Harris, Julie (1925–)

American actress. Born in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, Dec 2, 1925; dau. of William Pickett Harris (investment banker) and Elsie (Smith) Harris; attended Yale University School of Drama, 1944–45, and Actors Studio, NY; m. Jay I. Julien (lawyer and producer), Aug 1946 (div. 1954); m. Manning Gurian (stage manager), Oct 21, 1954 (div. 1967); m. William Erwin Carroll (writer), April 27, 1977; children: (2nd m.) Peter Alston Gurian.

Esteemed actress who received an unprecedented 10 Tony nominations and 5 Tony Awards, made Broadway debut in It's a Gift (1945); had breakthrough role as Frankie Addams in The Member of the Wedding (1950), recreating the role on film, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award (1952); triumphed again as Sally Bowles in I Am a Camera (1951), winning 1st Tony award; starred as Saint Joan in The Lark (1955), winning 2nd Tony as Best Actress; further distinguished herself as a nun in Little Moon of Alban (1960), vaudevillian in Marathon '33 (1963), and divorcee in Forty Carats (1968), for which she received another Tony Award; received 4th Tony for portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln in The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1972) and 5th for portrayal of Emily Dickinson in one-woman show The Belle of Amherst (1976); films include East of Eden (1955), I Am a Camera (1955), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), The Haunting (1963), Harper (1966), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), The People Next Door (1970), The Hiding Place (1975), Voyage of the Damned (1976), The Bell Jar (1979), and Gorillas in the Mist (1988); on tv, won Emmys for 2 roles on NBC's "Hallmark Hall of Fame": Brigid Mary in Little Moon of Alban (1958) and Queen Victoria in Victoria Regina (1961); also appeared regularly as Lilimae Clements on "Knots Landing."

See also Women in World History.