Julie Bovasso

Julie Bovasso

Julia Anne Bovasso (August 1, 1930 – September 14, 1991) was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. Bovasso was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of this borough, the daughter of Angela Mary (née Padovani) and Bernard Michael Bovasso, a teamster. She was Albanian-Italian-American. She attended The High School of Music & Art in Manhattan. Bovasso appeared in numerous films, including Saturday Night Fever (1977) as Florence Manero, the mother of John Travolta's character, Tony Manero. She reprised the role in the film's 1983 sequel Staying Alive. Before Saturday Night Fever, she appeared in the 1970 Otto Preminger film Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon. In addition to Staying Alive, she was in a number of films in the 1980s, including Willie & Phil (1980), The Verdict (1982), Daniel (1983), Off Beat (1986), Wise Guys (1986), Moonstruck (1987). In the 1990s, Bovasso was seen in Betsy's Wedding (1990) and My Blue Heaven (1990). On-stage, Bavasso wrote and appeared in avant-garde productions off-Broadway such as Jean Genet's The Maids. For the latter, she won the first Best Actress Obie (Off-Broadway) Award in 1956, presented to her by Shelley Winters. Before her film work, Bovasso established the experimental Tempo Playhouse at 4 St. Marks Place in Manhattan during the 1950s. There, she introduced works of the Theater of the Absurd, including works by the playwrights Jean Genet, Eugene Ionesco and Michel de Ghelderode, to the professional theater in the United States. Bovasso also performed with The Living Theater and had a longstanding relationship with La Mama Experimental Theatre Club. From 1968 to 1975, she directed many of her own original works at La MaMa, including Gloria and Esperanza, Schubert's Last Serenade, The Moondreamers, Standard Safety, and The Nothing Kid. In addition to her work as a director and actor, her playwriting credits include the four-hour play Gloria and Esperanza, which Village Voice theatre critic Jerry Tallmer described as "a miracle, a mythopoetic fireworks display." A sought-after acting coach, Bovasso was known as an exacting instructor and her private New York workshops regularly included prominent performers. As per the DVD commentary, Bovasso coached both Cher and Olympia Dukakis on their Brooklyn accents in the film Moonstruck. In earlier performances, she played Rose Corelli Fraser in the short-lived soap opera From These Roots. She was fired from that show due to a disagreement with producers.

  • Titulu: Julie Bovasso
  • Popularità: 2.817
  • Cunnisciutu per: Acting
  • Anniversariu: 1930-08-01
  • Locu di nascita: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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  • Cunnisciutu ancu cum'è: Julia Anne Bovasso
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Julie Bovasso I filmi

  • 1987
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    Moonstruck

    Moonstruck

    6.8 1987 HD

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  • 1977
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    Saturday Night Fever

    Saturday Night Fever

    6.7 1977 HD

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  • 1978
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    Just Me and You

    Just Me and You

    5 1978 HD

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  • 1992
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    Article 99

    Article 99

    6.1 1992 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Verdict

    The Verdict

    7.437 1982 HD

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  • 1986
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    Wise Guys

    Wise Guys

    5.332 1986 HD

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  • 1990
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    Betsy's Wedding

    Betsy's Wedding

    5.7 1990 HD

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  • 1986
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    Off Beat

    Off Beat

    4.9 1986 HD

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  • 1983
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    Daniel

    Daniel

    6.7 1983 HD

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  • 1980
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    King Crab

    King Crab

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1985
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    Doubletake

    Doubletake

    5.2 1985 HD

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  • 1988
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    Hot Paint

    Hot Paint

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Last Tenant

    The Last Tenant

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1983
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    Staying Alive

    Staying Alive

    5.728 1983 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Gentleman Bandit

    The Gentleman Bandit

    6 1981 HD

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  • 1970
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    Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

    Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

    5.1 1970 HD

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  • 1986
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    A Time to Triumph

    A Time to Triumph

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Sin of Jesus

    The Sin of Jesus

    4.8 1961 HD

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  • 2006
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    Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

    Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

    6 2006 HD

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  • 1980
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    Willie and Phil

    Willie and Phil

    4.4 1980 HD

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  • 1990
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    My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    6.1 1990 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Iceman Cometh

    The Iceman Cometh

    7 1960 HD

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  • 1987
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    Moonstruck

    Moonstruck

    6.8 1987 HD

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  • 1984
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    Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

    7.477 1984 HD

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  • 1982
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    Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

    6.9 1982 HD

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  • 1958
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    From These Roots

    From These Roots

    3.5 1958 HD

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  • 1981
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    Nurse

    Nurse

    5 1981 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Man in the Family

    The Man in the Family

    6 1991 HD

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