Cecily Adams
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Cecily April Adams (February 6, 1958 – March 3, 2004) was born in Queens, New York, the daughter of sitcom 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 was born in 2001.
Adams is well-known to fans of Star Trek for portraying Ishka, 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 appeared in guest roles on a variety of TV shows including Just Shoot Me, Murphy Brown, and Party of Five. She also worked as a casting director and acting coach. She died in Los Angeles, California of lung cancer at the age of 46.
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