Judy Holliday

Known for ActingBorn 1921-06-21Died 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. In 1952, Holliday was called to testify before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to answer claims she was associated with communism.Read more

Movies & web series

On Cukor

That's Entertainment, Part II

Born Yesterday

It Should Happen to You

Adam's Rib

What's My Line?

On the Town

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Marrying Kind

Greenwich Village

Bells Are Ringing

Full of Life

Something for the Boys

The Solid Gold Cadillac

Winged Victory

The Steve Allen Show

Phffft

Too Much Johnson

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

She Loves Me Not