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Judy Holliday

Judy Holliday

Birthday: 1921-06-21 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1960
Bells Are Ringing

as    Ella Peterson

1956
Full of Life

as    Emily Rocco

1956
The Solid Gold Cadillac

as    Laura Partridge

1954
It Should Happen to You

as    Gladys Glover

1954
Phffft

as    Nina Chapman Tracey

1952
The Marrying Kind

as    'Florrie' Keefer

1950
Born Yesterday

as    Billie Dawn

1949
She Loves Me Not

as    Curly

1949
Adam's Rib

as    Doris Attinger

1944
Greenwich Village

as    Revuer (Uncredited)

1944
Winged Victory

as    Ruth Miller

1938
Too Much Johnson

as    (uncredited)