Biography
 

Short Bio

Julie Halston is one of the busiest actress/comediennes working today. She was most recently seen in the hit Off-Broadway play Love, Loss and What I Wore, written by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron.  On network television, she starred in the CBS sitcom The Class but is most recognized as Bitsy Von Muffling from Sex and The City. Younger viewers will may know her as Antigone Carruthers on the new PBS show The Electric Company.

Well-known to theatre audiences, she was last seen on Broadway in Hairspray after receiving rave reviews (as well as receiving Drama Desk and Drama League nominations) for her performance in William Hamilton’s White Chocolate. She received an Outer Critics Circle nomination for her  performance in The Roundabout’s production of Twentieth Century. Other Broadway credits include Gypsy, The Women and The Man Who Came to Dinner. Off-Broadway credits include acclaimed performances in The Vagina Monologues, The Butter and Egg Man and The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.

Long Bio

Julie Halston is one of the busiest actress/comediennes working today.  She was most recently seen in the hit Off-Broadway play Love, Loss and What I Wore, written by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron.  On network television, she starred in the CBS sitcom The Class but is most recognized as Bitsy Von Muffling from Sex and The City. Younger viewers will may know her as Antigone Carruthers on the new PBS show The Electric Company. 

Well-known to theatre audiences, she was last seen on Broadway in Hairspray after receiving rave reviews (as well as receiving Drama Desk and Drama League nominations) for her performance in William Hamilton’s White Chocolate.  She received an Outer Critics Circle nomination for her performance in The Roundabout’s production of Twentieth Century.  Other Broadway credits include Gypsy, The Women and The Man Who Came to Dinner.  Off-Broadway credits include acclaimed performances in The Vagina Monologues, The Butter and Egg Man and The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.

She is also a regular at the Bay Street Theatre appearing most recently in the Charles Busch comedies Shanghai Moon and The Lady in Question.  Last year Ms. Halston, with the assistance of the director Daniel Goldstein, developed the play Miss Margarida's Way.  It was produced by Bay Street Theatre, with a subsequent presentation at New York Theatre Workshop.

She is a founding member of Charles Busch’s legendary theatre company, Theatre-in-Limbo and received a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in Mr. Busch’s play Red Scare on Sunset.  She co-starred  with Mr. Busch in many of his plays including The Lady in Question and You Should be So Lucky.  They have completed filming their first feature together this past  summer, entitled A Very Serious Person.  It has been selected for the Tribeca Film Festival for 2006.

Miss Halston’s one woman show, Julie Halston’s Lifetime of Comedy which was developed from her wildly successful club act, ran Off Broadway for six months and received an Outer Critics Circle Nomination for Best Comedy.  In addition, CBS developed a pilot based on the production. 

Miss Halston has been awarded four MAC awards for her stand-up comedy performances and has performed her one woman show in SRO engagements across the country. 

She has had featured roles in a number of films including, Joe Gould’s Secret, Small Time Crooks, The Juror, Addams Family Values, Celebrity and Dottie Gets Spanked.

Miss Halston has written extensively about contemporary living for a large number of publications including Harper’s Bazaar, Women’s Day and Notorious.  In January of 2008, Julie co-authored the well-received book of original monologues Monologues for Show-Offs published by Heinemann Press. 

She lives in New York with her husband, news anchor Ralph Howard who was heard for many years on WINS and is currently working on Sirius Satellite Radio with the Howard Stern show as part of the Howard 100 News team.