Julie Harris

Julie Harris is an American actress who was born Julia Ann Harris on December 2, 1925 in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan to a wealthy family. She has received more Tony Award nominations (ten) and wins (five) than any other performer.

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Harris's screen debut was in 1952 in The Member of the Wedding, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She had created the role on Broadway.

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She has also appeared in such seminal films as East of Eden, Reflections in a Golden Eye, and Requiem for a Heavyweight.

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Besides her Academy Award nomination and her Tony Awards, Harris has won three Emmy Awards and has been nominated eleven times.

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On television, she is best known for her role as Lilimae Clements on the soap opera Knots Landing, a role she played from as a recurring character from 1980 to 1981 and as a series regular from 1981 to 1987.

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She lives in Chatham, Cape Cod, and was a neighbor of the late Shirley Booth whom she visited, and while there has also narrated 5 historical documentaries by Mooncusser Films and is active as a director on the board of the independent Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater. She has also done extensive voice over work for documentary maker Ken Burns.

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Julie Harris Documentary and Narration Work.

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She is thrice divorced with one son, Peter Gurian.

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She has survived (despite her seemingly frail physique): breast cancer, a bad fall requiring surgery and a stroke.

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