The Resume

(April 16, 1927-October 15, 2008)
Birth name is Elizabeth Edith Enke
Regular on 'The Ernie Kovacs Show (1952)'
Acted in 'The Apartment (1960),' 'Lover Come Back (1961),' 'Call me Bwana (1963),' 'Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963),' 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963),' 'Love With The Proper Stranger (1963),' 'The Best Man (1964),' 'Made in Paris (1966),' 'The Oscar (1966)' and 'The Honey Pot (1967)'

Why she might be annoying:

She was the spokesperson for Muriel cigars.
Although a cigar spokesperson, she was allergic to smoke.
She was married three times and divorced twice.
She was nominated three times for an Emmy and didn't win once.
Ernie Kovacs was her husband.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her husband and her daughter were killed in unrelated car crashes.
When her husband died in a car accident, Edie discovered he owed the IRS several hundred thousand dollars in back tax.
She took it upon herself to pay the back taxes, and appeared in television commercials to raise the money.
After several years, the back taxes were fully paid off.
She was able to purchase back most of Ernie Kovacs' library of entertainment, to keep it available to the public.
She was probably one of the most successful comediennes of the fifties.

Credit: Buddy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Beauty Pageant Contestants
• Bob Hope's Leading Ladies
• Carol Burnett Show Guests
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4161927)
• Dean Martin Show Guests [A-K]
• Edith Head Models
• Female Cigar Smokers
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [A-B]
• I Attended Juilliard
• I Attended Nat King Cole’s Funeral [February 18, 1965]
• I Boarded the Love Boat [A-D]
• I Come from Northeastern Pennsylvania
• I Died in 2008 (Ranked: 81)
• I Portrayed a Stripper
• I Visited Fantasy Island [A-D]
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [1963]
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Look at My Flowers
• Match Game
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• Musical Theater Star
• My Song Was Covered By Whitney Houston
• Person to Person - Guests [A-K]
• Profiles 12001-12250 (Ranked: 12173)
• Red Skelton Show Guests
• Redheads - Female [A-L]
• The Oscar [1966]
• Tony Award: Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Ranked: 1957)
• Variety Show Hosts
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20081015)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 68 Votes: 69.12% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 73 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 37 Votes: 94.59% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 114 Votes: 71.05% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 23.81% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 40.62% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 42 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 144 Votes: 32.64% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 196 Votes: 44.39% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 154 Votes: 49.35% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 220 Votes: 43.64% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 339 Votes: 43.36% Annoying