Edith Massey

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1918-05-28 (66 years old)

Deathday

1984-10-24

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California

Edith Massey

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edith Massey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Acting

1972

1974

Female Trouble

as Ida Nelson

1981

Polyester

as Cuddles Kovinsky

1977

Desperate Living

as Queen Carlotta

1984

Mutants in Paradise

as Dr. Durchfall

2014

1970

Multiple Maniacs

as Edith / Virgin Mary

1985

Production

1985

Divine Waters

as Original Music Composer

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