Julie Gregg | |
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.JPG) Gregg inMobile One (1975) | |
| Born | Beverly Marie Scalzo[1] (1937-01-24)January 24, 1937 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 2016(2016-11-07) (aged 79) Van Nuys,California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
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| Years active | 1964–1994 |
| Known for | The Godfather The Happy Time |
Julie Gregg (bornBeverly Marie Scalzo; January 24, 1937 – November 7, 2016)[2] was an American television, film and stage actress.
She is best known for her portrayal ofSandra Corleone inThe Godfather (1972). Also notably, she was nominated for theTony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Laurie Mannon in the 1968 musicalThe Happy Time, directed byGower Champion and featuring music byJohn Kander &Fred Ebb.
Gregg was born inNiagara Falls, New York, the daughter of Italian parents Victoria (née LaRocca) and Casper Louis Scalzo.[3][1][unreliable source?] She moved to California to attend theUniversity of Southern California on a music scholarship.[citation needed]
Gregg's first television role was in 1964, as a nurse inMcHale's Navy. She guest starred in dramatic and comic roles on television shows in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. She appeared onBewitched in two different guest roles: in "Double Split" (1966), season 2, episode 64, and in "The Crone of Cawdor" (1967), season 3, episode 101. In the latter episode, she played acrone who stole the youth of mortal men when she kissed them, which she tried but failed to do with Darrin Stephens. She appeared inepisodes 33 and 34 ofBatman in 1966, and played anightclub singer in the filmBatman (1966).
In 1970, she appeared inThe Virginian episode "The Gift" (season 8, episode 24), portraying a saloon girl who is targeted by the partner of a bank robber who dies in her room after hiding his loot. Also in 1970, she starred in an episode ofMannix titled "Fly, Little One" (Season 3, Episode 21), as one of the psychologists taking care of a mentally disturbed little girlPamelyn Ferdin who was targeted for death by criminals who thought she had overheard their plans for stealing negotiable bonds from the psychology clinic. In 1971, she made a guest appearance as Beth Wilson in season 16, episode 19 of the long-runningCBS Western seriesGunsmoke. She had a recurring role as Abby Graham inBanyon, anNBC detective series that aired from 1972 to 1973; in this period drama, set in Los Angeles in the late 1930s, Abby Graham is a nightclub singer constantly trying to encourage her boyfriend, Banyon (Robert Forster), to settle down and marry her, but to no avail. In 1974, she appeared inThe F.B.I. episode "Survival" (season 9, episode 23), it was the very final episode of the show's nine-year run. She played Mrs. Sandra Taggart.
Among her guest roles in the late 1960s and early 1970s were two separate episodes ofMission: Impossible, where she again played different characters. In 1969, in season 4, episode 91 "Amnesiac", she played Monique, anImpossible Missions Force operative. That was the season when the show had no permanent female operative becauseBarbara Bain, who playedCinnamon Carter in seasons 1–3, had resigned, andLesley Ann Warren, who played Dana Lambert in season 5, had not yet signed on. Then in 1970, in season 5, Gregg played Anna Kerkoska, a premier's daughter who needed rescuing, in "Decoy", episode 112. Anna fell in love withJim Phelps, who rescued her by driving her across the border in a specially outfitted, low to the ground, automobile that could drive under the border gate. Gregg also guest starred in two season 2 episodes ofHawaii Five-O: "Savage Sunday", as a revolutionist, and "The One with the Gun", as the wife of a man shot after a crooked card game.
In 1975, Gregg was cast in a starring role in the short-livedABC drama series,Mobile One. She played Maggie Spencer, a television news assignment editor, in all 11 episodes with co-starJackie Cooper. The show was cancelled in January 1976. In 1978, she appeared as Susan in the episode "The Two-Million-Dollar Stowaway" of the NBC crime drama seriesThe Eddie Capra Mysteries, and as Edna Clapper in the 1979 miniseriesThe Seekers.
Gregg's last television role was as Sally in the "Thanksgiving" (1987) episode onShowtime'sBrothers.[citation needed]
Gregg's first credited film role was also in 1967, inFrom Hell to Borneo, which was shot on location in the Philippines. She received second billing in that movie toGeorge Montgomery.[4] She played the role of Sandra Corleone inThe Godfather, and reprised her role inThe Godfather Part II, but the scene was subsequently cut. However it does appear in the television version ofThe Godfather Saga.
Apart from an uncredited appearance as a nightclub singer in the 1966 film version ofBatman, her only musical film role was as Antonia, Don Quixote's niece, inMan of La Mancha in 1972. In that movie, she was featured in the songI'm Only Thinking of Him. Her other film roles were inThe Kill Reflex (1989), starringFred Williamson andMaud Adams, and the thrillerDead On in 1994.
Gregg was also a stage actress and singer, a veteran of national tours ofFanny andHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.[5] She also portrayed Julie LaVerne inShow Boat on tour in 1981.[citation needed]
Her only appearance on Broadway was as school teacher Laurie Mannon inJohn Kander andFred Ebb's 1968 musical production ofThe Happy Time. She replaced Linda Bennett in that role just before the New York opening.[6] Her opening day performance was well received by the critics, who noted her "enchanting voice, looks, and personality."[7]
Gregg received aTony Award nomination for her performances inThe Happy Time, in the category Featured, i.e., supporting, Actress (Musical). Her co-star in the musical,Robert Goulet won the Tony that year for best actor in a musical.[8][9] She did win aTheatre World Award for the 1967–68 season for her debut performance.[10]
Gregg died of cancer on November 7, 2016, aged 79, inVan Nuys, California.[2]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1964 | From Hell to Borneo | Marjorie Bellflower | |
| 1966 | Batman | Finella | Season 1 Episode 33 |
| 1970 | The Virginian (TV series) | Sally Anne | Season 8 Episode 24(The gift) |
| 1972 | The Godfather | Sandra Corleone | |
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha | Antonia Quijana | |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Sandra Corleone | Uncredited |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Sarah Quinn | Episode: "The Two Million Dollar Stowaway" |
| 1979 | The Seekers | Edna Clapper | |
| 1989 | The Kill Reflex | Nancy Gillespie | |
| 1994 | Dead On | Jillian Marks | (final film role) |
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