Judy Holliday
Known for ActingBorn 1921-06-21 — died 1965-06-07New 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.
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In 1952, Holliday was called to testify before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to answer claims she was associated with communism.
Known for
On the Town
1949 · as Daisy (voice) (uncredited)
Born Yesterday
1950 · as Billie Dawn
Greenwich Village
1944 · as Revuer (Uncredited)
Adam's Rib
1949 · as Doris Attinger
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
It Should Happen to You
1954 · as Gladys Glover
Phffft
1954 · as Nina Chapman Tracey
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · as (archive footage)
Bells Are Ringing
1960 · as Ella Peterson
Winged Victory
1944 · as Ruth Miller
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956 · as Laura Partridge
Too Much Johnson
2013 · as (uncredited)
On Cukor
2000 · as Various roles (archive footage)
Something for the Boys
1944 · as Defense Plant Welder (uncredited)
The Marrying Kind
1952 · as 'Florrie' Keefer
Full of Life
1956 · as Emily Rocco
She Loves Me Not
1949 · as Curly