
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 regula…
Acting
- 1957Art Ford's Greenwich Village PartySelf1 ep.
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf5 ep.
Guest appearances
- 1991MonstersCassandra1 ep.
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf2 ep.
- 1971The Mike Douglas ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1962Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf1 ep.
- 1956The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf5 ep.
- 1957Art Ford's Greenwich Village PartySelf1 ep.
Also known as: The Queen of Cabaret · Julie May Wilson