At age 13, she walked over the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan to "seek my fortune in the the Big Apple" and lying about her age made her stage debut in "The Bells" at the Davenport Free Theatre, NY.

Julie Bovasso Actress in the role of Salome

 

Some roles on stage

1943 made debut at age 13 as a maid, "The Bells," Davenport Free Theatre, NYC

1945-47 the Rolling Players,NYC: playing Gwendolyn, "The Importance of Being Ernest," and
title roles in "Salome" and "Hedda Gabbler";

1949 Belissa, "Don Perlimplin,"Studio Theater of Domissarjevski
1949 Lona Hessel, "Pillars of Society," Globe Repertory Theatre

1950 Emma, "Naked," Provincetown Playhouse

1950 Countess Geschwitz, "Earth Spirit," New York City,
1950 Zinda, "He Who Gets Slapped," Theatre Workshop, 1952 title role,"Faustina," Cherry Lane Theatre,

1952 Anna Petrovna, "Ivanov," San Francisco Repertory Co.,

1953 Founder of Tempo Playhouse (experimental
theater), NYC, (serving as manager and actress) appearing as Margot, "The Typewriter," 1953, Madeline, "Amedee," 1954, Claire, "The Maids," 1956, and the Student, "The Lesson," 1956

1957 Henriette, "Monique," John Golden Theater,

1959 Luella, "Dinny and the Witches," Cherry Lane Theatre,

1960 Wife, "Victims of Duty," ANTA Theatre,
1961 Lucy and Martha, "Gallows Humor," Gramercy Arts Theatre,

1962 Mistress Quickly, "Henry IV," Part I, American Shakespearean Festival,
1964 Madame Rosepettle, "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad," Playhouse-in-the-Park, Cincinnati, Ohio,

1965 Mrs. Prosser, "Minor Miracle," Center Stage, Baltimore,

1966 Fortune Teller, "The Skin of Our Teeth," Cincinnati, 1967 Irma, "The Balcony," Center
Stage, Baltimore,

1968 Agata, "Island of Goats," Cincinnati,
1968 Constance, "The Madwoman of Chaillot," Cincinnati,

1970 Gloria B.Gilbert, "Gloria and Esperanza," ANTA,

1971 Mother, "The Screens," Brooklyn Academy of Music,

Award

Drama Desk Award Outstanding Performance "The Screens" 1972
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Actress "The Screens" 1972
Public Broadcasting Award "Shubert's Last Serenade" 1972
OBIE Award "Gloria and Esperanza" 1968 - 69
OBIE Award Best Experimental Theatre 1956
OBIE Award Best Actress "The Maids" 1955 - 56

 

Television appearances include:

"Play of the Week" WNTA, 1960 [Actress]
            - The Iceman Cometh: Part 2 (1960) TV Episode [Actress]
            - The Iceman Cometh: Part 1 (1960) TV Episode [Actress]

Tempo Playhouse

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