Julia Meade, a theatrical, motion picture and television actress, was also well known as a frequent television and print commercial spokesperson. She studied Theatre at the Yale Drama School, appeared on the stage frequently and originated the role of Jessica in the original 1954 production of The Tender Trap on Broadway. She won the 1962-63 Sarah Siddons Award for her performance in the Chicago production of Mary, Mary, in which she starred in the lead role as Mary. She passed away on May 16, 2016. Read the New York Times obituary. Julia in Double in Hearts Julia in A Little Night Music Julia in The Pajama Game Julia in The Tender Trap Julia in The Lost Colony For more info, check out the Julia Meade Fan Club on Facebook. Julia in a photo from Move Over Mrs. Markham A publicity photo of Julia from Mary, Mary courtesy Stuart Rodgers Photography Julia Meade has appeared frequently on stage, including the original 1954 production of The Tender Trap on Broadway. She has starred as a dramatic actress, a comedienne and a song-and-dance actress in such successes as Bell, Book and Candle; Tea and Sympathy; Love of Four Colonels; Oh Men, Oh Women; Boston Love Story; Plain and Fancy; The Reluctant Debutante; Bells Are Ringing; Do I Hear a Waltz; Everything in the Garden; A Little Night Music; Once More with Feeling; Plain and Fancy; Send Me No Flowers; Here's Love; She Loves Me and Wait Until Dark. • select stage appearances 1990s Isn't It Romantic, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City 1991 Sublime Lives, Theater Row Theater, New York City 1990 Getting Married, Hays Theater, Rockville Centre, New York 1988-89 Rocky and Diego, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA 1986-87 The Middle Ages, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA 1985-86 Peter Pan, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis, IN (as Mrs. Darling) 1985 Harvest of Strangers, Nameless Theater, New York City 1980 Move Over Mrs. Markham (as Mrs. Markham) 1969 The Front Page, Barrymore Theatre, New York City (as Mrs. Grant) 1968 Wait Until Dark, Pheasant Run Playhouse, Chicago 1967 Third Best Sport, Pheasant Run Playhouse, Chicago 1962 Bells are Ringing, Bradford Roof Theatre, Boston, MA 1961-62 Mary, Mary, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City & US tour (as Mary McKellaway) 1960 The Pajama Game, North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA 1961 Send Me No Flowers, Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maine 1960 Roman Candle, Court Theatre, New York City (as Eleanor Winston) 1959 Boston Love Story, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA 1956 Double in Hearts, (original production), National Theatre, Washington/ John Golden Theatre, New York City (as Dinah Lawrence) 1954 The Tender Trap (original production), Longacre Theatre, New York City (as Jessica Collins) 1947 The Lost Colony Roanoke Island, North Carolina (as Eleanor Dare) Julia Meade in a publicity still from Mary, Mary, Blackstone Theatre, 1962. Julia Meade in a publicity still from Mary, Mary, Blackstone Theatre, 1962. Julia in Move Over Mrs. Markham, 1980. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — © 2007 - 2021 juliameade.com. All work contained herein is protected by United States copyright/ intellectual property law. Questions or comments? Contact us at info@juliameade.com. Site by Peter Thorpe Design. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —