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Judy Holliday

Acting
Known For

43 Years Old

Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim; June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian and singer. She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and musicals. Her success as Billie Dawn in the 1946 stage production of Born Yesterday led to her being cast in the 1950 film version for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She was known for her performance on Broadway in the musical Bells Are Ringing, winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical and reprising her role in the 1960 film adaptation. In 1952, Holliday was called to testify before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to answer claims she was associated with communism.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 21st June 1921

Died

7th June 1965

All Credits

What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self
The Steve Allen Show Image
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show Image
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
On the Town Image
On the Town
Daisy (voice) (uncredited)
Adam's Rib Image
Adam's Rib
Doris Attinger
Born Yesterday Image
Born Yesterday
Billie Dawn
It Should Happen to You Image
It Should Happen to You
Gladys Glover
Bells Are Ringing Image
Bells Are Ringing
Ella Peterson
Phffft Image
Phffft
Nina Chapman Tracey
That's Entertainment, Part II Image
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Solid Gold Cadillac Image
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Laura Partridge
Winged Victory Image
Winged Victory
Ruth Miller
Greenwich Village Image
Greenwich Village
Revuer (Uncredited)
Full of Life Image
Full of Life
Emily Rocco
Too Much Johnson Image
Too Much Johnson
(uncredited)
The Marrying Kind Image
The Marrying Kind
'Florrie' Keefer
Something for the Boys Image
Something for the Boys
Defense Plant Welder (uncredited)
On Cukor Image
On Cukor
Various roles (archive footage)
She Loves Me Not Image
She Loves Me Not
Curly