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Biography. This spirited, intelligent actress of stage and screen played variations of the squeaky-voiced 'dumb blonde' role in a number of breezy comedies of the 1940s and 50s. Under her own name, Judith Tuvim, she formed a comedy troupe called "The Revuers," with Betty Comden and Adolph Green. This led to bits in the films "Winged Victory ...
Nov 30, 2017 · Rocky producer Gene Kirkwood has acquired life and some music rights for the late Oscar winner Judy Holliday and will turn her story into the biopic Smart Blonde. The actress was a 22-year-old day ...
Judy Holliday. Holliday 1950. Judith Tuvim (later Judy Holliday; June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) [1] was an American actress. She acted on the stage and in movies. In Born Yesterday (both stage and movie versions), she played Billie Dawn. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for this performance.
Judy Holliday. Actress: Born Yesterday. Judy Holliday was born Judith Tuvim in New York City on June 21, 1921. Her mother, a piano teacher, was attending a play when she went into labor and made it to the hospital just in time. Judy was an only child. By the age of four, her mother had her enrolled in ballet school which fostered a life-long interest in show business. Two years...
Also Known As. Judith Tuvim. Born. June 21, 1921 • New York City • New York. Died. June 7, 1965 (aged 43) • New York City • New York. Awards And Honors. Tony Awards • Academy Award (1951) • Academy Award (1951): Actress in a Leading Role • Golden Globe Award (1951): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Tony ...
Jun 21, 2021 · A brief glance at Holliday’s life reveals even more to love about her. She was close friends with Patricia Highsmith when both were in high school; it was the brainy Judy who introduced her friend Pat to the writing of Marcel Proust, whose moody influence shows up all over Highsmith’s novels Strangers on a Train, The Talented Mister Ripley, and The Price of Salt, the last of which would one day become the basis for the film Carol (Holliday herself had romantic friendships and ...
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 ...
