What is Judy Holliday?
[[Image:Promotional_photograph_ofJudy_Holliday.jpg|thumb|Holliday 1950]] '''Judith Tuvim''' (later '''Judy Holliday'''; June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965)<ref name=Donnelley340>Paul Donnelley, ''Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries'' (London: Omnibus, 2003), p. 340</ref> was an [[Americans|American]] [[actress]]. She acted on the stage and in [[movie]]s. In ''Born Yesterday'' (both stage and movie versions), she played Billie Dawn. She received an [[Academy Award]] for Best Actress and a [[Golden Globe Award]] for Best Actress for this performance. She won a [[Tony Award]] for her performance in ''Bells are Ringing''.<ref> Mark A. Robinson, ''The World of Musicals'' (Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2014), pp. 67–8</ref> Holliday was born in [[New York City]]. She also died there from [[throat cancer]], age 43.<ref name=Donnelley340/> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Holliday, Judy}} [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:1965 deaths]] {{us-actor-stub}}