Julianna McCarthy is an American

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Biography and career

McCarthy began her career on the New York stage and in the mid-1950s appeared in '' Inherit the Wind''. While in the cast, she met and married actor

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on October 5, 1953; they had two children, Thea Eileen and Brendan Neil. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1969. McCarthy was an original cast member of the

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The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...

'', starring as matriarch

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from 1973 to 1986. She reprised the role in 1993, 2003–2004, and 2008, returning for her final appearance in June 2010. While she was taken off of contract in late fall 1982 and didn't make appearances for months, she was brought back on a recurring basis in time for the show's tenth anniversary, appearing semi-regularly for the next couple of years until Liz moved to London. Later, she returned after Jill gave birth to a son, Billy, and was seen semi-regularly during the show's 30th anniversary when an ailing Liz revealed that Jill had been adopted. Her storyline concerned Jill's determination to find her birth parents. The character of Liz died in June 2010 on-screen. McCarthy has also appeared in

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as diverse as ''

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'', ''

The Distinguished Gentleman ''The Distinguished Gentleman'' is a 1992 American political comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. The film was directed by Jonathan Lynn. In addition to Murphy, the film stars Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker, James Garner, Victoria Row ...

'', ''

The Frighteners ''The Frighteners'' is a 1996 supernatural comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with Fran Walsh. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, R. Lee Ermey an ...

'', '' Starship Troopers'' and ''

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''. She had a recurring role as Mila in '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', appearing in the episodes "

Improbable Cause "Improbable Cause" is the 66th episode of the television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', the 20th episode of the third season. It is the first half of a two-part episode, concluded in the following episode, " The Die is Cast". Set in th ...

", " The Dogs of War" and the final episode, "

What You Leave Behind "What You Leave Behind" is the series finale of the television show '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', the 175th and 176th episodes, the 25th and 26th episodes of the seventh season. The episode was written by showrunner Ira Steven Behr and Ha ...

". McCarthy also had recurring roles in ''

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'' and the 1991 remake of ''

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'' as Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper. In the show's flashbacks, she played the role of the calculating Collins relative Abigail.

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Julianna Actors from Erie, Pennsylvania American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses Living people Actresses from Pennsylvania 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)