Edith Massey: Edith Massey. Actress: Pink Flamingos. The wonderfully eccentric, snaggle-toothed Edith Massey was born in New York City and raised in an orphanage in Denver, Colorado before running away to Hollywood as a teenager. She met director John Waters while working as a barmaid and running her own thrift shop, Edith's Shopping Bag at Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland in the late 1960s. Captivated by her effervescent charm, Waters cast her in...
Known For: Pink Flamingos (Edie), Polyester (Cuddles Kovinsky), Female Trouble (Aunt Ida), Desperate Living (Queen Carlotta)