Judy Holliday

Judy Holliday born Judith Tuvim June 21 1921 June 7 1965 was an American actress comedian and singer She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and musicals Her success as Billie Dawn in the 1946 stage production of Born Yesterday led to her being cast in the 1950 film version for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy She was known for her performance on Broadway in the musical Bells Are Ringing winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical and reprising her role in the 1960 film adaptation In 1952 Holliday was called to testify before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to answer claims she was associated with communism Description above from the Wikipedia article Judy Holliday licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia