Julia Meade, a theatrical, motion picture and television actress, is also well known as a frequent TV commercial spokesperson. She was born Julia Kunz on December 17, 1925, in Boston, MA, the daughter of Adam Kunz and Caroline Kunz (an actress who's maiden name was Meade.)
Julia grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and attended Ridgewood High School. She then studied at the Yale University Drama School in preparation for a theatrical career. After graduation, she secured the lead role in Paul Green's perennial summer play, "The Lost Colony." This marked her professional debut as an actress.
Coming to New York City in 1948, she got a job as a Conover model to tide her over until she could snare a stage assignment. The latter did not materialize. Television work did, however, and Julia became one of America's most recognized TV personalities, prompting a New York Times reviewer to coin the phase 'household name' to describe her. She did return to the stage in the fall of 1954 in "The Tender Trap" on Broadway, and continued to do theatre well into the 1990s.
Julia married artist O. Worsham Rudd Jr. on May 17, 1952. They have two daughters, Caroline and Alice.
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| Vintage 3 x 5 card of Julia with preprinted signature. |
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| Julia with daughters Caroline and Alice on the sidewalk in front of their apartment in New York City in 1967. More info. |
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| Julia Meade and her daughters Caroline and Alice, in matching outfits, standing on the sidewalk outside their apartment building in New York City in 1967. |
| Julia with daughter Caroline (left) and newborn daughter Alice on the right, in a photo circa 1963. |
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| Julia Meade's husband, O. Worsham Rudd, and Julia at home in New York City in a photo from 1960. |
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| Julia with husband O. Worsham Rudd watching TV at home in New York City, in a photo circa 1960. |
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| Julia Meade autographing copies of her head shot at home in New York City in a photo circa 1960. |
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