Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 37.
Once romantically involved with director/choreographer Bob Fosse, she was cast in a small role in his film All That Jazz (1979). Her role ended up on the cutting room floor.
Auditioned for her first role in the Off-Off Broadway play, "Mutual Benefit Life", written by playwright Robert Patrick and directed by 'Norman Rene' ("Prelude to a Kiss"), just to get experience in auditioning, and to her surprise was cast after one reading. She was also cast by Rene in the next play at the same theater and was seen in it and immediately signed for Airplane! (1980).
Julie Hagerty Detailed Biography
Julie Hagerty (born June 15, 1955) is an American stage, screen, and television actress.
Hagerty was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Jerry Hagerty and Harriet Yuellig, who later divorced. She was signed as a model for Ford Models at age fifteen, and spent her summers modeling in New York City. She moved there in 1972, and worked at her brother's theater group, as well as studied with actor William Hickey.
Hagerty made her off-Broadway debut in 1979, starring in Mutual Benefit Life at her brother's theater, "The Production Company". She continued appearing on stage, including starring in a Broadway version of The House of Blue Leaves. Her first film role was in All That Jazz, but her small part was cut out of the finished film. She was subsequently cast in the 1980 comedic hit, Airplane!, establishing herself as a noted comedic actress.
Hagerty spent the 1980s starring in a number of theatrical films, ranging from the well-reviewed Lost In America to the badly received Beyond Therapy. Her roles often involved a naive or spaced-out character who seems to be unaware of whatever chaos is surrounding her, as exemplified in "Airplane!" and its sequel. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Hagerty mostly appeared in made-for-television movies or supporting roles in Hollywood films, including a part in the 2005 film, Just Friends.
