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Julie Bovasso

Born
Aug 1, 1930 · Aged 61
Died
Sep 14, 1991
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
21
TV credits
6
Also known as (1)
  • Julia Anne Bovasso

Biography

Julia Anne Bovasso (August 1, 1930 – September 14, 1991) was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. Bovasso was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of this borough, the daughter of Angela Mary (née Padovani) and Bernard Michael Bovasso, a teamster. She was Albanian-Italian-American. She attended The High School of Music & Art in Manhattan. Bovasso appeared in numerous films, including Saturday Night Fever (1977) as Florence Manero, the mother of John Travolta's character, Tony Manero. She reprised the role in the film's 1983 sequel Staying…