Judy Holliday

@Jewish Actresses, Facts and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Judy Holliday was an American actress known for playing the role of ‘dumb blondes’ with squeaky voices in a number of breezy comedy films during the 1940s and the 1950s Jewish Actresses American Film & Theater Personalities Actresses Gemini Celebrities Judy Holliday was an American actress known for playing the role of ‘dumb blondes’ with squeaky voices in a number of breezy comedy films during the 1940s and the 1950s. Her roles in films belied her inherent intelligence and spirit that she showed all through her real life in handling the various roles. Before coming to Hollywood she had formed a comedy troupe called ‘The Revuers’ with Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Al Hammer and John Frank. The roles she played with this troupe helped to get bit parts in some films but it took two Broadway shows before Judy Tuvim could become the Hollywood star Judy Holliday. With her recreation of the role she had played in ‘Born Yesterday’ on the stage in George Cukor’s film adaptation of the same name, she was able to win the Oscar for the ‘Best Actress’ beating out Gloria Swanson nominated for ‘Sunset Boulevard’ and Bette Davis and Anne Baxter nominated for ‘All About Eve’. During the 1950s she appeared in a handful of films for Columbia where she used her ‘dumb blonde’ image for acting in various roles. Though comedians fared rather poorly when it came to awards, Judy was able to win an ‘Oscar’ and a ‘Tony Award’ for all the hard work she had put in.

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Birthday: June 21, 1921 Died on: June 7, 1965 Nationality: American Famous: Jewish Actresses, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses Spouses: Dave Oppenheim (1948–58; divorced; one child) Childrens: Jonathan Oppenheim Birth Place: New York City, New York, U.S. Information Detail Birthday June 21, 1921 Died on June 7, 1965 Nationality American Famous Jewish Actresses, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses Spouses Dave Oppenheim (1948–58; divorced; one child) Childrens Jonathan Oppenheim Birth Place New York City, New York, U.S. Gender Female Father Abraham Tuvim Mother Helen Gollomb Sun Sign Gemini Born in New York City, New York, U.S. Famous as Actress Died at Age 43

New York City, New York, U.S.

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Judy Holliday died of breast cancer in New York City on June 7, 1965 at the age of 43, three weeks before her 44th birthday. Unsplash Personal Life

She married David Oppenheim, a musician, on January 5, 1948. She filed for a divorce in 1957 and divorced him on March 1, 1958. Unsplash Personal Life

She had a son, Jonathan who was born on November 10, 1952. Unsplash Personal Life

Judy Holliday was born as Judith Tuvim in New York City, New York, USA on June 21, 1921. She was the only child of a fundraiser, Abraham Tuvim and a music teacher, Helen Gollomb. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Her parents had separated in 1928 and she was raised by her mother in New York City. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She scored 172 in an IQ test at the age of ten and graduated from the ‘Julia Richman High School’ at the top of her class in 1938. She did not go to college after being rejected by the ‘Yale Drama School’ for being too young and instead opted for the job of switch board operator with ‘Mercury Theater’ in 1938 in the hope of becoming a director and a playwright. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1940 she made her stage debut with a cabaret group called ‘The Revuers’ which she had co-founded, and performed at the Greenwich Village nightclubs. She also took part in a half-hour NBC program titled ‘Fun with the Revuers’. Unsplash Career

In 1944 she moved with the ‘Revuers’ to Los Angeles when the group was hired by ‘20th Century Fox’ to appear in the film ‘Greenwich Village’. Unsplash Career

She also appeared in small roles in the feature films such ‘Winged Victory’ in the role of ‘Ruth Miller’ in the same year and in ‘Something for the Boys’ in 1945 before being dropped by the studio. Unsplash Career

Disappointed but not discouraged that most of her scenes had ended up on cutting room floor, she returned to New York and moved on with her stage career. Unsplash Career

She made her Broadway debut in 1945 with ‘Kiss Them for Me’ in 1945 in which she played the role of a dumb blonde for the first time which became her signature act. Unsplash Career

Judy Holliday won the ‘Clarence Derwent Award’ in 1945 for her supporting role in ‘Kiss Them for Me’. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

She won an ‘Oscar for the Best Actress’ in 1950 for the film ‘Born Yesterday’. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

She won the ‘Tony Award’ for the musical ‘Bells are Ringing’ in 1956. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

She has a star on the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 21, 1921
Died on	June 7, 1965
Nationality	American
Famous	Jewish Actresses, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses
Spouses	Dave Oppenheim (1948–58; divorced; one child)
Childrens	Jonathan Oppenheim
Birth Place	New York City, New York, U.S.
Gender	Female
Father	Abraham Tuvim
Mother	Helen Gollomb
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	New York City, New York, U.S.
Famous as	Actress
Died at Age	43

Judy Holliday

American

Jun 21, 1921

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New York City, New York, U.S.