Adelaide Klein (July , â€"March , ) was an actress who performed on
radio, television, films, and the stage. She was best known for her
dialects as a radio performer. Over the course of her thirty-year
career, Klein performed in radio comedies and soap operas, appeared in
eight shows on Broadway, four films, and on thirteen television
series. She died at the age of in .Klein was born in New York City on
July , . Her parents were Morris Klein and Sophia Klein. She had two
siblings: an older brother, Matthew, and a younger sister,
Irene.[citation needed] While she attended Julia Richman High School,
she prepared for a career in business but also was exposed to drama.
After graduation, she began working as a secretary.Klein began her
radio as a singer in the late s. However, demand for her talents with
dialect and as a character actress led her to acting full-time by
.Klein performed in a variety of radio programs, including portraying
Hilda, the maid in We, The Abbotts,: Dragon Lady in Terry and the
Pirates,: Agatha Meek in Meet Mr. Meek,: and a Russian countess in The
House on Q Street. She also was heard in Sometime Before Morning.
Klein mastered use of dialects in radio performances.
radio, television, films, and the stage. She was best known for her
dialects as a radio performer. Over the course of her thirty-year
career, Klein performed in radio comedies and soap operas, appeared in
eight shows on Broadway, four films, and on thirteen television
series. She died at the age of in .Klein was born in New York City on
July , . Her parents were Morris Klein and Sophia Klein. She had two
siblings: an older brother, Matthew, and a younger sister,
Irene.[citation needed] While she attended Julia Richman High School,
she prepared for a career in business but also was exposed to drama.
After graduation, she began working as a secretary.Klein began her
radio as a singer in the late s. However, demand for her talents with
dialect and as a character actress led her to acting full-time by
.Klein performed in a variety of radio programs, including portraying
Hilda, the maid in We, The Abbotts,: Dragon Lady in Terry and the
Pirates,: Agatha Meek in Meet Mr. Meek,: and a Russian countess in The
House on Q Street. She also was heard in Sometime Before Morning.
Klein mastered use of dialects in radio performances.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.