Actress, beauty pageant contestant, dancer, and model. Born Elizabeth Himmelsbach in Couer D'alene, Idaho, she was raised in nearby Spirit Lake by a pioneering Wisconsin family. They spent part of the year in Spokane, where she was enrolled in a local dance academy. After subsequent moves to Seattle and Yakima, she and her family relocated to Los Angeles in 1923. Here, she started popping up in motion picture shorts and bathing beauty contests. Her popularity culminated in a Universal contract and a runner-up placement at the 1925 Miss America pageant. Her purported seven year Universal contract didn't stick, but she kept herself busy over the next few years with dance recitals, stage work, and roles in comedy shorts. Sadly, most of her silent work is incomplete or lost. Her most famous role is inarguably that of the flirtatious "Babs" in Clara Bow's first ever talkie "The Wild Party" (1929). She saw another bright, albeit short-lived period of success as a saucy pre-code dame at Warner Brothers in 1931. Here, she provided ample competition to leads like Joan Blondell and Bette Davis, who drags Adrienne to the floor in a fit of anger in "The Rich Are Always With Us" (1932). Although she was only at Warner Brothers for six months, she appeared (credited and uncredited) in nine films during that time period. After her contract expired in early 1932, she eloped with producer Burt Kelly that August. Kelly, who worked at Universal and Columbia, is best known for his work on the "Blondie" series of the 40s. The couple remained married until Kelly's death in 1983, and had no children. She all but retired from the screen after her marriage; she had one last lead role as Betty in 1934's "Undercover Men," a "northern" B-picture produced by her husband. She attempted one comeback with a "Gone with the Wind" screen test in 1939, but was unsuccessful. She spent the remainder of her life living with her husband Burt in Beverly Hills, and the two traveled frequently.