Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Julie Anne Harris

Birth Date

12/2/1925 (Age 87)

Birth Place

Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, USA

Death Date

8/24/2013

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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...

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Total Credits

14

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Eleanor Lance

Abra Bacon

Roz Carr

Mary Chestnut (voice)

Edna Davis

Reggie DeLesseps

Frequent Collaborators

Robert Wise

Robert Wise

1 film together

Ken Burns

Ken Burns

3 films together

Allan Sloane

1 film together

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