Julie Harris Overview:

Actress, Julie Harris, was born Julie Anne Harris on Dec 2, 1925 in Grosse Pointe Park, MI. Harris died at the age of 87 on Aug 24, 2013 in West Chatham, MA .

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Julie Harris was noted for roles which plumb emotional depths. She has given a number of anguished performances in some powerful films, and won a Tony Award on Broadway, but has never become a box-office star. She received an Academy Award nomination for The Member of the Wedding.

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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Julie Harris was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Costume Design for Darling in 1965.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1952Best ActressThe Member of the Wedding (1952)Frankie AddamsNominated
1965Best Costume DesignDarling (1965)N/AWon
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Harris was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame .

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wants to be “The Member of the Wedding”

By Stephen Reginald on Aug 20, 2023 From Classic Movie Man

wants to be “The Member of the Wedding” The Member of the Wedding (1952) is an American film drama directed by Fred Zinneman and starring Ethel Waters, , and Brandon De Wilde. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Carson McCullers (1946). The ci... Read full article


1925 – 2013

By Marisa on Aug 25, 2013 From The Timothy Carey Experience

Instead of the usual Sunday Quote of the Week, I’ve chosen to mark the passing of one of the most honored and gifted performers of the Broadway stage, films and television, . She passed away yesterday at the age of 87, reportedly from congestive heart failure. She and Timothy appea... Read full article


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Julie Harris Quotes:

Abra: But you must give him some sign, Mr. Trask, some sign that you love him... or he'll never be a man. All his life he'll feel guilty and alone unless you release him.


Abra: I love you even though I'm afraid of you. Maybe someday I won't be.


Miss Thing: Last week I was 19. Today I'm 42. If I had an eggshell for every day I'd spent alone, I'd have a lot of eggshells.


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She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1994 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.

She has one son named Peter with her second husband Manning Gurian.

Her future "Knots Landing" (1979), co-star, Joan Van Ark, had interviewed as a student reporter, when she was fifteen years old. Harris later recommended Van Ark to attend the Yale School of Drama. Harris is the youngest student ever to attend the college on a scholarship.

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