Julie Bovasso
Known for Acting · 28 credits
- Born
- 1930-08-01
- Died
- 1991-09-14
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- 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 Alive. Before Saturday Night Fever, she appeared in the 1970 Otto Preminger film Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon.
In addition to Staying Alive, she was in a number of films in the 1980s, including Willie & Phil (1980), The Verdict (1982), Daniel (1983), Off Beat (1986), Wise Guys (1986), Moonstruck (1987). In the 1990s, Bovasso was seen in Betsy's Wedding (1990) and My Blue Heaven (1990).
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (22)
Moonstruck
1987
as Rita Cappomaggi
Saturday Night Fever
1977
as Flo
The Verdict
1982
as Maureen Rooney
Article 99
1992
as Amelia Sturdeyvant
Staying Alive
1983
as Mrs. Manero
My Blue Heaven
1990
as Vinnie's Mother
Off Beat
1986
as Mrs. Wareham
Betsy's Wedding
1990
as Grandma
Wise Guys
1986
as Lil Dickstein
Daniel
1983
as Frieda Stein
Hot Paint
1988
Willie & Phil
1980
as Mrs. D'Amico
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006
as Self (archival footage)
Doubletake
1985
as Lou DiMona
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
as Doris
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
1970
as Ramona
The Iceman Cometh
1960
as Pearl
King Crab
1980
as Mrs. Campana
The Last Tenant
1978
as Marie
Just Me and You
1978
as Waitress
The Sin of Jesus
1961
A Time to Triumph
1986
About Julie Bovasso
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 repris… With 28 credits spanning from 1958 to 2006, Julie Bovasso has appeared in 22 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Julie Bovasso Movies
- Moonstruck (1987) — as Rita Cappomaggi
- Saturday Night Fever (1977) — as Flo
- The Verdict (1982) — as Maureen Rooney
- Article 99 (1992) — as Amelia Sturdeyvant
- Staying Alive (1983) — as Mrs. Manero
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