Betty May “Julie” Adams (October 17, 1926 – February 3, 2019) was an American actress, sometimes billed as Julia Adams. She was best known for Creature from the Black Lagoon, Tickle Me, and World Trade Center.
Adams was crowned Miss Little Rock while living in Arkansas. She was married to screenwriter Leonard Stern and actor Ray Danton, and had two children with Danton. She died of undisclosed causes at the age of 92.
Julie Adams Filmography:
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Film Roles
- 1949 Red Hot And Blue: Starlet (
Uncredited Role) - 1949 The Dalton Gang: Polly Medford
- 1950 Hostile Country: Ann Green
- 1950 Marshal Of Heldorado: Ann
- 1950 Crooked River: Ann Hayden
- 1950 Colorado Ranger: Ann Green
- 1950 West Of The Brazos: Ann Greene
- 1950 Fast On The Draw: Ann
- 1950 Fast On The Draw: Joe’s Mother (Deleted Role)
- 1951 Bright Victory: Chris Paterson
- 1951 Hollywood Story: Sally Rousseau – Amanda Rousseau
- 1951 Finders Keepers: Sue Kipps
- 1952 Bend of the River: Laura Baile
- 1952 Treasure Of The Lost Canyon: Myra Wade
- 1952 Horizons West: Lorna Hardin
- 1952 The Lawless Breed: Rosie McCoy
- 1953 The Mississippi Gambler: Ann Conant
- 1953 The Man From The Alamo: Beth Anders
- 1953 The Stand At Apache River: Valerie Kendrick
- 1953 Wings Of The Hawk: Raquel Noriega
- 1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon: Kay Lawrence
- 1954 Francis Joins The WA Cs: Capt. Jane Parker
- 1955 Six Bridges To Cross: Ellen Gallagher
- 1955 The Looters: Sheryl Gregory
- 1955 One Desire: Judith Watrous
- 1955 The Private War Of Major Benson: Kay Lambert
- 1956 Away All Boats: Nadine MacDougall
- 1957 Four Girls In Town: Kathy Conway
- 1957 Slaughter On10th Avenue: Dee Pauley
- 1957 Slim Carter: Clover Doyle
- 1958 Tarawa Beachhead: Ruth Nelson Campbell
- 1959 The Gunfight at Dodge City: Pauline Howard
- 1960 Raymie: Helen
- 1962 The Underwater City: Dr. Monica Powers
- 1965 Tickle Me: Vera Radford
- 1967 Valley Of Mystery: Joan Simon (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1971 The Last Movie: Mrs. Anderson
- 1971 The Trackers: Dora Paxton (TV Movie)
- 1973 Go Ask Alice: Dorothy (TV Movie)
- 1974 Mc Q: Elaine
- 1975 The Wild Mc Cullochs: Hannah McCulloch
- 1975 Psychic Killer: Dr. Laura Scott
- 1976 Six Characters in Search of an Author: The Mother
- 1976 The Killer Inside Me: Mother
- 1978 Goodbye Franklin High: Janice Armer
- 1978 The Fifth Floor: Nurse Hannelord
- 1988 Black Roses: Mrs. Miller
- 1990 Catchfire: Martha
- 1993 The Conviction Of Kitty Dodds: Margaret (TV Movie)
- 2006 World Trade Center: Allison’s Grandmother
- 2011 Carnage: Secretary (voice)
Short Film Roles
- 2005 Lost: Older Woman
- 2018 The Lucky Southern Star: Grandma
Television Roles
- 1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour: Dr. Kay Lambert (1 episode)
- 1955-57 Lux Video Theatre: Jane/Henrietta Smith/Catherine (3 episodes)
- 1956 Studio One: Anne Willis (1 episode)
- 1957 Climax: Coleen (1 episode)
- 1958 Playhouse 90: Janice Ohringer (1 episode)
- 1958 Yancy Derringer: Amanda Eaton (1 episode)
- 1958 Zane Grey Theatre: Julie Brand/Nora Jepson (2 episodes)
- 1958 The Loretta Young Show: Paula McGill/Milly (2 episodes)
- 1958-60 Goodyear Theatre: Marion Ewell/Betty Fordham (2 episodes)
- 1958-61 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Carol Longsworth/Peg Valence/Phyllis Kendall (3 episodes)
- 1959 One Step Beyond (1959): Helen Archer (1 episode)
- 1959 Steve Canyon: Amanda Crown (1 episode)
- 1959 The Man And The Challenge: Linda Webb (1 episode)
- 1959 The Alaskans: Clara (1 episode)
- 1959-60 Maverick: Belle Morgan/Wilma White (2 episodes)
- 1959-64 77 Sunset Strip: Margot Wendice/Marie La Shelle/Miriam Galbraith/Norma Kellogg/Anne Kenzie (5 episodes)
- 1960 Cheyenne: Irene Travers (2 episodes)
- 1960 Alcoa Theatre: Betty Fordham (1 episode)
- 1960 The Rifleman: Nora Sanford (1 episode)
- 1960 Tate: Mrs. Hardin (1 episode)
- 1960 Markham: Stacey Winters (1 episode)
- 1960 Wrangler: Eve Browning (1 episode)
- 1960 Michael Shayne: Beatrice Drake (1 episode)
- 1960-61 Hawaiian Eye: Sara Crane/Gloria Matthews (2 episodes)
- 1960-62 Checkmate: Janet Evans/Jean Damion (2 episodes)
- 1961 Bonanza: Helen Layton (1 episode)
- 1961 Outlaws: Jill Wilbur (1 episode)
- 1961 Surfside 6: Merilee Williams/Julie Owens (2 episodes)
- 1962 The Andy Griffith Show: Mary Simpson (1 episode)
- 1962 The Dick Powell Theatre: Robin (1 episode)
- 1962 Dr. Kildare: Ginny Nelson (1 episode)
- 1962 King Of Diamonds: Anna (1 episode)
- 1963 The Gallant Men: Capt. Meg Thorpe (1 episode)
- 1963 Arrest And Trial: Eleanor Safford (1 episode)
- 1963-65 Perry Mason: Valerie Comstock/Janice Barton/Janice Blake/Patricia L. Kean (4 episodes)
- 1964-65 Kraft Suspense Theatre: Ellen Yarnell/Joanne Clay (2 episodes)
- 1965 Twelve O Clock High: Lt. Betty Russo (1 episode)
- 1965 Burke's Law: Carla Cabral (1 episode)
- 1965 The Long Hot Summer: Leona Mills (1 episode)
- 1966 The Virginian: Marian Clay (1 episode)
- 1966-68 The Big Valley: Edna Wesley/Janet Masters (2 episodes)
- 1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.: Julia Douglas (1 episode)
- 1967 Insight: Jessica (1 episode)
- 1967-73 Mannix: Liza Carter/Edie Reynolds (2 episodes)
- 1968 Ironside (1967): Norma Howard (1 episode)
- 1968 The Outsider: Laura Carlvic (1 episode)
- 1968-73 The Mod Squad: Samantha Semple/Nancy Ryan (2 episodes)
- 1968-77 This Is The Life: Ruth/Alice (2 episodes)
- 1969 My Friend Tony: Karen Kent Walker (1 episode)
- 1969 General Hospital: Denise Walton (1 episode)
- 1969 The F.B.I.: Denise Kriton (1 episode)
- 1969-72 The Doris Day Show: Karen Carruthers/Louise Rusk (2 episodes)
- 1969-75 Marcus Welby, M.D.: Claire Berwick/Lee Morgan (2 episodes)
- 1970 Dan August: Patricia Fairley (1 episode)
- 1970-71 The Bold Ones The New Doctors: Lynn Craig (2 episodes)
- 1971 The Young Lawyers: Alice Graham (1 episode)
- 1971-72 The Jimmy Stewart Show: Martha Howard
- 1972 Night Gallery: Gay Melcor (1 episode)
- 1972-75 Cannon: Meg Lucas/Sylvia Killian (2 episodes)
- 1973 Search: Jeanette Lewis (1 episode)
- 1974 Lucas Tanner: Mrs. Blydon (1 episode)
- 1974 Run Joe Run: Dr. Dixon (1 episode)
- 1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Mrs. Walker (1 episode)
- 1975 Caribe: Millicent Bladell (1 episode)
- 1975 The Streets of San Francisco: Judith (1 episode)
- 1975 Mobile One: Alma Marvin (1 episode)
- 1975 Ellery Queen: Jennifer Packer (1 episode)
- 1976 Medical Center: Ellie Wilke (1 episode)
- 1977 McMillan & Wife: Dorothy Wininger (1 episode)
- 1977-82 Quincy, M.E.: Mrs. Daniels/Sharon Ross/Dr. Chris Winston (3 episodes)
- 1978 Police Woman: Eleanor Simpson (1 episode)
- 1978 The Runaways: Mother (1 episode)
- 1978 The Incredible Hulk (1977): Ellen (1 episode)
- 1978 Greatest Heroes Of The Bible: Queen (2 episodes)
- 1980 Trapper John, M.D.: Lorrie Malcolm (1 episode)
- 1981 Vega$ (1978): Margaret Sorensen (1 episode)
- 1981-82 Code Red: Ann (or Amy) Rorchek
- 1981-84 Too Close for Comfort: Sylvia Walker (2 episodes)
- 1982 Cagney & Lacey: Helen Granger (1 episode)
- 1984-86 Capitol: Paula Denning (3 episodes)
- 1987-93 Murder, She Wrote: Eve Simpson (10 episodes)
- 1993 Beverly Hills, 90210: Arlene Beevis (1 episode)
- 1997 Diagnosis: Murder: Edie Reynolds Fallon (1 episode)
- 1999 Melrose Place: Mrs. Damarr (1 episode)
- 1999 Sliders: Old Maggie Beckett (1 episode)
- 2000 Family Law: Bonnie (1 episode)
- 2005 Close to Home (2005): Mrs. McNeil (1 episode)
- 2006 Lost: Amelia (1 episode)
- 2006 Cold Case: Dottie Mills (2006) (1 episode)
- 2007 CSI: NY: Betty Willens (1 episode)
