Personal Info
Birth date
1925-12-02 (99 Years)
Day of death
2013-08-24
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, USA
Also known as
Julie Anne Harris
Julie Harris
Biography
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 isolated 12-year-old girl in the 1950 play The Member of the Wedding, a role she reprised in the 1952 film of the same name, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1951, her range was demonstrated as Sally Bowles in the original production of I Am a Camera, for which she won her first Tony award. She subsequently appeared in the 1955 film version. Harris gave acclaimed performances in films including The Haunting (1963), and Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), in which she played opposite Marlon Brando. A method actor, she won Tony awards for The Lark (1956), Forty Carats (1969), The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1973), and The Belle of Amherst (1977). She was also a Grammy Award winner and a three time Emmy Award winner. Harris was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1979, received the National Medal of Arts in 1994,[1] and the 2002 Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award Description above from the Wikipedia article Julie Harris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Columbo
8.097
Overview:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.Bonanza
7.512
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.Tony Awards
5.917
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.Family Ties
7.254
Overview:
Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.Knots Landing
6.7
Overview:
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.Daniel Boone
6.867
Overview:
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.Rawhide
7.13
Overview:
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.The Big Valley
6.074
Overview:
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.The Outer Limits
7.695
Overview:
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
Overview:
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.Medical Center
6.1
Overview:
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.Tales of the Unexpected
6.711
Overview:
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.The Name of the Game
6.8
Overview:
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.Kraft Suspense Theatre
5.3
Overview:
Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall specials once monthly. Como's production company, Roncom Films, also produced Kraft Suspense Theatre. Writer, editor, critic and radio playwright Anthony Boucher served as consultant on the series. Later syndicated under the title Crisis, it was one of the few suspense series telecast in color at the time. While most of NBC's shows were in color then, all-color network line-ups did not become the norm until the 1966-67 season.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Tarzan
6.7
Overview:
Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of civilization, had returned to the jungle where he had been raised. The show retained many of the trappings of the classic movie series, including Cheeta, while excluding other elements, such as Jane, as part of the "new look" for the fabled apeman that producer Sy Weintraub had introduced in previous motion pictures starring Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, and Mike Henry. CBS aired repeat episodes the program during the summer of 1969.Run for Your Life
7.2
Overview:
Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.Vega$
7
Overview:
Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.Laredo
6.3
Overview:
Laredo is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 16, 1965, to April 7, 1967. Laredo stars Neville Brand, William Smith, Peter Brown, and Philip Carey as Texas Rangers. It is set on the Mexican border about Laredo, Texas. The program was produced by Universal Television. The pilot episode of Laredo aired on NBC's The Virginian under the title, "We've Lost a Train". It was released theatrically in 1969 under the title Backtrack. Three episodes from the first season of the series were edited into the 1968 feature film Three Guns for Texas.The Kennedy Center Honors
7.4
Overview:
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.Garrison's Gorillas
7.8
Overview:
Garrison's Gorillas is an ABC TV series broadcast from 1967 to 1968; a total of 26 hour-long episodes were produced. It was inspired by the 1967 film The Dirty Dozen, which featured a similar scenario of training Allied prisoners for World War II military missions. Garrison's Gorillas was canceled at the close of its first season and replaced by The Mod Squad in 1968. It managed to gather a cult following in China in the 1980s.Scarlett
6.6
Overview:
Scarlett O’Hara’s flight from the scrutiny of Atlanta society takes her on a journey to Savannah and Charleston, to England, and to Ireland, where she discovers her family's roots.Baseball
7.3
Overview:
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in each era. Writers, historians, players, baseball personnel, and fans review key events and the significance of the game in America's history.The Evil Touch
5.5
Overview:
The Evil Touch is an Australian-produced television series, originally broadcast in Australia in 1973. It was an anthology series where each episode had a self-contained story and a new set of characters. Each episode feature a new cast of guest actors, although several guest stars appeared in more than one episode, playing different characters. Each story is a thriller or horror story of some variety, ranging from tales of the occult and the supernatural, science fiction horror stories, to more standard murder schemes and whodunits. Most stories feature a twist ending.The Civil War
7.958
Overview:
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.The United States Steel Hour
6.2
Overview:
The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television from 1953 to 1963. The television series and the radio program that preceded it were both sponsored by the United States Steel Corporation.East of Eden
7.545
Overview:
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.Acting
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2009The Lightkeepers as Mrs. Deacon
2008The Golden Boys as Melodeon Player
2007The Beatles: Help! as Self
2005East of Eden: Art in Search of Life as Herself
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
1999Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony (2 Episodes) as Susan B. Anthony (voice)
1999The First of May as Carlotta
1998Ellen Foster as Leonora Nelson
1998Bad Manners as Professor Harper
1997Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self
1996The Christmas Tree as Sister Anthony
1996Little Surprises as Unknown
1996Passaggio per il paradiso as Martha
1996Carried Away as Joseph's Mother
1995Secrets as Caroline Phelan
1995The Outer Limits (1 Episode) as Hera
1995James Dean and Me as Self (uncredited)
1994One Christmas as Sook
1994Scarlett (4 Episodes) as Eleanor Butler
1994Baseball (0, 1 Episode) as Voice, (voice)
1993When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn as Alice
1993The Dark Half as Reggie DeLesseps
1993Vanished Without a Trace as Odessa Ray
1992Housesitter as Edna Davis
1990The Civil War (9 Episodes) as Mary Chestnut
1990Anthony Quinn: An Original as Self
1989Single Women, Married Men as Lucille Frankel
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Herself
1989Isadora Duncan: Movement from the Soul as Isadora Duncan (voice)
1988The Christmas Wife as Iris
1988Too Good to Be True as Margaret Berent
1988Gorillas in the Mist as Roz Carr
1988The Woman He Loved as Alice
1988Forever James Dean as Herself
1987The Cat That Drank and Used Too Much as Narrator
1986Wordplay (5 Episodes) as Self - Celebrity Panelist
1986Nutcracker: The Motion Picture as Clara (Voice)
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God as (voice)
1983Brontë as Charlotte Brontë
1982Family Ties (1 Episode) as Margaret
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982The Voyage of Odysseus as Narrator
1981Brooklyn Bridge as Emily Roebling (voice)
1979Knots Landing (165 Episodes) as Lilimae Clements
1979The Gift as Anne Devlin
1979Tales of the Unexpected (1, 1 Episode) as Mrs Bixby, Mrs Foster
1979The Bell Jar as Mrs. Greenwood
1979Backstairs at the White House (4 Episodes) as Helen 'Nellie' Taft
1978The Kennedy Center Honors (1 Episode) as Self
1978Stubby Pringle's Christmas as Georgia Henderson
1978Vega$ (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976Voyage of the Damned as Alice Fienchild
1976The Last of Mrs. Lincoln as Mary Todd Lincoln
1976The Belle of Amherst as Emily Dickinson
1975Long Way Home as Elizabeth Holvak
1975The Family Holvak (10 Episodes) as Unknown
1975The Hiding Place as Betsie ten Boom
1974The Greatest Gift as Elizabeth Holvak
1974Home for the Holidays as Elizabeth Hall Morgan
1973The Evil Touch (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1973Thicker than Water (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1973Hawkins (1 Episode) as Janet Hubbard
1971Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones as Charity Jones
1971Columbo (1 Episode) as Karen Fielding
1970How Awful About Allan as Katherine
1970The People Next Door as Gerrie Mason
1970House on Greenapple Road as Leona Miller
1969Medical Center (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968The Split as Gladys
1968Journey to the Unknown (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) as Verna Ward
1968The Dick Cavett Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1968Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army as Charity Jones
1967Reflections in a Golden Eye as Alison Langdon
1967Garrison's Gorillas (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966You're a Big Boy Now as Miss Nora Thing
1966Tarzan (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1966Harper as Betty Fraley
1965Laredo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965The Big Valley (1 Episode) as Jennie Hall
1965Run for Your Life (1 Episode) as Lucrece Lawrence
1965The Holy Terror as Florence Nightingale
1964Daniel Boone (1 Episode) as Faith
1964Hamlet as Ophelia
1964Little Moon of Alban as Brigid Mary Mangan
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre (1 Episode) as Lucy Bram
1963The Haunting as Eleanor Lance
1963The Power and the Glory as Maria (Priest's Mistress)
1963Pygmalion as Eliza Doolittle
1962Requiem for a Heavyweight as Grace Miller
1961The Mike Douglas Show (1 Episode) as Self
1961Victoria Regina as Queen Victoria
1960Sally's Irish Rogue as Sally Hamil
1959A Doll's House as Nora
1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as Sarah Carter
1959Rawhide (1 Episode) as Emma Teall
1958Johnny Belinda as Belinda
1958Little Moon of Alban as Brigid Mary Mangan
1957The Truth About Women as Helen Cooper
1957The Lark as Joan of Arc
1956Tony Awards (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee, Self - Winner
1955A Wind from the South as Shevawn
1955I Am a Camera as Sally Bowles
1955East of Eden as Abra Bacon
1953The United States Steel Hour (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952The Member of the Wedding as Frances 'Frankie' Addams
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Lu, Georgia Henderson, Grandmother Leonora, Joan of Ark, Belinda, Nora Helmer, Eliza Doolittle, Queen Victoria, Florence Nightingale, Anastasia
1948Actors Studio (1 Episode) as Unknown
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (3 Episodes) as Self
Costume & Make-Up
1962The War Lover ... Costume Design