Edy Williams

Edy Williams
1990, Edy Williams at the 62nd Academy Awards
Born	Edwina Beth Williams (1942-07-09) July 9, 1942 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Other names	Edie Williams Edythe Williams
Years active	1962–1995
Spouse(s)	Russ Meyer (m. 1970–75)
Website
http://www.edywilliams.com

Edwina Beth "Edy" Williams (born July 9, 1942) is an American television and film actress.

Early years

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah and raised in Oregon and Southern California, Williams began her career as a model and beauty pageant contestant. After winning several local pageants, Williams was signed as a contract player by 20th Century Fox.^[1]

Career

Throughout the 1960s, Williams appeared in several television series and films including roles in The Beverly Hillbillies, Batman, Adam-12, Lost in Space, The Naked Kiss, and the Sonny & Cher film, Good Times. In 1970, she appeared as Ashley St. Ives in Russ Meyer's first mainstream film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, followed by his second mainstream film The Seven Minutes (1971). Meyer and Williams married in 1970, shortly after the release of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.

In March 1973, she was photographed for Playboy in a full color photo spread by then-husband Russ Meyer.^[2] After her divorce from Meyer in 1977, Williams continued acting, mainly appearing in films, many of which involved nudity.

In 1982, she appeared on an episode of The People's Court as a defendant in a case titled "The Star Who Wouldn't Pay". She was sued for payment for publicity work the plaintiff had done for her. She counter-sued for half of the retainer she'd paid him.^[3] After this, she was sporadically active in films during the 1980s and early 1990s.

Since the 1990s, she has traditionally appeared at both the Academy Awards and the Cannes Film Festival in revealing and flamboyant outfits.^[4]

Selected filmography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edy Williams.

• Official site
• Edy Williams at the Internet Movie Database