Julie London Biography

Fast Facts

• Sold more than three million copies of "Cry Me a River" and its associated album, "Julie Is Her Name․"
• Was named one of the Top Female Vocalists of the Year in 1955, 1956, and 1957
• Cry Me a River was her first recorded single, released in 1955, and it later appeared on her first album, "Julie Is Her Name․"
• Was discovered by talent agent Sue Carol while working as an elevator operator in a department store
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "Nabonga" in 1944
• Quote: "(On her singing): "It's only a thimbleful of a voice, and I have to use it close to the microphone․ But it is a kind of oversmoked voice and it automatically sounds intimate․""
• Best known as a jazz and pop singer and actress whose signature song was "Cry Me a River․"
• Played Dixie McCall in the TV series "Emergency!" and Billie Ellis in the film "Man of the West․"