Julia Duffy Biography

Fast Facts

• Won Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series for "Newhart" at the Viewers for Quality Television Awards three years in a row, starting in 1986
• Graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1972
• Married actor Jerry Lacy in 1984
• Acted in soap operas and made guest appearances on television shows in her early career
• Was an ingénue in her youth, but went on to play more matronly characters and return to her roots in theater
• Specializes in comedic character roles, her most famous being a spoiled maid on the sitcom "Newhart․"
• Is a self-proclaimed history nut and is fascinated by women like Abigail Adams and Katharine Hepburn who made an impact on the world despite cultural and political barriers that stood in their way
• Bob Newhart, her co-star in "Newhart," became not only her acting mentor, but also her friend
• Was considered for the role of Diane Chambers in "Cheers․"