Actor
Edith Massey
Born May 28, 1918 in San Francisco, CaliforniaDied October 24, 19846 films
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Edith Massey (May 28, 1918 – October 24, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Massey was best known for her appearances in a series of movies by director John Waters. Due to her work with Waters, she is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters' ensemble of regular cast and crew members.
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First watchPolyester19817.0as Cuddles KovinskyBlessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to…View filmEssential films
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6 films as actor- 1984Mutants in ParadiseDr. Durchfall
- 1981PolyesterCuddles Kovinsky
- 1977Desperate LivingQueen Carlotta
- 1976Female TroubleAunt Ida
- 1972Pink FlamingosEdie
- 1970Multiple ManiacsEdith / Virgin Mary