An attractive leading lady of numerous B-films and Westerns in the 1950s and 60s, Adams is perhaps best-recalled for her work in the cult classic, "The Creature From the Black Lagoon" (1954). Born Betty Mae Adams, she made her film debut billed as Betty Adams in "Red, Hot and Blue" (1949) and then was alternately billed as Julia or Julie. For much of the 50s she was a contract player at Universal and then moved to television where she frequently appeared in such "Golden Age" programs as "Playhouse 90" and "Alcoa/Goodyear Theatre". Adams also had regular roles on the daytime soaps "General
