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- Birth nameJulia Anne Bovasso
- Julie Bovasso was born on August 1, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), The Verdict (1982) and Moonstruck (1987). She was married to Len Wayland and George Earl Ortman. She died on September 14, 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesLen Wayland(August 12, 1959 - 1964) (divorced)George Earl Ortman(February 4, 1951 - 1958) (divorced)
- Julie Bovasso is of Italian ancestry.
- Actress, playwright and dialect coach. Her roles in film were always memorable and director Sidney Lumet called her "one of the best actresses we've ever had in this country".
- Was a drama instructor at the New School for Social Research, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, and Sarah Lawrence College.
- Her parents were Angela (Padovani), who was born in Rome, Italy, and Bernard M. Bovasso, who was born in Manhattan, to Italian parents.
- In 1953, Bovasso founded the Tempo Playhouse, which earned her the Obie Award for best experimental theatre in 1956. In this forum, she directed, produced and performed in "The Typewriter" and "The Lesson", and received an Obie Award for her performance in twentieth-century French author Jean Genet's "The Maids".
- During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Bovasso was involved with La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, both directing and performing in her own experimental plays, such as "Schubert's Last Serenade" and "Angelo's Wedding", and winning a Triple Obie Award as playwright, director and actress for "Gloria and Esperanza" in 1969.
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