Julia Dean
Biography
Julia Dean was an American actress who worked on both stage and screen, starting out in the 1890s. She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and made her Broadway debut in 1902 in The Altars of Friendship. She toured alongside Joseph Jefferson and James Neill and in 1907 appeared with Maclyn Arbuckle in The Round-Up. She worked for the producers William A. Brady and David Belasco, and in 1914 and 1915 she had a notable success as Margaret Harding in George Broadhurst's play The Law of the Land. From 1915 to 1919 she made silent films, then spent years in the theater before returning to the screen in The Curse of the Cat People (1944). She went on to support roles in film noir classics like Nightmare Alley. She died in 1952.
74years old at death
- Born Saint Paul
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 4 years1944 to 1948
Every film, newest first
- 1948The Emperor WaltzIMDb rating 6.0
- 1944Experiment PerilousIMDb rating 6.3
- 1944The Curse of the Cat PeopleIMDb rating 6.7
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A first
Julia Dean returned to films in 1944 after devoting her career to the stage since 1919, appearing in The Curse of the Cat People.
Julia Dean movies on Netflix
The Emperor Waltzas Archduchess Stephanie
Experiment Perilousas Deria
The Curse of the Cat Peopleas Julia Farren
Worked with
Julia Dean made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Gino Corrado1 film together, 1944
Gino Corrado's page Experiment Perilous1944IMDb rating 6.3Dean as DeriaCorrado as Restaurant Patron
Sig Ruman1 film together, 1948
Sig Ruman's page The Emperor Waltz1948IMDb rating 6.0Dean as Archduchess StephanieRuman as Dr. Zwieback
Bing Crosby1 film together, 1948
Bing Crosby's page The Emperor Waltz1948IMDb rating 6.0Dean as Archduchess StephanieCrosby as Virgil Smith
Albert Dekker1 film together, 1944
Albert Dekker's page Experiment Perilous1944IMDb rating 6.3Dean as DeriaDekker as 'Clag' Claghorn
Kent Smith1 film together, 1944
Kent Smith's page The Curse of the Cat People1944IMDb rating 6.7Dean as Julia FarrenSmith as Oliver 'Ollie' Reed
Joan Fontaine1 film together, 1948
Joan Fontaine's page The Emperor Waltz1948IMDb rating 6.0Dean as Archduchess StephanieFontaine as Johanna Augusta Franziska
Gunther von FritschDirector, 1 film, 1944
All films by Gunther von Fritsch The Curse of the Cat People1944IMDb rating 6.7Dean as Julia Farren
Robert WiseDirector, 1 film, 1944
All films by Robert Wise The Curse of the Cat People1944IMDb rating 6.7Dean as Julia Farren
Jacques TourneurDirector, 1 film, 1944
All films by Jacques Tourneur Experiment Perilous1944IMDb rating 6.3Dean as Deria
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
