jakeem Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 And so exits another great actress who should have been presented an honorary Oscar for her body of work on film. http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-mew-julie-harris-20130824,0,7758582.story Edited by: jakeem on Aug 24, 2013 9:28 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 One of the delicate flowers of the cinema that yet demonstrated unexpected strength of character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo2 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I'll never forget how effective she was the first time I became aware of her in "The Haunting", and when that movie scared the ever-livin' you-know-what out o' me the first time I watched it as a teenager on the old ABC Sunday Night Movie series in the late 1960s. (...RIP, Julie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Julie Harris. She is one that should have a tribute on TCM... Edited by: TopBilled on Aug 25, 2013 7:51 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Ms Harris was a wonderful actress. Her performance as Abbra in East of Eden, was so touching. Julie Harris was a major player in the 14 year series Knots Landing and she elevated everyone's performance on that show. RIP Julie Harris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldbestar Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Oh, no! I was just thinking about her last week when discussing *Knots Landing* with a fellow fan. I still think the scene when the twins came home-Julie has the only word spoken in it-is the best ever done on TV. I saw *Victoria Regina* when it aired and never forgot her in that. Her final line when Victoria's 60 years as queen were being honored was "Oh, Albert, if only you could be with me now!" and I cried. RIP, Lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenIsHere Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Julie Harris worked primarily on the stage (winning 5 Best Actress Tony Awards, which I think is a record) but I am very grateful for her performances that were captured on film. I especially love her very first film THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, which captures the performaces of Julie Harris, Ethel Waters and Brandon DeWilde in the roles they originated on Broadway. I still remember tuning into that movie on television during the scene with Julie Harris with the knife and being mesmerized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StBartsActor Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 One of the all time greats........ RIP! A wonderful actress and a beautiful person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Oh No! I had dinner guests tonight and was just going to relax with a bit of persiflage on the board, then I saw this thread. I worked with Julie and adored her. In fact, I recently gave a lecture and showed a video clip of her, from the time we worked together in 1997. She was talented, generous, and one of the greatest American actors ever. RIP. As Emily Dickinson, "The Belle of Amherst" wrote: "She dropt as softly as a star From out my summer?s eve;" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geminigirl Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Rest in peace, Ms. Harris.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewannie Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I was a teenager when I first saw her...in reruns of Knots Landing and *THE HAUNTING* (I'm guessing on TCM.) She impressed me a great deal. RIP Ms. Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Although it was not her greatest performance, she was in a memorable episode of The Big Valley, playing the local seamstress. She certainly added much dignity to that episode. I'm already missing her. Terrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 One of the great actresses, mostly on stage, but she sure had a lot of good films as well. Unforgettable in *The Member of the Wedding, East of Eden, The Haunting, I Am a Camera, The Belle of Amherst,* and *You're a Big Boy Now.* RIP, Julie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 She also brought a lot of dignity to a later Bonanza episode that paired her with Dan Blocker. I think she is great in a more vampish role in HARPER, too...and as a criminal mastermind in THE SPLIT. She really could do it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyBackTransformer Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Found her very irritating in The Haunting but to me she will always be Miss Charity the female missionary with the heart of gold on the 1960s TV series Tarzan starring *Ron Ely*, the best actor to ever play Tarzan. IMO, Ely's athletics on Tarzan are superior to Shatner's on the original Star Trek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I just saw her last Sunday in a Columbo episode, co-starring Donald Pleasance as a wine aficionado who kills his half-brother. Edited by: finance on Aug 25, 2013 1:53 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiccinemafan Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Every time I'm happy and feeling good , some bad news has to come up and ruin everything. She was 87 years old. It was her time. I liked her in East of Eden and The Haunting. RIP Julie Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldbestar Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I just remembered seeing her on a *Rawhide* episode where she gets involved with Rowdy/Clint Eastwood before the obligatory killing off at the end. To his shock he realizes he loved this plain simple woman with soul and grit and it's totally believable. She seemed to be able to work with anybody and make it good. I saw the *Colombo* episode last Sunday, too. I hope nobody ever put down these series guest spots as "slumming". Since most of us never get to see a Broadway show and her movie roles were rare these were our only chance to watch her in action and see what a talent she was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasilBruce Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Does this mean that all major players from East of Eden are gone? Or is the man who played Aaron still alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I do know that Lois Smith, who played Anne, is still very much alive, though I guess that wasn't a major role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Always been so jealous of Julie Harris...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StBartsActor Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I also think Richard Davalos (James Dean's film brother) is alive and yes, Lois Smith is very much alive and still working in theater. Julie Harris was so unique in so many ways...... she always saw her audience after her plays, did not matter who you were. In the early days,, you might have gone right up to her dressing room or in the later years, like Gin Game, she would come out on stage, after the final curtain fell, and visit with anyone who wanted to see and thank her for her acting. She was a class Act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterloobridge Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Julie Harris was absolutely amazing. So sorry to hear this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heuriger Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I just saw her last Sunday in a Columbo episode, co-starring Donald Pleasance as a wine aficionado who kills his half-brother. "Any Old Port in a Storm", directed by Leo Penn, the father of Sean, Michael and the late Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo2 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 >She also brought a lot of dignity to a later Bonanza episode that paired her with Dan Blocker. Lemme guess here, TB! By the end of that episode Julie's character dies, RIGHT?! (...well, didn't all the Cartwright men have the kiss of death when it came to their women?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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