After she became rich, she had a special set of false teeth made, with
her trademark gaps.
John Waters said that she often had trouble remembering her lines in his
films. To help herself remember them, she would often write out her
lines hundreds of times.
Embarked on singing career - released a track titled "Big Girls Don't
Cry", which can be found on "The World's Worst Records" Vol. 1 (a
various artists compilation from Rhino Records).
Former chorus girl and tap dancer.
Owned "Edith's Shopping Bag", a thrift shop on Broadway in Fells Point,
Baltimore, Maryland.
She had a speech impediment caused by dental work.
Initially hated the tight, black, lace-up dominatrix outfit that was
custom-made for her for Female Trouble (1974), but years later had a new one made
when she couldn't fit into the original.
Was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los
Angeles.
Moved her shop from Baltimore, Maryland to Venice, California about a
year before she died.
On 6 September 1981, performed live at the 9:30 Club in Washington,
D.C., in a sequined evening dress, backed by The Evidence.
Appeared on the cover of John Mellencamp's 1980 album "Nothin' Matters and What
If It Did."