Judy Holliday

Celebrity

  • Birth Name: Judith Tuvim
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/21/1921, Gemini
  • Date of Death: 06/07/1965
  • Profession: Actor; singer
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Judy Holliday Fast Facts:
  • First job was switchboard operator at Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre.
  • Developed her comedic talent in a group called the Revuers, working with future musical partners Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
  • Changed last name from Tuvim, the Hebrew word for holiday.
  • Made her big-screen debut with a bit part in the Don Ameche musical Greenwich Village (1944).
  • Reprised the role of Billie Dawn in the 1950 movie version of the Broadway comedy Born Yesterday, winning the first Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture---Musical or Comedy.
  • Was the subject of an investigation by a Senate subcommittee for links to Communism; it was ultimately dropped.
  • Judy Holliday Relationships:
  • Jonathan Oppenheim - Son
  • Helen Tuvim - Mother
  • David Oppenheim - Ex-husband
  • Abraham Tuvim - Father
  • Judy Holliday Awards:
  • 1957 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1957 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
  • 1950 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1951 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1951 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1951 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1951 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1957 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1961 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1952 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actress - Nominee
  • 1954 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actress - Nominee
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