Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Biography

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Julia Ann Harris (December 2, 1925 – August 24, 2013) was an American actress. Renowned for her classical and contemporary stage work, she received five Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Play.

Harris debuted on Broadway in 1945, against the wishes of her mother, who wanted her to be a society debutante. Harris was acclaimed for her performance as an isolated 12-year-old girl in the 1950 play The Member of the Wedding, a role she reprised in the 1952 film of the same name, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1951, her range was demonstrated as Sally Bowles in the original production of I Am a Camera, for which she won her first Tony award. She subsequently appeared in the 1955 film version.

Harris gave acclaimed performances in films including The Haunting (1963), and Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), in which she played opposite Marlon Brando. A method actor, she won Tony awards for The Lark (1956), Forty Carats (1969), The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1973), and The Belle of Amherst (1977). She was also a Grammy Award winner and a three time Emmy Award winner.

Harris was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1979, received the National Medal of Arts in 1994,[1] and the 2002 Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award

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Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-12-02

Place of birth

Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, USA

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Cast

East of Eden

East of Eden

1955

7.50

Housesitter

Housesitter

1992

6.10

The Haunting

The Haunting

1963

7.07

The Split

The Split

1968

6.70

Harper

Harper

1966

6.60

Carried Away

Carried Away

1996

5.40

The Lark

The Lark

1957

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The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar

1979

3.20

Secrets

Secrets

1995

6.00

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

1963

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Bad Manners

Bad Manners

1998

4.40

The Gift

The Gift

1979

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Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster

1997

6.00

Brontë

Brontë

1983

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Hamlet

Hamlet

1964

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