Julie Harris

Biography

Julie Harris was an American actress whose career centered on the stage and screen. Born in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, she made her Broadway debut in 1945 and went on to win a record five Tony Awards for her leading roles in plays, including I Am a Camera, The Lark, Forty Carats, The Last of Mrs. Lincoln, and The Belle of Amherst. She played Frankie in the 1950 stage production of The Member of the Wedding and again in the 1952 film, receiving an Academy Award nomination. Her films included East of Eden (1955), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), The Haunting (1963), Harper (1966), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), and The Hiding Place (1975). On television she won three Primetime Emmy Awards, and she won a Grammy for the spoken-word recording of The Belle of Amherst. Harris also did voice work for Ken Burns documentaries and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2005.

87years old at death

Born December 2, 1925Grosse Pointe
Died August 24, 2013West Chatham
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Julia Ann Harris (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 24
Career span: 54 years1955 to 2009

Genres

Drama67%, 16 films
Comedy21%, 5 films
Romance21%, 5 films
Thriller21%, 5 films
Horror17%, 4 films

First and latest

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Early training
Harris was a founding member of Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio, where she trained in method acting. That style stressed psychology and emotions and was tied to male actors, yet she made its techniques work.
Getting ready for a role
While filming The Haunting, Harris refused to socialize with the other actors off set, later explaining she did so to emphasize her character's alienation from the other characters in the film.
Big break
Harris received her first Tony Award for Best Actress in 1952 for creating the role of Sally Bowles, the insouciant character in I Am a Camera, a stage adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin.

Julie Harris movies on Netflix

The Lightkeepers2009IMDb rating 5.7as Mrs. Deacon
The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0as Melodeon Player
The First of May1999IMDb rating 6.9as Carlotta
Frank Lloyd Wright1998IMDb rating 7.8
Ellen Foster1997IMDb rating 6.9as Leonora Nelson
Carried Away1996IMDb rating 6.3as Joseph's Mother
The Dark Half1993IMDb rating 6.0as Reggie Delesseps
Vanished Without a Trace1993IMDb rating 6.4as Odessa Ray
HouseSitter1992IMDb rating 6.2as Edna Davis
Gorillas in the Mist1988IMDb rating 7.1as Roz Carr
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture1986IMDb rating 6.9as Clara (voice)
Voyage of the Damned1976IMDb rating 6.4as Alice Fienchild
The Hiding Place1975IMDb rating 7.4as Betsie ten Boom
Home for the Holidays1974IMDb rating 6.2as Elizabeth Hall Morgan
How Awful About Allan1970IMDb rating 5.7as Katherine
The People Next Door1970IMDb rating 6.1as Gerrie Mason
The Split1968IMDb rating 6.0as Gladys
Reflections in a Golden Eye1967IMDb rating 6.7as Alison Langdon
Harper1966IMDb rating 6.8as Betty Fraley
You're a Big Boy Now1966IMDb rating 6.0as Miss Nora Thing
The Haunting1963IMDb rating 7.4as Eleanor Lance
Requiem for a Heavyweight1962IMDb rating 7.8as Grace Miller
The Truth About Women1957IMDb rating 5.9as Helen Cooper
East of Eden1955IMDb rating 7.8as Abra Bacon

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Haunting1963 Horroras Eleanor Lance
IMDb rating 7.445K votes
East of Eden1955 Dramaas Abra Bacon
IMDb rating 7.851K votes
Gorillas in the Mist1988as Roz Carr
IMDb rating 7.132K votes
HouseSitter1992as Edna Davis
IMDb rating 6.229K votes
The Dark Half1993as Reggie Delesseps
IMDb rating 6.022K votes
Harper1966as Betty Fraley
IMDb rating 6.812K votes
Reflections in a Golden Eye1967as Alison Langdon
IMDb rating 6.78.9K votes
The Hiding Place1975as Betsie ten Boom
IMDb rating 7.42.7K votes

Most often with

Daniel Adams directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bruce Dern

Mickey Rooney

Rip Torn

Hal Holbrook

Al Bain

Nehemiah PersoffDaniel AdamsDirector, 2 films

Films together

Bruce Dern2 films together, 2008 to 2009
Bruce Dern's page
- The Lightkeepers2009IMDb rating 5.7Harris as Mrs. DeaconDern as Bennie
- The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0Harris as Melodeon PlayerDern as Capt. Perez Ryder
Mickey Rooney2 films together, 1962 to 1999
Mickey Rooney's page
- The First of May1999IMDb rating 6.9Harris as CarlottaRooney as Boss Ed
- Requiem for a Heavyweight1962IMDb rating 7.8Harris as Grace MillerRooney as Army
Rip Torn2 films together, 1966 to 2008
Rip Torn's page
- The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0Harris as Melodeon PlayerTorn as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
- You're a Big Boy Now1966IMDb rating 6.0Harris as Miss Nora ThingTorn as I.H. Chanticleer
Hal Holbrook2 films together, 1970 to 1996
Hal Holbrook's page
- Carried Away1996IMDb rating 6.3Harris as Joseph's MotherHolbrook as Doctor Evans
- The People Next Door1970IMDb rating 6.1Harris as Gerrie MasonHolbrook as David Hoffman
Al Bain2 films together, 1962 to 1966
Al Bain's page
- Harper1966IMDb rating 6.8Harris as Betty FraleyBain as Bar Patron
- Requiem for a Heavyweight1962IMDb rating 7.8Harris as Grace MillerBain as Police Officer
Nehemiah Persoff2 films together, 1970 to 1976
Nehemiah Persoff's page
- Voyage of the Damned1976IMDb rating 6.4Harris as Alice FienchildPersoff as Mr. Hauser
- The People Next Door1970IMDb rating 6.1Harris as Gerrie MasonPersoff as Dr. Salazar
Daniel AdamsDirector, 2 films, 2008 to 2009
All films by Daniel Adams
- The Lightkeepers2009IMDb rating 5.7Harris as Mrs. Deacon
- The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0Harris as Melodeon Player
Also two films together3 more actors
- Robert RiettyThe Hiding Place (1975) and Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
- David de KeyserVoyage of the Damned (1976) and The Hiding Place (1975)
- Jason Alan SmithThe Lightkeepers (2009) and The Golden Boys (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Julie Harris's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$124 million

6 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

6Worldwide figure
5US gross only
5Never in cinemas
8Figure not found

Top grosser

HouseSitter1992Edna Davis$94.9 million

Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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HouseSitter1992as Edna Davis
$95M76.3% of the total
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Harper1966as Betty Fraley
$12M9.7% of the total
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The Dark Half1993as Reggie Delesseps
$11M8.5% of the total
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East of Eden1955as Abra Bacon
$5.0M4.0% of the total
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The Haunting1963as Eleanor Lance
$1.0M0.8% of the total
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Nutcracker: The Motion Picture1986as Clara (voice)
$782K0.6% of the total

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1949 to 2005, nine of them major.

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Julie Harris's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Emmy Awards
2000	Outstanding Voice-Over Performance	Not for Ourselves Alone	Won
1962	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Won
1959	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Won
Tony Awards
1977	Best Actress in a Play		Won
1973	Best Actress in a Play		Won
1969	Best Actress in a Play		Won
1956	Best Actress in a Play		Won
1952	Best Actress in a Play		Won
Grammy Awards
1977	Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording		Won
Other honors
2005	Kennedy Center Honors		Won
1949	Theatre World Award		Won
	Donaldson Awards		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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