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Julie White
White at the 2022 Tony Awards
Born
Julie K. White

June 4, 1961 (1961-06-04) (age 63)[1]
San Diego, California, U.S.
EducationTexas State University
Fordham University
OccupationActress
Years active1985–present
Spouse
Carl Pandel
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(m. 1984; div. 1990)​
Children1

Julie K. White (born June 4, 1961) is an American actress. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Little Dog Laughed in 2007. She has also received three other Tony Award nominations for her performances in Airline Highway in 2013, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus in 2019 and POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive in 2022. She played Sam Witwicky's mother in Transformers film series (2007-2011).

She is also known for her television roles, including Nadine Swoboda in Chuck Lorre created ABC sitcom Grace Under Fire (1993-1997) as well as Ms. Preecher in American Horror Story (2023-2024). Other notable appearances on television include guest roles on Six Feet Under (2001-2002), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2003-2007), Desperate Housewives (2006), Nurse Jackie (2014) and The Good Wife (2015). She has also appeared in such films as Michael Clayton (2007), Lincoln (2012) and A Very Murray Christmas (2015).

Personal life

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White was born in the Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, California, the daughter of Sue Jane (née Terry), a therapist, and Edwin White, a dentist.[citation needed] White and her family moved to Austin, Texas, to take up ranching when she was three years old. She started acting in local plays and became a semi-professional at 16. While she was playing the lead role in the musical The Baker's Wife, the show's authors encouraged her to take her talent to New York City.[2]

After graduating from high school, she attended Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) and then attended Fordham University as an English major, although she did not graduate.[2][3] White married Carl Pandel in 1984; they divorced in 1990.[4]

Career

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White has been a prolific stage actress, getting her start in regional theatre. Some of her regional theater credits include On the Verge at the Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1985–1986, Largo desolato at the Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut, 1990–1991, Marvin's Room at Seattle Repertory Theatre in January 1992,[5] Absurd Person Singular in 1993 at the Long Wharf Theatre,[6] Money and Friends by David Williamson at the UCLA James A. Doolittle Theatre, Hollywood, California, presented by the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson in January to March 1993.[7]

White made her Off-Broadway debut in Lucky Stiff in 1988 at Playwrights Horizons.[8][9] She appeared in Just Say No (1988) and in the Off-Broadway WPA Theatre production of Early One Evening At the Rainbow Bar and Grille (1989) by Bruce Graham.[10] She appeared in The Stick Wife by Darrah Cloud produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club at Stage II in 1991.[11]

She appeared in Michael John LaChiusa's Over Texas, presented as part of the Ensemble Studio Theater's Marathon in 1991.[12]

She appeared at the Off-Broadway Second Stage production of the Theresa Rebeck play Spike Heels with Kevin Bacon and Tony Goldwyn in 1992. Frank Rich wrote: "Julie White makes a far more vivid impression. Rail-thin but with a broad face and features, this actress has an off-center style and piquant wit that make her a natural for high comedy of this or any other period."[13] White appeared in a one-woman show, Theresa Rebeck's Bad Dates, written especially for her. The play premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in June 2003.[14][15]

On Broadway, White appeared in Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Heidi Chronicles, as a replacement.[16] She also appeared in the made-for-television movie of The Heidi Chronicles, which aired in 1995.[17]

In 2006, she appeared Off-Broadway in The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane, playing Diane, a screen agent, who, as one critic put it, is "a Mephistopheles in Manolos".[18] The show transferred to Broadway in October 2006 with a new cast, including former Grace Under Fire costar Tom Everett Scott. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her performance.[19]

White played Nadine, the quirky neighbor on Grace Under Fire. White joined the show when it launched in 1993 and appeared in the first four seasons.[20] However, she did not appear in the show's final season. Her departure was attributed to conflict with the show's star, Brett Butler.[21]

White has subsequently made several guest appearances on HBO's Six Feet Under as Mitzi Dalton-Huntley[22][23] and on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Anne Morella. White also appeared on Desperate Housewives as Amanda in the Season Two finale but chose to turn down a recurring role when she was offered the role in The Little Dog Laughed.[24] She plays Judy Witwicky, mother of the main human character Sam Witwicky, in Transformers and its sequels, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. White appeared in the ABC sitcom Cavemen in 2007.

In 2008, White received a Drama Desk Award nomination as Outstanding Actress in a Play for her role in the play From Up Here.[25]

In 2009, she appeared in the HBO original movie Taking Chance starring Kevin Bacon.[26] She also lent her voice to the 2009 animated film Monsters vs. Aliens.[27]

White has served several times as a guest judge on the reality TV series Iron Chef America.[28] White stepped into the role of Masha, originated by Sigourney Weaver, in Christopher Durang's play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, on Broadway, from July 28 to August 25, 2013, at the Golden Theatre.[29]

In 2013, White was a series regular on Amazon's Alpha House, a political comedy series written by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau.[30] White plays Maddie Biggs, the wife of North Carolina Senator Gil John Biggs, played by John Goodman. White will also appear in the show's second season, which is filming over the summer of 2014.

In 2014 she joined the cast of the Showtime television drama Nurse Jackie for its sixth season.[31]

She appeared on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of the Lisa D'Amour play Airline Highway in April 2015 to June 2015.[32] White was nominated for the 2015 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and the 2015 Tony Award, Featured Actress in a Play.[33] Later in 2015, she played Kate opposite Matthew Broderick and Annaleigh Ashford in Sylvia at the Cort Theatre.[34]

In July 2017, White took over the role of Nora in A Doll's House, Part 2 at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway, succeeding Laurie Metcalf.[35]

In 2018, White was cast in a recurring role in the third season of Netflix's Designated Survivor as Lorraine Zimmer.[36]

In 2019, White joined the cast of Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus at the Booth Theatre on Broadway. An unexpected injury had forced Andrea Martin, the original star, to not be able to continue the show. Kristine Nielsen took over Martin's role, and White took over Nielsen's role, with only a few extra days for rehearsal.[37] Both women were rewarded with Tony Award nominations for Featured Actress in a Play for their performances.

In 2022, White was cast in the role of Helen Smallwood on the CBS sitcom How We Roll.[38]

Filmography

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Film

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Sources:[39][40]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Flypaper Cindy
2001 Say It Isn't So Ruthie Falwell
2002 Slap Her... She's French Bootsie Grady
2004 Sunday on the Rocks Elly
2006 The Astronaut Farmer Beth Goode
2007 Transformers Judy Witwicky
The Nanny Diaries Jane Gould
Michael Clayton Mrs. Greer
2009 Breaking Upwards Joanie
Monsters vs. Aliens Wendy Murphy (voice)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Judy Witwicky Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress
2010 Morning Mary
The Frontiersmans Wife Melissa Short film
2011 Our Idiot Brother Lorraine
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Judy Witwicky
Inside Out Martha
Night of the Living Carrots Wendy Murphy (voice) Short film
Language of a Broken Heart Mimi
2012 Hello I Must Be Going Gwen
Lincoln Elizabeth Blair Lee
2014 Life Partners Deborah
Adult Beginners Shirley
2015 A Very Murray Christmas Bev

Television

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Source:[40]

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Law & Order Sandy Episode: "Star Struck"
1993–1997 Grace Under Fire Nadine Swoboda 94 episodes
1995 The Heidi Chronicles Fran Television movie
1999 Touched by an Angel Molly Avery Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part"
2000 JAG Det. Wanda Schilling Episode: "People v. Gunny"
2000 Strong Medicine Caitlin Crawford Episode: "Misconceptions"
2001 Ally McBeal Marian Episode: "In Search of Barry White"
2001 Nathan's Choice Marcia Television movie
2001–2002 Six Feet Under Mitzi Dalton Huntley 4 episodes
2002 Thieves Barb Lieser Episode: "Home Is Where the Heist Is"
2003 Whoopi Press Secretary Episode: "The Vast Ring Wing Conspiracy"
2003–2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Anne Morella 5 episodes
2004 Rescue Me Dr. Goldberg Episode: "Guts"
2005–2012 Iron Chef America Herself 13 episodes
2006 Desperate Housewives Amanda 2 episodes
2007–2008 Cavemen Leslie McKinney 7 episodes
2009 Taking Chance Col. Karen Bell Television movie
Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Wendy Murphy (voice) Television special
2010 Funny in Farsi Candace Smiley Unsold TV pilot
2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Stephanie Miller Episode: "The Last Street in Manhattan"
Damages Congresswoman Donna Chase Episode: "There's Only One Way to Try a Case"
Smothered Patty Television movie
2012 The Penguins of Madagascar Ma (voice) Episode: "Smotherly Love/Littlefoot"
2012–2013 Go On Anne 22 episodes
2013 The Broadway.com Show White Episode: "1.37"
2013–2014 Alpha House[41] Maddie Biggs 20 episodes
2014 Save the Date[42] Connie pilot for ABC/CBS
Nurse Jackie[43] Antoinette Mills 10 episodes
Wild Card Judge Hockett Episode: "The Pilot"
2015 The Good Wife Selma Krause Episode: "Dark Money"
2016 You're the Worst Dr. Tabitha Higgins Episode: "Twenty-Two"
Real Good People[44] Gloria pilot for CBS
Pearl[45] Joy pilot (ABC)
2017 Man Seeking Woman Lucy's Mom 4 episodes
Chopped Herself Episode: "Star Power: The Last Laugh!"
2018 Chicago Med Tessa Episode: "Best Laid Plans"
2019 Designated Survivor Lorraine Zimmer Recurring role
Big Mouth Kimberly 2 episodes
2020 Mrs. America Bar Woman Episode: "Houston"
2021-2024 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Maggie Shaw Recurring role, 7 episodes
2022 How We Roll Helen Smallwood Main role
Roar Barbara Episode: "The Woman Who Returned Her Husband"
WeCrashed Monica Episode: "Masha Masha Masha"
2023 American Horror Story: Delicate Ms. Mavis Preecher Main Role

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue
1989 The Heidi Chronicles Debbie / Jill / Lisa (Replacement) Plymouth Theatre, Broadway
2006 The Little Dog Laughed Diane Second Stage Theater, Off-Broadway
Cort Theatre, Broadway
2008 From Up Here Grace New York City Center, Off-Broadway
2013 Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Masha (Replacement) John Golden Theatre, Broadway
2015 Airline Highway Tanya Samuel J. Friedman, Broadway
Sylvia Kate Cort Theatre, Broadway
2017 A Doll's House, Part 2 Nora (Replacement) John Golden Theatre, Broadway
2019 Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Carol Booth Theatre, Broadway
2022 POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Harriet Shubert Theatre, Broadway

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2006 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play The Little Dog Laughed Nominated
Obie Award Distinguished Performance Won
2007 Tony Award Best Actress in a Play Won
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play From Up Here Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
2015 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play Airline Highway Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
2019 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
2022 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play POTUS Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated

References

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  4. ^ Clark, Brooks. "Making a Big Splash" People, March 27, 1995
  5. ^ Berson, Misha. "Surprise! Marvin's Room Is Warm", Seattle Times, January 28, 1992
  6. ^ Johnson, Malcolm L. "Hilarious Revival Of Absurd Person Singular Now At Long Wharf" courant.com, May 29, 1993
  7. ^ Drake, Sylvie. "Stage Review : Witty Money & Friends Just Misses the Bull's-Eye" Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1993
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  12. ^ Gussow, Mel. "Review/Theater; Several Slices of Life In Festival of One-Acts" The New York Times, June 9, 1991
  13. ^ Rich, Frank. "Review/Theater; Reversing the Stereotypes in the War of the Sexes" The New York Times, June 5, 1992
  14. ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Julie White Goes on Some 'Bad Dates' June 3-29 at Playwrights Horizons; Hickey Directs" playbill.com, June 3, 2003
  15. ^ "A Date With Theresa Rebeck" Archived 2015-05-30 at the Wayback Machine tcg.org, accessed May 29, 2015
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  45. ^ Goldberg, Lesley. "TV Pilots 2016: The Complete Guide to What Lives, Dies and Still Has a Pulse" Hollywood Reporter, May 12, 2016
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