Cecily April Adams (February 6, 1958 – March 3, 2004) was an American actress.
Early life Adams was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, the daughter of comic actor Don Adams and singer Adelaide Efantis. Her siblings included her brother Sean, and her sisters Carolyn Steele, Christine Adams, Cathy Metchik, Paramount TV executive Stacey Adams and Beige Adams. She attended Beverly Hills High School, where she participated in acting, an activity she continued at the University of California, Irvine."Cecily Adams". Variety. March 12, 2004.
Career Adams studied improvisational comedy at the Groundlings and was a member of the Acme Comedy Theater in Los Angeles. She was also an acting coach.
Adams portrayed the recurring character of Ishka (also known as "Moogie"), mother of the Ferengi brothers Rom and Quark, in four of her five appearances in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, replacing Andrea Martin. Adams was, in fact, nine years younger than Armin Shimerman, who played Quark, despite playing his mother.
She appeared in guest roles on a variety of television series, including Just Shoot Me!, Murphy Brown, and Party of Five, and with her father in his television series Check It Out! and television movie Get Smart Again. Adams played a lead role in the 1991 independent feature film Little Secrets.
Adams was also a lyricist, and with her collaborator, David Burke wrote pop songs and commercial jingles and television theme songs.Beaver, Jim, Life's That Way. Putnam/Penguin Publishers, 2009
Adams worked in casting TV series such as 3rd Rock From the Sun and Eerie, Indiana, and features including American Heart (1992) and Home Room (2002). Until her death, she served as casting director for That '70s Show.
Personal life Adams married actor/writer Jim Beaver in 1989; their daughterBeaver, Jim, Life's That Way. Putnam/Penguin Publishers, 2009 was born in 2001. Adams, though a non-smoker, died of lung cancer on March 3, 2004, at the age of 46, in Los Angeles, California. Her husband's memoir, Life's That Way, details her last few months. She was cremated and her ashes scattered at Fern Canyon in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, and at Franklin Canyon Park in Beverly Hills, California.
Filmography
Casting + Year Title Notes 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Film (as casting assistant, uncredited) 1991 Little Secrets Film 1991–1992 Eerie, Indiana 19 episodes 1992 American Heart Film 1998–2000 3rd Rock from the Sun 49 episodes 1999–2004 That 70s Show 128 episodes 2002 That 80s Show 13 episodes
Acting + Year Title Role Notes 1982 Simon & Simon Muffin Goldstein 1 episode 1982 Quincy, M.E. Roommate 1 episode 1987 Check It Out! Psychiatrist 1 episode 1988 The Equalizer Claudia Episode: "Target of Choice" 1989 Get Smart, Again! Customer TV movie (bit part) 1991 Little Secrets Roxanne Film 1993 Melrose Place Receptionist 1 episode 1995 Home Improvement Dana 1 episode 1996 Murder One Roberta Vogel 1 episode 1997 Just Shoot Me! Doris 1 episode 1997 Party of Five Diana 1 episode 1997 Murphy Brown Secretary #86 1 episode 1997-1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Ishka / Patron in Vic's Lounge Recurring role 1999 Total Recall 2070 Records Clerk 1 episode
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