--- name: "Iris Adrian" canonical: "https://film.one/person/iris-adrian" fi1m_id: "iris-adrian" imdb_id: "nm0012441" tmdb_id: 34509 wikidata_id: "Q3154408" roles: ["Actor"] born: "29 May 1912" died: "17 September 1994" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T04:23:43.192969+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Iris Adrian ## Identity Iris Adrian - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/iris-adrian - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** iris-adrian - **IMDb ID:** nm0012441 - **TMDB ID:** 34509 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3154408 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Adrian, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3154408, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012441/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34509 Actor. Born 29 May 1912 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 17 September 1994. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 29 May 1912, Los Angeles, California, USA - **Died:** 17 September 1994 - **Also known as:** Iris Adrian Hostetter, The Landrews Sisters - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Adrian, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3154408, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012441/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34509 ## Biography Iris Adrian, born Iris Adrian Hostetter, was an American actress and dancer. She began her career as a chorus girl, appearing in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 and touring with Fred Waring before entering films in the late 1920s. She appeared in supporting roles in more than 150 films and television productions, often as wisecracking characters, including *Lady of Burlesque* (1943), *The Paleface* (1948) as Pepper, *The Odd Couple* (1968), *The Love Bug* (1968) and *Freaky Friday* (1976). She also worked under the name The Landrews Sisters. Adrian died in Los Angeles in 1994. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Paleface* (1948), Fi1m 68, as Pepper — [page](https://film.one/film/the-paleface.md) ## Complete filmography (139) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys* (1992), as (archive footage) - *Herbie Goes Bananas* (1980), as Loud American Wife - *Murder Can Hurt You!* (1980), as Candy Store Proprietor - *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor - *Brothers and Sisters* (1979), series, as Monique - *Getting Married* (1978), as Neighbor - *The Ted Knight Show* (1978), series, as Dottie - *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Groupie - *Freaky Friday* (1976), as Bus Passenger - *No Deposit, No Return* (1976), as Housewife - *The Apple Dumpling Gang* (1975), as Poker Polly - *Scandalous John* (1971), as Mavis - *The Love Bug* (1968), as Carhop - *The Best of Laurel and Hardy* (1968), as Alice (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Waitress - *The Odd Couple* (1968), as Waitress - *Alice Through the Looking Glass* (1966), as Tiger Lily - *That Darn Cat!* (1965), as Landlady - *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Mrs. Dawson - *Green Acres* (1965), series, Actor - *The Munsters* (1964), series, Actor - *Petticoat Junction* (1963), series, as Mary Sills - *Going My Way* (1962), series, Actor - *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Hard head Hogan - *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1962), series, as Wife - *The Errand Boy* (1961), as Anastasia Anastasia, Actress - *Blue Hawaii* (1961), as Enid Garvey - *The Detectives* (1959), series, Actor - *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, as Molly (uncredited) - *The Buccaneer* (1958), as Brown's Blowsy Girlfriend - *The Helen Morgan Story* (1957), as Klingman's Secretary - *Carnival Rock* (1957), as Celia - *So You Want to Be Pretty* (1956), as Nurse Mabel (uncredited) - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Macey - *So You Want to Know Your Relatives* (1954), as Bubbles LaVonne (uncredited) - *The Fast and the Furious* (1954), as Wilma Belding - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Carhop - *Highway Dragnet* (1954), as Dolly - Cafe Waitress - *Crime Wave* (1953), as Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited) - *The Abbott and Costello Show* (1952), series, as Woman Who Slaps Lou, Lady with Umbrella - *Carson City* (1952), as Saloon Girl in Fight (uncredited) - *Heebie Gee-Gees* (1952), as Wally's Wife - *My Favorite Spy* (1951), as Lola - *Varieties on Parade* (1951), Actor - *G.I. Jane* (1951), as Lieutenant Adrian - *Racket Squad* (1951), series, Actor - *The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok* (1951), series, Actor - *The Scarf* (1951), as Floozy at Level Louie's Place - *Stop That Cab* (1951), as Lucy Gugenheimer - *Life with Buster Keaton* (1951), Actor - *The Misadventures of Buster Keaton* (1950), as Imogene La Rue (uncredited) - *Hunt the Man Down* (1950), as Marie (uncredited) - *Once a Thief* (1950), as Pearl - *Hi-Jacked* (1950), as Aggie - *Sideshow* (1950), as Nellie - *The Woman on Pier 13* (1950), as Waitress - *Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance* (1950), as Miss Tuttle - *Blondie's Hero* (1950), as Mae - *There's a Girl in My Heart* (1949), as Lulu Troy - *Always Leave Them Laughing* (1949), as Julie Adams - *Tough Assignment* (1949), as Gloria - *Trail of the Yukon* (1949), as Paula - *Mighty Joe Young* (1949), as Gloria (uncredited) - *The Lovable Cheat* (1949), as Madame Mercadet - *Flamingo Road* (1949), as Blanche - Inmate of Women's Prison (uncredited) - *Sky Dragon* (1949), as Wanda LaFern - *My Dream Is Yours* (1949), Actor - *Miss Mink of 1949* (1949), as Mrs. McKelvey - *Life of St. Paul* (1949), as Jeborah - *The Paleface* (1948), as Pepper — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-paleface.md) - *Out of the Storm* (1948), as Ginger - *Smart Woman* (1948), as Newspaper Columnist - *Life of St. Paul* (1948), series, as Jeborah - *The Trouble with Women* (1947), as Rita La May - *Love and Learn* (1947), as New Danceland Hostess (uncredited) - *Philo Vance Returns* (1947), as Maggie McCarthy / Choo-Choo Divine - *Fall Guy* (1947), as Mrs. Sindell - *Cross My Heart* (1946), as Miss Baggart - *Vacation in Reno* (1946), as Bunny Wells - *The Bamboo Blonde* (1946), as Montana Jones - *The Stork Club* (1945), as Gwen - *Road to Alcatraz* (1945), as Louise Rogers - *Steppin' in Society* (1945), as Shirley - *Boston Blackie's Rendezvous* (1945), as Martha - *It's a Pleasure* (1945), as Wilma - *Alaska* (1944), as Kitty - *I'm from Arkansas* (1944), as Doris - *Bluebeard* (1944), as Mimi - *The Woman in the Window* (1944), as Streetwalker (uncredited) - *Swing Hostess* (1944), as Marge O'Day - *The Singing Sheriff* (1944), as Lefty - *Once Upon a Time* (1944), as Woman Exiting Theatre (uncredited) - *Shake Hands with Murder* (1944), as Patsy Brent - *Million Dollar Kid* (1944), as Mazie Dunbar - *Career Girl* (1944), as Glenda Benton - *His Butler's Sister* (1943), as Sunshine Twin - *Spotlight Scandals* (1943), as Bernice Quigley - *Submarine Base* (1943), as Dorothy - *Hers to Hold* (1943), as Arlene - *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), as Jenny O'Hara (uncredited) - *Lady of Burlesque* (1943), as Gee Gee Graham - *Taxi, Mister* (1943), as Waitress - *Ladies' Day* (1943), as Kitty McClouen - *Calaboose* (1943), as Gert - *The Crystal Ball* (1943), as Mrs. Angela Martin - *Highways by Night* (1942), as Blonde Chorine - *Orchestra Wives* (1942), as Sassy Woman Exiting Bus - *Broadway* (1942), as Maisie - *Fingers at the Window* (1942), as Babe Stanton (uncredited) - *Juke Box Jenny* (1942), as Jinx Corey - *Rings on Her Fingers* (1942), as Peggy - *Roxie Hart* (1942), as Gertie - *I Killed That Man* (1941), as Verne Drake - *Swing It Soldier* (1941), as Dena Maxwellton - *New York Town* (1941), as Toots O'Day (uncredited) - *Hard Guy* (1941), as Goldie Duvall - *Sing Another Chorus* (1941), as Francine La Verne - *Wild Geese Calling* (1941), as Mazie - *Too Many Blondes* (1941), as Hortense Kent - *Road to Zanzibar* (1941), as French Soubrette - *The Lady from Cheyenne* (1941), as Chorus Girl - *Horror Island* (1941), as Arleen Grady - *Go West* (1940), as Mary Lou (uncredited) - *Meet the Wildcat* (1940), as Jail Cell Blonde - *Back Door to Heaven* (1939), as Sugar (uncredited) - *One Third of a Nation* (1939), as Myrtle - *Mister Cinderella* (1936), as Lil, Maizie's Friend - *Our Relations* (1936), as Alice - *Lady Luck* (1936), as Rita - *One Rainy Afternoon* (1936), as Theater Ticket Seller (Uncredited) - *Murder at Glen Athol* (1936), as Muriel Randel - *The Gay Deception* (1935), as Gettel's Wife (uncredited) - *Stolen Harmony* (1935), as Sunny Verne - *Rumba* (1935), as Goldie Allen - *Paramount on Parade* (1930), as Chorus Girl (uncredited) - *Lord Byron of Broadway* (1930), as Lady In The Audience - *The Vagabond King* (1930), as Extra - *Whirls and Girls* (1929), as 4th Girl - *Chasing Husbands* (1928), Actor ## Gallery - ![Iris Adrian, actress, in the witness stand after a divorce from Charles Henry Over, Jr., Los Angeles. Their marriage lasted for eight months. Adrian reported to (1936)](https://film.one/media/person/3865822/gallery-83c97c855733.jpg) Iris Adrian, actress, in the witness stand after a divorce from Charles Henry Over, Jr., Los Angeles. Their marriage lasted for eight months. Adrian reported to (1936) — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Iris_Adrian%2C_1936.jpg/1280px-Iris_Adrian%2C_1936.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Iris Adrian](https://film.one/media/person/3865822/gallery-ce2a4b6fa0c3.jpg) Iris Adrian — Film screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/IrisAdrianLadyofBurlesquecropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Ariel Heath and Iris Adrian in American film Career Girl (1944)](https://film.one/media/person/3865822/gallery-e6970fb06c1b.jpg) Ariel Heath and Iris Adrian in American film Career Girl (1944) — Film screenshot (Producers Releasing Corporation), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Ariel_Heath_and_Iris_Adrian_in_Career_Girl_%281944%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Image of actor Larry Thor and Iris Adrian, in the public domain film The Fast and the Furious.](https://film.one/media/person/3865822/gallery-82e405e0449d.jpg) Image of actor Larry Thor and Iris Adrian, in the public domain film The Fast and the Furious. — Roger Corman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Larry_Thor_in_The_Fast_and_the_Furious_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Larry_Thor_in_The_Fast_and_the_Furious_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Iris Adrian](https://film.one/media/person/3865822/gallery-d8c9d823c073.jpg) Iris Adrian — Image via TMDB - ![Iris Adrian](https://film.one/media/person/3865822/gallery-b15dc774d4b8.jpg) Iris Adrian — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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