In her later years she appeared in several Walt Disney films, including That Darn Cat!, The Love Bug, The Shaggy D.A., Freaky Friday, and No Deposit, No Return.

In these and other movies (such as The Odd Couple), she was typically cast as sharp-tongued or wise cracking waitresses, landladies, and other blue collar neighborhood types.

She also played numerous guest roles in television series such as Get Smart, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, The Munsters, The Love Boat, The Lucy Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, and The Jack Benny Program.

Adrian died in Los Angeles, as a result of a fall in her home sustained during the 1994 Northridge earthquake eight months earlier.

[10] Her ashes are within the Columbarium of Radiant Dawn[11] at the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.