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Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian and singer. [1] She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and musicals.
Apr 23, 2024 · Judy Holliday (born June 21, 1921, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 7, 1965, New York City) was an American actress noted for her distinctive voice and her warm, intelligent portrayal of funny and endearing “dumb blondes” onstage and in film.
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Judy Holliday. Actress: Born Yesterday. Judy Holliday was born Judith Tuvim in New York City on June 21, 1921. Her mother, a piano teacher, was attending a play when she went into labor and made it to the hospital just in time. Judy was an only child.
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Jun 6, 2016 · Judy Holliday, who won an Oscar and a niche in theatrical history for her performance as the junk dealer’s squeaky-voiced girl friend in “Born Yesterday,” died Monday of cancer. She was 43.
Nov 30, 2017 · Rocky producer Gene Kirkwood has acquired life and some music rights for the late Oscar winner Judy Holliday and will turn her story into the biopic Smart Blonde. The actress was a 22-year-old...
Judy Holliday, whose portrayal of a junk dealer's doxy in "Born Yesterday" created a new kind of beautiful-but-dumb blonde, died of cancer yesterday. She was 42 years old.
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A biography and filmography of Judy Holliday, the popular baby-voiced blonde stage and movie actress who won a Best Actress Oscar in 1951 but who died tragically young from cancer.
