Irving Thalberg as a Chinese peasant, she was required to act totally subservient to her husband, being perpetually huddled in submission, and barely spoke a word of dialogue during the entire film. Rainer recalls that Mayer did not approve of the film being produced or her part in it: "He was horrified at Irving Thalberg's insistence for me to play O-lan, the poor uncomely little Chinese peasant." However, she again won the Oscar for Best Actress, becoming the first actress to win two consecutive Oscars, a feat not matched until Katharine Hepburn's two Oscar wins thirty years later. Besides bringing a distinctive
Julie Harris (actress) was cremated after her death. On August 28, 2013, Broadway theaters dimmed their lights for one minute in honor of Harris. The asterisk (*) indicates a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress, and the caret (^) indicates a win. Julie Harris (actress) Julia Ann Harris (December 2, 1925 – August 24, 2013), was an American actress renowned for classical and contemporary stage work that brought her five "best actress in a play" Tony Awards. Debuting on Broadway in 1945, much against the wishes of her mother who wanted her to 'come out' as a "society" debutante, she was acclaimed for