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American actress (1925–2013)

Person · Open Library

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Acting · Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, USA

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…

Known for

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
  • The Lightkeepers — Mrs. Deacon2009
  • The Golden Boys — Melodeon Player2008
  • THE BEATLES in HELP! — Self2007
  • The Way Back Home — Julie Harris2006
  • East of Eden: Art in Search of Life — Herself2005
  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
  • The First of May — Carlotta1999
  • Love Is Strange — Sylvia McClain1999
  • Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony — Susan B. Anthony (voice)1999

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1925
Active to
2013
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Julia Ann "Julie" Harris (born 2 December 1925) is an American stage, screen, and television actress. She has won five Tony Awards, three Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award, and was nominated for an Academy Award. Of particular note is her Tony-winning performance in The Belle of Amherst, a one-woman play (written by William Luce and directed by Charles Nelson Reilly) based on the life and poetry of Emily Dickinson. She received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Recording for the audio recording

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Key facts

Born
Julia Ann Harris , ( 1925-12-02 ) December 2, 1925, Grosse Pointe, Michigan , U.S.
Died
August 24, 2013 (2013-08-24) (aged 87), West Chatham, Massachusetts , U.S.
Education
Yale University
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1945–2009
Spouses
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Encyclopedic overview

Julia Ann Harris (December 2, 1925 – August 24, 2013) was an American actress. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses of the American theater, she earned numerous accolades including a record five Tony Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Play, as well as three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1979, received the National Medal of Arts in 1994, the Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 2002, and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2005.

After making her Broadway debut in 1945 Harris went on to win five Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Play for her roles in I Am a Camera (1952), The Lark (1956), Forty Carats (1969), The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1973), and The Belle of Amherst (1977). Her other Tony-nominated roles were in Marathon '33 (1964), Skyscraper (1966), The au Pair Man (1974), Lucifer's Child (1991), and The Gin Game (1997).

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