Julienne Marie is an American former actress and singer, best known for her work on the Broadway stage.
14 Facts About Julienne Marie
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Julianne Julienne Marie Hendricks was born to John Hendricks, a chemist, and his wife Ethel in Toledo, Ohio.
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Julienne Marie's mother was a stage mother who pushed her into performing at a very young age.
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Julienne Marie was named for her paternal grandmother, Julia Hendricks.
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Julienne Marie dropped her last name and changed Julianne to Julienne, using her first and middle names to create her stage name, as she thought the surname Hendricks sounded "too Midwestern".
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Julienne Marie moved from Toledo to New York with her family where she started voice training at Juilliard.
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Julienne Marie made her Broadway debut in the original production of The King and I as the youngest of Yul Brynner's child brides.
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Julienne Marie received her first Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1959 for her portrayal of a young Indian maiden in Whoop-Up, which played 56 performances.
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In 1963, Julienne Marie won a Theatre World award for her work in the off-Broadway revival of The Boys from Syracuse.
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In 1964, Julienne Marie received her second Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her work in Foxy starring Bert Lahr.
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Julienne Marie first wed Gerald Kean, a writer in 1955; later divorcing him in 1961.
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Julienne Marie met James Earl Jones while he was performing as Othello in 1964.
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Julienne Marie said that her marriage to Jones ended because they were apart too much due to work and Jones wanted children and she did not.
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Julienne Marie met advertising executive John Scanlon in the early 1970s and they married in 1974, remaining married until his death in 2001 at age 66 from a heart attack.