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Judy Holliday
Actor
Born June 21, 1921Died June 7, 1965 (43 years)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2016 | Chris Olsen - The Boy Who Cried · as Cast |
| 1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actress - 'born Yesterday' |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1960 | Bells Are Ringing · as Ella Peterson |
| 1956 | Full of Life · as Emily Rocco |
| 1956 | The Solid Gold Cadillac · as Laura Partridge |
| 1954 | Phffft · as Nina Chapman Tracey |
| 1954 | It Should Happen to You · as Gladys Glover |
| 1952 | The Marrying Kind · as 'florrie' Keefer |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Diana Weems |
| 1950 | Born Yesterday · as Billie Dawn |
| 1949 | On the Town · as Daisy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Adam's Rib · as Doris Attinger |
| 1948 | Ford Theatre (TV Series) · as Curly Flagg |
| 1944 | Winged Victory · as Ruth Miller |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys · as Defense Plant Welder (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Greenwich Village · as Revuer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Too Much Johnson · as (uncredited) |