Cecily Adams
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Cecily April Adams was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, the daughter of comic actor Don Adams
and singer Adelaide Efantis, and the sister of actress/TV executive Stacey Adams. She was married to actor/writer Jim Beaver
; their daughter Madeline was born in 2001.
Adams is well known to fans of Star Trek
for portraying Ishka (also known as "Moogie"), mother of the Ferengi
brothers Rom
and Quark
. Adams was in fact over nine years younger than Armin Shimerman
, the actor who portrayed Quark, and was heavily made up to appear as an older woman. She was a popular figure not only on the show but in personal appearances at various Star Trek
functions and conventions.
She appeared in guest roles on a variety of TV shows including Just Shoot Me!
, Murphy Brown
, and Party of Five
. She also worked as an acting coach and as a casting director, casting such shows as 3rd Rock from the Sun
, That '70s Show
, and Eerie, Indiana
. She was a member of the prestigious Hollywood theatre company Theatre West
. She was also a talented lyricist. On March 3, 2004, she died of lung cancer
at the age of 46.
Don Adams
Don Adams was an American actor, comedian and director. In his five decades on television, he was best known as Maxwell Smart in the television situation comedy Get Smart , which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Smart...
and singer Adelaide Efantis, and the sister of actress/TV executive Stacey Adams. She was married to actor/writer Jim Beaver
Jim Beaver
James Norman "Jim" Beaver, Jr. is an American stage, film, and television actor, playwright, screenwriter, and film historian...
; their daughter Madeline was born in 2001.
Adams is well known to fans of Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
for portraying Ishka (also known as "Moogie"), mother of the Ferengi
Ferengi
The Ferengi are a fictitious extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe. They first appeared in "The Last Outpost", the fifth episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987, during which they made first contact with the United Federation of Planets in 2364 on the planet Delphi Ardu,...
brothers Rom
Rom (Star Trek)
Rom is a recurring character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is played by Max Grodénchik.Rom is a Ferengi, the son of Keldar and Ishka. He is Quark's younger brother, and the father of Nog.-Overview:...
and Quark
Quark (Star Trek)
Quark is a fictional character in the American television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The character, which was played by Armin Shimerman, was depicted as a member of an extraterrestrial race known as the Ferengi, who are stereotypically ultra-capitalist and only motivated by...
. Adams was in fact over nine years younger than Armin Shimerman
Armin Shimerman
Armin Shimerman is an American actor. Shimerman is best known for playing the Ferengi bartender Quark in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kramer's caddy Stan on Seinfeld, voicing Dr. Nefarious in the Ratchet & Clank series, and Andrew...
, the actor who portrayed Quark, and was heavily made up to appear as an older woman. She was a popular figure not only on the show but in personal appearances at various Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
functions and conventions.
She appeared in guest roles on a variety of TV shows including Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997 to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer.-Description:...
, Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television...
, and Party of Five
Party of Five
Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
. She also worked as an acting coach and as a casting director, casting such shows as 3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet...
, That '70s Show
That '70s Show
That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979...
, and Eerie, Indiana
Eerie, Indiana
Eerie, Indiana is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1991 to 1992 and then on syndication on Fox from 1997 to 1998. The series was created by José Rivera and Karl Schaefer, with Joe Dante serving as creative consultant.-Premise:...
. She was a member of the prestigious Hollywood theatre company Theatre West
Theatre West
Theatre West is a theatre company in Hollywood, California, the oldest continually-operating theatre company in Los Angeles, established in 1962....
. She was also a talented lyricist. On March 3, 2004, she died of lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
at the age of 46.
Deep Space Nine appearances
- "Ferengi Love Songs"
- "The Magnificent FerengiThe Magnificent Ferengi (DS9 episode)The Magnificent Ferengi is the 10th episode of the sixth season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The title is a spoof of the film The Magnificent Seven.-Plot:...
" - "Profit and LaceProfit and Lace (DS9 episode)"Profit and Lace" is a sixth-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine first broadcast on May 13, 1998.In this episode, Quark helps out when Zek's status as the Ferengi Grand Nagus is put in jeopardy by proposing equal rights for Ferengi females....
" - "The Dogs of WarThe Dogs of War (DS9 episode)"The Dogs of War" is an episode from the finale arc of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the eighth of the ten final chapters, based on a story by Peter Allan Fields...
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