Cast

Judith Ivey

1951

Active years (films on this site)

1997–2022

Genres

DramaRomance

Schools and movements

Women DirectorsCanadian CinemaPolish Cinema

Directors worked with

Agnieszka Holland1 filmSarah Polley1 film

Biography

Judith Lee Ivey is an American actress and theatre director. She has twice won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Steaming (1981) and Hurlyburly (1984). She also received Best Actress In A Play nomination for Park Your Car in Harvard Yard (1992) and another Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for The Heiress. Ivey made her big screen debut playing the female lead role in the 1984 romantic comedy film, The Lonely Guy. She later appeared in the comedy films The Woman in Red (1984), Compromising Positions (1985), Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986), Sister, Sister (1987), and the drama films The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Women Talking (2022), for which she received critical acclaim. On television, Ivey played the leading role in the NBC sitcom Down Home (1990-91), and played Bonnie Jean "BJ" Poteet during the final season of CBS sitcom Designing Women (1992-93).

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Awards and honours

International

• Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1983
• Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1985

National / local

• Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress 2010

2 films on this site

1. Washington Square 1997 · Agnieszka Holland · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
2. Women Talking 2022 · Sarah Polley · IMDb 6.9 · Cast