Julie Beth Hagerty (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress. She starred as Elaine Dickinson in the films Airplane! (1980) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982). Her other film roles include A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Lost in America (1985), What About Bob? (1991), She’s the Man (2006), A Master Builder (2014),[3] Instant Family (2018), Noelle, Marriage Story (both 2019), and A Christmas Story Christmas (2022).

Julie Hagerty
Hagerty during an interview in 2019
Born
Julie Beth Hagerty[1]

(1955-06-15) June 15, 1955 (age 69)[2]
EducationIndian Hill High School
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1979–present
Known forElaine Dickinson in Airplane!
Linda Howard in Lost in America
Spouses
Peter Burki
(m. 1986; div. 1991)
Richard Kagan
(m. 1999)

Early life and education

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Hagerty was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Harriet Yuellig (née Bishop), a model and singer, and Jerald William "Jerry" Hagerty, Jr., a musician. Her brother Michael Hagerty was also an actor.[1][4][5] Her parents later divorced. Hagerty attended Indian Hill High School. She was signed as a model for Ford Models at 15, and spent summers modeling in New York City. She moved there in 1972 and worked at her brother's theater group; she also studied with actor William Hickey.[citation needed]

Career

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Hagerty made her off-Broadway debut in 1979, starring in Mutual Benefit Life at her brother's theater, The Production Company. In 1983 she appeared Off-Broadway at the Vandam Theatre in Shel Silverstein's 'Wild Life' directed by Art Wolff. It was an ensemble theatre piece co-starring Christopher Murney, W.H. Macy, Henderson Forsythe, Conard Fowkes, Jody Gelb, Howard Lee Sherman and Raynor Scheine. 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 opposite Robert Hays in the parody film, Airplane! It was released in June 1980 and became the third-highest grossing comedy in box office history at that time, behind Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).[6] Airplane! established Hagerty as a noted comedic actress.

Hagerty spent the 1980s starring in a number of theatrical films, ranging from the well-reviewed Albert Brooks film Lost In America and Woody Allen's A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy to the badly received Beyond Therapy. Her roles often involved a naive or spaced-out character who seems to be unaware of whatever chaos was surrounding her, as exemplified in Airplane! and Airplane II: The Sequel. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Hagerty mostly appeared in television films or supporting roles in Hollywood films, including the '90s comedies What About Bob? and Noises Off, as well as a part in the 2005 film Just Friends and 2006's She's the Man.

 
Hagerty in the 1980s

In 1991, she starred alongside Fran Drescher and Twiggy in Princesses, a sitcom that aired for five weeks on CBS. Hagerty had walked off set after four episodes amid poor ratings and negative reviews. She was cast in the 1994 Designing Women spin-off Women of the House, but was committed to another project when filming began, so Valerie Mahaffey substituted for her in several episodes. She eventually joined the cast, filmed two episodes, and resigned, handing the role back to Mahaffey, who bowed out after one final appearance. In 1998, Hagerty starred in the short-lived sitcom Reunited. In 1999, she played Charlotte Sterling in Everybody Loves Raymond.

In 2000, she narrated the audiobook version of The Trolls, a children's novel by Polly Horvath.[7] In 2002, she appeared in the Broadway revival of Mornings at Seven. In 2003, she began a recurring role as a babysitter named Polly on Malcolm in the Middle. She appeared as Hazel Bergeron in 2081, the film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron". Starting in 2011, she took over as the voice of Carol, Lois's sister, on Family Guy. In 2013, she starred in A Master Builder[3] and appeared in a series of Old Navy commercials[8] as a winking flight attendant. In 2015, she made another cameo appearance as a flight attendant in Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant. She had a recurring role as a pet parapsychologist on the series Trial & Error in 2017 and appeared in the film Instant Family in 2018. In 2019 she starred in the series Black Monday, the Disney film Noelle, and the film Marriage Story.

In 2021, she was cast in the action-comedy film The Out-Laws directed by Tyler Spindel[9] and in the romantic comedy Somebody I Used to Know, which were released in 2023. In 2022, Hagerty played Mrs. Parker, the mother of Ralphie in a sequel to the 1983 film A Christmas Story titled A Christmas Story Christmas, replacing Melinda Dillon, who originated the role in the original film but had retired from acting in 2007.[10]

Personal life

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Hagerty lived with Bob Fosse during most of 1978. Fosse considered marrying her.[11]

She married Peter Burki in 1986. The couple divorced in 1991.[citation needed]

She married insurance executive Richard Kagan in 1999.[12]

She is a supporter of the Democratic Party.[13]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 Airplane! Elaine Dickinson
1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy Dulcy Ford
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel Elaine Dickinson
1985 Lost in America Linda Howard
1985 Goodbye, New York Nancy Callaghan
1985 Bad Medicine Liz Parker
1987 Beyond Therapy Prudence
1987 Aria - Segment: Les Boréades
Uncredited
1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway Harriet MacKyle
1989 Rude Awakening Petra Black
1990 Reversal of Fortune Alexandra Isles Uncredited
1991 What About Bob? Fay Marvin
1992 Noises Off Poppy Taylor
1995 The Wife Rita
1997 U Turn Flo
1998 Mel Bonnie
1999 Held Up Gloria
1999 The Story of Us Liza
2000 Baby Bedlam Sindi
2001 Freddy Got Fingered Julie Brody
2001 Storytelling Fern Livingston Segment: Non-Fiction
2002 Bridget Julie
2002 The Badge Sister Felicia
2003 A Guy Thing Dorothy Morse
2004 Marie and Bruce Party Guest at Frank's
2005 Adam & Steve Sherry
2005 Pizza Darlene
2005 A Host of Trouble Sister Cletus Short film
2005 Just Friends Carol Brander
2006 A Slice of 'Pizza' Darlene Short film
2006 She's the Man Daphne Hastings
2006 Pope Dreams Kristina Venable
2009 Confessions of a Shopaholic Hayley
2009 2081 Hazel Bergeron Short film
2009 Make Up Dorris Hallens Short film
2013 A Master Builder Aline Solness
2015 Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant Elevator Flight Attendant
2018 Instant Family Jan
2019 Marriage Story Sandra
2019 Noelle Mrs. Kringle [14]
2022 A Christmas Story Christmas Mrs. Parker She replaced Melinda Dillon, who played the role in the 1983 original.
2023 Somebody I Used to Know Libby
2023 The Out-Laws Margie Browning

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 The Day the Women Got Even Lisa Harris TV film
1987 Saturday Night Live Mother 1 episode
1987 American Playhouse Corrinna Stroller Episode: "The House of Blue Leaves"
1987 Trying Times Marsha Episode: "The Visit"
1991 Princesses Tracy Dillon Main role
1992 Lucky Luke Betty Lou Episode: "Una note di mezza estate a Daisy Town"
1995 Women of the House Jennifer Malone 2 episodes
1996 Sesame Street Dr. Matthews Episode: "Big Bird Gets the Birdy Pox"
1996 London Suite Anne Ferris TV film
1996 Murphy Brown Dana 2 episodes
1997 Heaven Will Wait Jane TV film
1997 Remember WENN Penelope Cominger Episode: "The First Mrs. Bloom"
1997 ER Brenda Wilkerson Episode: "Calling Dr. Hathaway"
1998 Tourist Trap Bess Piper TV film
1998 The Love Boat: The Next Wave Carrie Brook Episode: "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"
1998 Reunited Nikki Beck Main role
1999 King of the Hill Ally Voice, episode: "Three Coaches and a Bobby"
1999 Boys Will Be Boys Emily Clauswell TV film
1999 Everybody Loves Raymond Charlotte Episode: "Working Girl"
1999 Jackie's Back! Pammy Dunbar TV film
1999 The Norm Show Wendy Episode: "Norm vs. Denby"
1999 Chicken Soup for the Soul Mom Episode: "The Giving Trees"
2002 Greg the Bunny Sandy Bender Episode: "Father and Son Reunion"
2003 The Guardian Helena Denby Episode: "The Father-Daughter Dance"
2003–2004 Malcolm in the Middle Polly Recurring role
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mariel Plummer Episode: "Careless"
2004 Girlfriends Dr. Rachel Miller 3 episodes
2007 The Winner Irene Abbott Main role
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Clarissa Niles Episode: "Leapin' Lizards"
2009 Cupid Liv Episode: "The Great Right Hope"
2011–2019 Family Guy Carol Pewterschmidt / Carol West Voice, recurring role
2012–2013 Happy Endings Mrs. Kerkovich 2 episodes
2014 Wilfred Genevieve 2 episodes
2016 New Girl Nancy Episode: "What About Fred"
2017 Trial & Error Madame Rhonda Recurring role
2018 Grace and Frankie Shirley Episode: "The Death Stick"
2019–2020 Black Monday Jackie Georgina Recurring role

References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituary For: Harriet Yuellig | Hoskins Funeral Homes". Hoskinsfh.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Welsh, James (2013). The Oliver Stone Encyclopedia. Scarecrow. p. 91. ISBN 9780810883529.
  3. ^ a b "Film Review: A Master Builder - News - Architectural Record". Archrecord.construction.com. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Jerald HAGERTY Obituary - Cincinnati, OH | The Cincinnati Enquirer". Legacy.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Michael Hagerty, Actor, 39". The New York Times. May 2, 1991. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  6. ^ "Surely It's 30 (Don't Call Me Shirley!)". The New York Times. June 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "THE TROLLS by Polly Horvath Read by Julie Hagerty | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  8. ^ "iSpot.tv". iSpot.tv. February 14, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  9. ^ Galuppo, Mia (October 28, 2021). "Ellen Barkin, Nina Dobrev Join the Cast of Netflix Comedy 'The Out-Laws'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  10. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 20, 2022). "'A Christmas Story' Sequel In The Works At Legendary And Warner Bros With Peter Billingsley Set To Reprise Ralphie Role". Deadline. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  11. ^ Mary, Mark (November 1979). "Fosse has no use for material things". Mary Ellen Mark. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "Julie Hagerty Gushes About Late 'Airplane!' Costar Leslie Nielsen". closerweekly.com. November 24, 2019.
  13. ^ Hollywood To You (April 27, 2016). "Julie Hagerty departing at LAX Airport in Los Angeles". Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2018 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 12, 2017). "Julie Hagerty To Play Mrs. Claus in Disney's 'Nicole'; Maceo Smedly Also Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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