Julie Halston
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Julie Halston (born December 7, 1954 in Suffolk County, New York) is an American actress and comedian.
Halston was raised in Commack, Long Island.
Halston's television credits include notable roles in Sex and the City, where she played the character of Bitsy von Muffling, Law & Order, My So-Called Life and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She portrayed Tina Carmello on the CBS sitcom The Class between September 2006 and March 2007.
She appeared in the feature films A Very Serious Person, The Juror, Addams Family Values, Joe Gould's Secret and Drunks, as well as the Woody Allen films Small Time Crooks and Celebrity.
A veteran of the stage, Halston first achieved fame through her performances in the comedies of playwright Charles Busch, including Vampire Lesbians of Sodom (1984) and The Lady in Question (1989). She performed in a series of one-woman comedy shows in the 1990s. More recent theater credits include Broadway revivals of "The Women," "Twentieth Century" and "The Man Who Came to Dinner." She also starred in the 2003 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Hairspray, the Tony Award-nominated Best Revival of a Musical, "Gypsy." Her performances in "White Chocolate" and Busch's "Red Scare on Sunset" both garnered her Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. She has won four MAC awards for her solo comedy performances.
