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Julie Halston

Miss Halston is one of New York’s busiest actresses and was the recipient of the 2021 Isabelle Stevenson TONY AWARD for her advocacy on behalf of The Pulmonary Fibrosis  Foundation. 

Her Broadway credits are numerous , including Tootsie, Hairspray, Gypsy, Anything Goes, and The Twentieth Century. 

She received the Richard Seff Award for her acclaimed performance in You Can’t Take it with You and has garnered four Drama Desk nominations for her Broadway and off- Broadway work. 

 Miss Halston was a founding member of Charles Busch’s legendary theatre company  and co-starred with Mr. Busch in many productions including The Divine Sister, Red Scare on Sunset  and The Lady in Question.  They starred together in the independent feature film , The Sixth Reel. Mr. Busch has written over 14 roles expressly for her. 

They were both recipients of Lifetime Achievment Awards from The Off- Broadway Theatre Alliance. 

In 2015 she received a Special Guest Star Award from NYCWEBFEST  for her work on The Mentors a web series episode she co-wrote with Lewis Black. 

In addition , Miss Halston  recently completed three independent feature films, Intermedium , Simchas and Sorrows and Chosen Family. 

Television credits include a recurring role on the latest Gossip Girl, guest roles on The Good Fight, Almost Family and Divorce. 

Just recently, Miss Halston has reprised her role of the popular character , Bitsy Von Muffling on the Sex and The City reboot, And Just Like That on MAX now filming its second season. Miss Halston’s web series , Virtual Halston  was a pandemic hit with over 40 YOUTUBE episodes.  

Her one woman performances at the legendary club Birdland are SRO engagements for which she has received a number of comedy awards .

She is a tireless advocate for the theatre and for those living with pulmonary fibrosis. 

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