Judy Holliday
ActingAlso Known As
Judith Tuvim
Biography
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.
Movies
(16 total)
Adam's Rib
as Doris Attinger
On the Town
as Daisy (voice) (uncredited)
Born Yesterday
as Billie Dawn
It Should Happen to You
as Gladys Glover
Bells Are Ringing
as Ella Peterson
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Phffft
as Nina Chapman Tracey
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Laura Partridge
The Marrying Kind
as 'Florrie' Keefer
Too Much Johnson
as (uncredited)
Something for the Boys
as Defense Plant Welder (uncredited)
Greenwich Village
as Revuer (Uncredited)
Full of Life
as Emily Rocco
Winged Victory
as Ruth Miller
On Cukor
as Various roles (archive footage)
She Loves Me Not
as Curly
TV Shows
(3 total)
What's My Line?
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest