Julie Hagerty facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Julie Hagerty
Hagerty during an interview in 2019
Born	Julie Beth Hagerty (1955-06-15) June 15, 1955 (age 70) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Indian Hill High School
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	1979–present
Known for	Elaine Dickinson in Airplane! Linda Howard in Lost in America
Spouse(s)	Peter Burki ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1991)​ Richard Kagan ​ (m. 1999)​

Julie Beth Hagerty (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress. She is well-known for playing Elaine Dickinson in the movies Airplane! (1980) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982). She has also appeared in many other films. These include Lost in America (1985), What About Bob? (1991), and She's the Man (2006). More recently, she was in Instant Family (2018), Noelle, and A Christmas Story Christmas (2022).

Early Life and Education

Julie Hagerty was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her mother, Harriet Yuellig, was a model and singer. Her father, Jerald William "Jerry" Hagerty, Jr., was a musician. Julie's brother, Michael Hagerty, was also an actor.

Julie went to Indian Hill High School. When she was 15, she started modeling for Ford Models. She spent her summers working as a model in New York City. In 1972, she moved to New York. There, she worked with her brother's theater group. She also studied acting with William Hickey.

Acting Career Highlights

Julie Hagerty began her acting career on stage. Her first off-Broadway play was Mutual Benefit Life in 1979. She also performed in a Broadway play called The House of Blue Leaves.

Breakthrough in Film

Julie's first movie role was in All That Jazz. However, her part was removed from the final movie. She then got a big role in the comedy film Airplane! This movie was released in June 1980. It became one of the highest-grossing comedies at that time. Airplane! helped Julie Hagerty become known as a talented comedic actress.

Roles in the 1980s and 1990s

Throughout the 1980s, Julie starred in several movies. These included the well-liked film Lost in America and A Midsummer Night's ... Comedy. Her characters often seemed innocent or a bit dreamy. They often appeared unaware of the funny chaos happening around them. This was a key part of her roles in Airplane! and Airplane II: The Sequel.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Julie mostly appeared in TV movies. She also had supporting roles in Hollywood films. Some of these were the comedies What About Bob? and Noises Off. She also appeared in Just Friends (2005) and She's the Man (2006).

Hagerty in the 1980s

Television Work

In 1991, Julie starred in a TV show called Princesses. It aired on CBS for five weeks. She also appeared in Women of the House in 1994. In 1998, she starred in the sitcom Reunited. A year later, in 1999, she played Charlotte Sterling in Everybody Loves Raymond.

Recent Projects

In 2000, Julie narrated the audiobook for The Trolls, a children's novel. She returned to Broadway in 2002 for Morning's at Seven. From 2003, she had a recurring role as Polly, a babysitter, on Malcolm in the Middle.

She voiced Carol, Lois's sister, on Family Guy starting in 2011. In 2013, she appeared in A Master Builder. She also appeared in commercials for Old Navy. In these ads, she played a charming flight attendant, similar to her character in Airplane!.

Julie had a recurring role on the TV series Trial & Error in 2017. She also appeared in the movie Instant Family in 2018. In 2019, she starred in Black Monday. She was also in the Disney film Noelle and the movie Marriage Story.

In 2021, she was cast in the action-comedy film The Out-Laws. She also joined the romantic comedy Somebody I Used to Know. Both movies were released in 2023. In 2022, Julie Hagerty played Mrs. Parker in A Christmas Story Christmas. This movie is a sequel to the 1983 film A Christmas Story. She took over the role from Melinda Dillon.

Personal Life

Julie Hagerty married Peter Burki in 1986. They divorced in 1991. In 1999, she married Richard Kagan, who works in insurance.

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

In Spanish: Julie Hagerty para niños