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Julie Wilson

Julie May Wilson was an American singer and actress "widely regarded as the queen of cabaret". She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1989 for her performance in Legs Diamond. She made her Broadway stage debut in the 1946 revue Three to Make Ready. In 1951, she moved to London to star in the West End production of Kiss Me, Kate and remained there for four years, appearing in shows such as South Pacific and Bells Are Ringing while studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She returned to New York to replace Joan Diener in Kismet. Additional Broadway credits include The Pajama Game, Jimmy, Park, and Legs Diamond, for which she received a Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She also toured in Show Boat, Panama Hattie, Silk Stockings, Follies, Company, and A Little Night Music. In 1957, Wilson sang with Ray Anthony and his Orchestra, contributing vocals to a number of songs in the soundtrack to the film This Could Be The Night. Wilson also had an acting role in the film, as singer Ivy Corlane. The same year she appeared as Rosebud in The Strange One, opposite Ben Gazzara. Wilson's television credits include regular roles on the American daytime soap opera The Secret Storm. She also appeared in a Hallmark Hall of Fame telecast of Kiss Me, Kate and numerous episodes of The Ed Sullivan Show.


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Born:
Oct 21, 1924 In Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
9
First Appeared:
In the movie The Bachelor 1956-07-15
Latest Project:
Movie Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz 1995-01-01
Known For
Poster of Some Like It Cool
Poster of Kiss Me, Kate
Poster of This Could Be the Night
Poster of The Bachelor
Filmography
Movie Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz Self 1995-01-01
Movie Alison's Birthday Maureen Tate 1981-05-01
Series The Young Doctors 1976-11-08
Movie The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' Self 1968-01-01
Movie Some Like It Cool Jill 1961-10-01
Movie Kiss Me, Kate Lois Lane / Bianca 1958-11-20
Movie The Strange One Rosebud 1957-04-12
Movie This Could Be the Night Ivy Corlane 1957-05-14
Movie The Bachelor Leslie 1956-07-15