Lillian Adams

Lillian Adams (May 13, 1922 – May 25, 2011) was an American actress who appeared in over 100 film and television roles.
Born in Chicago, Adams appeared in movies such as Private Benjamin and Bruce Almighty as well as television series such as Gomer Pyle: USMC, The Twilight Zone, Archie Bunker's Place, Married... with Children, NYPD Blue, Frasier, and Modern Family. Her last film project was an independent film titled At What Price.
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.
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
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1922 births
2011 deaths
Actresses from Chicago
American television actresses
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
American film actresses