Played 'Marilyn Monroe' (qv)'s mother in _Ladies of the Chorus (1949)_ (qv) despite the fact they were only nine years apart. This was Marilyn's first co-starring role.
In 1939, she was named the Fairest of the Fair at the New York World's Fair.
She was dubbed "The Eyeful" by a publicist at Columbia Studios.
Profiled in "Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames" bu Ray Hagen and Laura Wagner (McFarland, 2004).
Daughter of 'Marie Adele Jergens' (qv)
Got her first break into the big time understudying 'Gypsy Rose Lee' (qv) as a burlesque strip artist in the Broadway show "Star and Garter" in 1942. Gypsy fell ill for two weeks during the show's run. A talent scout for Columbia Pictures caught Adele's performance and signed her to a contract.
Her singing voice was dubbed by 'Kay Starr' (qv) in _Down to Earth (1947)_ (qv).
Her role as "Cameo" McQueen in _Show Boat (1951)_ (qv), a role not in the stage version or in any other film version, is referred to in the dialogue by 'Kathryn Grayson' (qv) and 'Howard Keel' (qv) as if it were a fairly significant bit part. But in the final release print, it was trimmed to literally a cameo, with absolutely no dialogue.

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