Carol Adams (actress)

Carol Adams, was an American actress and dancer whose career began as a child in 1923.

Early years

Adams was born Lurline Uller in Los Angeles, California, March 15, 1918. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Emil Uller. At age five, she was asked to appear in a short subject called Navy Blues where she played a flower girl. She was billed under her birth name until her name was changed when she was 20 and working for Paramount Pictures.

Film

Adams appeared in episodes of the film serials Our Gang and Mickey McGuire and at age 18 signed a contract with the film studio 20th Century Fox. Two years later, she was under contract with Paramount Pictures and subsequently Republic Pictures. Her obituary in Variety said that she "appeared in some 50 features." Regarded as one of the foremost tap dance stars in the beginning of the 1940s, she was in many Soundies.

Personal life and death

In 1944, Adams retired after marrying studio executive Richard J. Pearl.
Adams died in Los Angeles on April 9, 2012, at the age of 94. She was survived by a son, a daughter, six granddaughters, and seven great-grandchildren. Adams was remembered as an actress "who appeared in some 50 features, starring at times with Gene Autry and Roy Rogers."

Selected filmography

In Old Chicago New Faces of 1937 The Life of the Party Love and Hisses The Big Broadcast of 1938 Keep Smiling Sally, Irene and Mary Rose of Washington Square The House Across the Bay The Quarterback Dancing on a Dime Love Thy Neighbor Behind the News Ridin' on a Rainbow Sis Hopkins The Gay Vagabond Ice-Capades Bad Man of Deadwood Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. Blondie Goes to College Ever Since Venus.
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