Julie Harris (Performer)

Julie Harris

Performer

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Julie Harris

Performer

Julie Harris, a towering figure of the American theatre in the decades following World War II, who created several iconic stage roles — collecting five Tony Awards along the way — died Aug. 24 2013 in West Chatham, MA. The cause was congestive heart failure. She was 87.

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Born: Dec 02, 1925 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Death: Aug 24, 2013 in West Chatham, MA

Roles (52)

	The Gin Game Opened April 20, 1997	as Fonsia Dorsey (Original)
	The Glass Menagerie Opened November 15, 1994	as The Mother (Amanda Wingfield) (Original)
	The 47th Annual Tony Awards - 1993 Opened June 06, 1993	as Participating Artist (Original)
	Lucifer's Child Opened April 04, 1991	as Isak Dinesen, Baroness Karen Blixen (Original)
	The 39th Annual Tony Awards - 1985 Opened June 02, 1985	as Participating Artist (Original)
	The 35th Annual Tony Awards - 1981 Opened June 07, 1981	as Participating Artist (Original)
	Mixed Couples Opened December 28, 1980	as Clarice (Original)
	Break a Leg Opened April 29, 1979	as Gertie Kessel (Original)
	The 32nd Annual Tony Awards - 1978 Opened June 04, 1978	as Participating Artist (Original)
	The Belle of Amherst Opened April 28, 1976	as Abby Wood (Original) as Austin Dickinson (Original) as Buffy (Original) as Charles Wadsworth (Original) as Edward Dickinson (Original) as Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (Original) as Emily Norcross Dickinson (Original) as James Francis Billings (Original) as Jennie Hitchcock (Original) as Lavinia Dickinson (Original) as Maggie Maher (Original) as Mary Lyon (Original) as Susan Gilbert Dickinson (Original) as Thomas Wentworth Higginson (Original) as Uriah Crowell (Original)
	In Praise of Love Opened December 10, 1974	as Lydia Cruttwell (Original)
	The Au Pair Man Opened December 27, 1973	as Mrs. Rogers (Original)
	The Last of Mrs. Lincoln Opened December 12, 1972	as Mary Lincoln (Original)
	Voices Opened April 03, 1972	as Claire (Original)
	And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little Opened February 25, 1971	as Anna Reardon (Original)
	Forty Carats Opened December 26, 1968	as Ann Stanley (Original)
	Skyscraper Opened November 13, 1965	as Georgina (Original)
	Ready When You Are, C.B.! Opened December 07, 1964	as Annie (Original)
	Marathon '33 Opened December 22, 1963	as June (Original)
	A Shot in the Dark Opened October 18, 1961	as Josefa Lantenay (Original)
	Little Moon of Alban Opened December 01, 1960	as Brigid Mary Mangan (Original)
	The Warm Peninsula Opened October 20, 1959	as Ruth Arnold (Original)
	The Country Wife Opened November 27, 1957	as Mrs. Margery Pinchwife (Original)
	The Lark Opened November 17, 1955	as Joan (Original)
	Mademoiselle Colombe Opened January 06, 1954	as Colombe (Original)
	I Am a Camera Opened November 28, 1951	as Sally Bowles (Original)
	The Member of the Wedding Opened January 05, 1950	as Frankie Addams (Original)
	Montserrat Opened October 29, 1949	as Felisa (Original)
	Magnolia Alley Opened April 18, 1949	as Angel Tuttle (Original)
	The Young and Fair Opened November 22, 1948	as Nancy Gear (Original)
	Sundown Beach Opened September 07, 1948	as Ida Mae (Original)
	Macbeth Opened March 31, 1948	as Witch (Original)
	Alice in Wonderland Opened April 05, 1947	as White Rabbit (Original)
	The Playboy of the Western World Opened October 26, 1946	as Nelly (Original)
	Oedipus Rex Opened May 20, 1946	as Ensemble (Original)
	King Henry IV, Part II Opened May 07, 1946	Performer
	It's a Gift Opened March 12, 1945	Performer as Atlanta (Original)

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Awards

Drama Desk Award
2005	Career Achievement		Winner
1973	Outstanding Performance	The Last of Mrs. Lincoln	Winner

Outer Critics Circle
1991	Outstanding Actress in a Play	Lucifer's Child	Nominee
1973	Outstanding Actress in a Play	The Last of Mrs. Lincoln	Winner

Theatre World Awards
1949	Theatre World Award	Sundown Beach	Winner

Tony Award
2002	Lifetime Achievement Award		Winner
1997	Best Actress in a Play	The Gin Game	Nominee
1991	Best Actress in a Play	Lucifer's Child	Nominee
1977	Best Actress in a Play	The Belle of Amherst	Winner
1974	Best Actress in a Play	The Au Pair Man	Nominee
1973	Best Actress in a Play	The Last of Mrs. Lincoln	Winner
1969	Best Actress in a Play	Forty Carats	Winner
1966	Best Actress in a Musical	Skyscraper	Nominee
1964	Best Actress in a Play	Marathon '33	Nominee
1956	Best Actress in a Play	The Lark	Winner
1952	Best Actress in a Play	I Am a Camera	Winner

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Julie Harris

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