Julie White
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Biography
Although her entire prior TV experience had consisted of playing one scene as a waitress/witness on an episode of NBC's "Law & Order," Julie White won the role of Nadine Swoboda, sidekick to Brett Butler's Grace Kelly, on the ABC sitcom "Grace Under Fire" (from 1993 to 1997).
Born in San Diego, CA and raised on a ranch in Austin, TX, White began performing semi-professionally as a teenager. After completing high school, she attended Fordham University while pursuing a stage career. She appeared in various regional productions and made her off-Broadway debut in the musical "Lucky Stiff." She won praise for her handling of several roles, most notably Fran, the loud-mouthed, lesbian leader of a women's group, in "The Heidi Chronicles," Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. When the 1995 TNT TV-movie was filmed, White reprised her role. White also starred with Tony Goldwyn and Kevin Bacon in the romantic comedy "Spike Heels" Off-Broadway in 1992.
Filmography
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Life Events
1988
Made off-Broadway debut as the lead in "Lucky Stiff"
1990
Appeared in Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Heidi Chronicles"
1991
Made TV debut as a waitress on episode of NBC's "Law & Order"
1993
Played Nadine, the quirky neighbor on ABC's "Grace Under Fire"
1995
Reprised "Heidi Chronicles" role for TNT film version
1999
Appeared in off-Broadway play "Dinner With Friends"
2001
Returned to TV for the short-lived Fox comedy "Nathan's Choice"
2001
Guest starred on several episodes of HBO drama "Six Feet Under"
2002
Landed featured role in comedy feature "Slap Her, She's French!"
2003
Played recurring role of Dr. Anne Morella on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
2006
Earned rave reviews as Diane, a screen agent in Broadway play "The Little Dog Laughed"
2006
Appeared on Season Two finale of ABC's "Desperate Housewives"
2007
Played Judy Witwicky, mother of the main human character Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) in Michael Bay's "Transformers"
2009
Reprised role as Judy Witwicky in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
2009
Voiced the character of Susan's mother in computer-animated film "Monsters vs. Aliens"
2011
Once again reprised role of Judy Witwicky for "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
2012
Cast in romantic comedy "Hello I Must Be Going," starring Melanie Lynskey and Blythe Danner
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