitalDenise Wilton[5][11][15]
1971–1972The Jimmy Stewart ShowDorothy24 episodes[16][11][17]
1981–1982Code RedAnn Rorchek19 episodes[18][11][19]
1982–1987CapitolPaula Denning3 episodes[11]
1987–1993Murder, She WroteEve Simpson10 episodes[20]

Television guest appearances

Television guest appearances of Julie Adams
Date Series Episode Role Ref(s)
April 1, 1949Your Show Time"The Tenor"as Betty Adams[21]
November 3, 1955Lux Video Theatre"Appointment for Love"[22]
February 20, 1956Studio One"Circle of Guilt"[23]
January 10, 1957Lux Video Theatre"Just Across the Street"[24]
June 13, 1957Lux Video Theatre"Design for November"[25]
November 14, 1957Climax!"Two Tests for Tuesday"Coleen[26]
January 19, 1958The Loretta Young Show"The Hidden One"[27]
March 14, 1958Zane Grey Theatre"Man of Fear"Julie Brand[28]
April 10, 1958Matinee Theater"A Case of Fear"[29]
April 17, 1958Playhouse 90"The Dungeon"Janice Ohringer[30]
June 29, 1958Alfred Hitchcock Presents"Little White Frock"Carol Longsworth[31]
October 2, 1958Yancy Derringer"Return to New Orleans"Amanda Eaton[32]
November 15, 1958Zane Grey Theatre"The Tall Shadow"Nora Jepson[33]
December 8, 1958Goodyear Theatre"Points Beyond"Marion Ewell[34]
February 22, 1959Maverick"The Brasada Spur"Wilma White[35]
February 24, 1959Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond"Epilogue"Helen Archer[36]
March 6, 195977 Sunset Strip"The Fifth Stair"Margot Wendice[37]
May 1, 1959The Adventures of Ellery Queen "The Curse of Aden"[38]
May 15, 195977 Sunset Strip"Canine Caper"Marie La Shelle[37]
May 19, 1959Steve Canyon"Project U.F.O."Amanda Crown
October 10, 1959The Man and the Challenge"Experiments in Terror"Linda Webb[39]
November 22, 1959Alfred Hitchcock Presents"Dead Weight"Peg Valence[40]
December 6, 1959The Alaskans"Doc Booker"Clara[41][42]
January 4, 1960Cheyenne"Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude"Irene Travers[43][44]
January 11, 1960CheyenneGold, Glory and Custer - Requiem"Irene Travers[43][44]
January 24, 1960Maverick"The White Widow"Belle Morgan[45]
February 8, 1960Goodyear Theatre"Minister Accused"Betty Fordham[46]
March 4, 196077 Sunset Strip"Safari"Miriam Galbraith[47]
April 13, 1960Hawaiian Eye"Murder, Anyone?"Sara Crane[48]
May 24, 1960The Rifleman"Nora"Nora Sanford[49][50]
August 18, 1960Markham"Crash in the Desert"Stacey Winters[51]
August 25, 1960Wrangler"The Affair with Browning's Woman"Eve Browning[32][52]
October 22, 1960Checkmate"Face in the Window"Janet Evans[53]
September 21, 1960Tate"The Return of Jessica Jackson"Mary Hardin[54][55]
November 18, 1960Michael Shayne"This is it, Michael Shayne"Beatrice Drake[56]
January 5, 1961Outlaws"Return to New March"Juill Ramsur[57][58]
January 7, 1961Bonanza"The Courtship"Helen Layton[59][60]
January 10, 1961Alfred Hitchcock Presents"Summer Shade"Phyllis Kendall[61]
January 16, 1961Surfside 6"Facts on the Fire"Merilee Williams[62]
January 25, 1961Hawaiian Eye"Robinson Koyoto"Gloria Matthews[63]
March 17, 196177 Sunset Strip"Open and Close in One"Norma Kellogg[64]
October 30, 1961Surfside 6"Laugh for the Lady"Julie Owens[62]
March 19, 1962The Andy Griffith Show"The County Nurse"Mary Simpson[11]
March 20, 1962The Dick Powell Show"330 Independence S.W."Robin[65]
April 19, 1962Dr. Kildare"The Horn of Plenty"Ginny Nelson[66]
May 2, 1962Checkmate"The Someday Man"Jean Damion[67]
March 16, 1963The Gallant Men"A Taste of Peace"Captain Meg Thorpe[68]
April 4, 1963Perry Mason"The Case of the Lover's Leap"Valerie Comstock[69]
October 17, 1963Perry Mason"The Case of the Deadly Verdict"Janice Barton[70]
November 10, 1963Arrest and Trial"Inquest into a Bleeding Heart"Eleanor Safford[71]
January 10, 196477 Sunset Strip"Alimony League"Anne Kenzie[72]
May 28, 1964Kraft Suspense Theatre"The Robrioz Ring"Ellen Yarnell[73]
September 24, 1964Perry Mason"The Case of the Missing Button"Janice Blake[74]
April 29, 1965Kraft Suspense Theatre"Kill No More"Joanne Clay[75]
September 19, 1965Perry Mason"The Case of the Fatal Fortune"Patricia L. Kean[76]
October 11, 1965Twelve O'Clock High"Big Brother"Lieutenant Betty Russo[77]
November 17, 1965Amos Burke, Secret Agent"Deadlier than the Male"Carla Cabral[78]
November 18, 1965The Long, Hot Summer"Bitter Harvest"Leona Mills[79]
April 6, 1966The Virginian"No Drums, No Trumpets"Marian Clay[80][81]
October 31, 1966The Big Valley"Target"Janet Masters[82][83]
April 4, 1967The Girl from U.N.C.L.E."The High and the Deadly AffairJulia Douglas[84]
December 30, 1967Mannix"Then the Drink Takes the Man"Liza[85]
February 8, 1968The Mod Squad"Scion of Death"Nancy Ryan[86]
February 12, 1968The Big Valley"The Emperor of Rice"Edna Wesley[87][88]
October 29, 1968The Mod Squad"You Can't Tell the Players Without a Programmer"Samantha Semple[89]
October 31, 1968Ironside"I, the People"Norma Howard[90]
November 20, 1968The Outsider"One Long-Stemmed American Beauty"Laura Carlvic[86]
January 19, 1969My Friend Tony"Voices"Karen Kent Walker[91]
October 7, 1969Marcus Welby, M.D."Don't Ignore the Miracles"Claire Berwick[92]
November 9, 1969The F.B.I."Blood Tie"Denise Kriton[93]
October 11, 1970The Bold Ones: The New Doctors"Killer on the Loose"Lynn Craig[94]
November 18, 1970Dan August"Epitaph for a Swinger"Patricia Fairley[95]
January 24, 1971The Bold Ones: The New Doctors"An Absence of Loneliness"Lynn Craig[96]
February 24, 1971The Young Lawyers"And the Walls Came Tumbling Down"Alice Graham[97]
January 19, 1972Night Gallery"The Miracle at Camafeo"Gay Melcor[98]
November 15, 1972Cannon"Child of Fear"Meg Lucas[99]
February 14, 1973Search"The Clayton Lewis Document"Jeanette Lewis[100]
October 7, 1973Mannix"Little Girl Lost"Edie Reynolds[101]
September 11, 1974Lucas Tanner"A Matter of Love"Mrs. Walker[102]
January 20, 1975Kolchak: The Night Stalker"Mr. R.I.N.G."Mrs. Avery Walker[103]
February 17, 1975Caribe"The Plastic Connection"Mrs. Bladell[104]
February 27, 1975The Streets of San Francisco"Labyrinth"Judith[105]
October 21, 1975Marcus Welby, M.D."An End and a Beginning"Lee Morgan[106]
September 19, 1975Mobile One"The Pawn"Alma Marvin[107]
November 13, 1975Ellery Queen"The Adventure of Veronica's Veils"Jennifer Packard[108]
November 19, 1975Cannon"The Wedding March"Sylvia Killian[109]
February 9, 1976Medical Center"The Stranger"Ellie Wolfe[110]
January 2, 1977McMillan & Wife"Dark Sunrise"Dorothy Wininger[111]
November 11, 1977Quincy, M.E."Main Man"Mrs. Daniels[112]
1977This Is the Life
February 22, 1978Police Woman"Murder with Pretty People"Eleanor Simpson[96]
May 12, 1978The Incredible Hulk"Life and Death"Ellen[113]
January 10, 1980Quincy, M.E."Honor Thy Elders"Sharon Ross[114]
March 30, 1980Trapper John, M.D."Hot Line"Lorrie Malcolm
January 21, 1981Vega$"Murder by Mirrors"Margaret Sorenson[115]
February 3, 1981Too Close for Comfort"A Fine Romance"Sylvia Walker
August 9, 1982Cagney & Lacey"Better than Equal"Helen Granger[116]
November 24, 1982Quincy, M.E."Science for Sale"Dr. Chris Winston[117]
November 24, 1984Too Close for Comfort"Divorce Chicago Style"Sylvia Walker
September 8, 1993Beverly Hills, 90210"So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye"Arlene Beevis[11]
October 27, 1993Beverly Hills, 90210"Twenty Years Ago Today"Arlene Beevis[11]
February 13, 1997Diagnosis: Murder"Hard-Boiled Murder"Edie Reynolds Fallon
January 25, 1999Melrose Place"A Fist Full of Secrets"Mrs. Damarr
April 16, 1999Sliders"Roads Taken"Old Maggie Beckett
April 24, 2000Family Law"Second Chance"Bonnie
October 4, 2006Lost"A Tale of Two Cities"Amelia[118]
October 29, 2006Cold Case"Static"Dottie Mills
October 31, 2007CSI: NY"Boo"Betty Willens
January 21, 2008Lost: Missing Pieces"The Envelope"Amelia

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