Although her entire prior TV experience had consisted of playing one scene as a waitress/witness on an episode of NBC's "Law & Order", Julie White won the role of Nadine Swoboda, sidekick to Brett Butler's Grace Kelly, on the ABC sitcom "Grace Under Fire" (from 1993 to 1997).Born in San Diego, CA and raised on a ranch in Austin, TX, White began performing semi-professionally as a teenager. After completing high school, she attended Fordham University while pursuing a stage career. She appeared in various regional productions and made her off-Broadway debut in the musical "Lucky Stiff". She won praise for her handling of several roles, most notably Fran, the loud-mouthed, lesbian leader of a women's group, in "The Heidi Chronicles", Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. When the 1995 TNT TV-movie was filmed, White reprised her role. White also starred with Tony Goldwyn and Kevin Bacon in the romantic comedy "Spike Heels" Off-Broadway in 1992.
Profession(s):
Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
Julie White
Tony Best performance by a leading actress in a play "The Little Dog Laughed" 2007
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play "The Little Dog Laughed" 2006
2006 Appeared in the season finale of ABC's "Desperate Housewives"
2006 Earned rave reviews as Diane, a screen agent in the play, "The Little Dog Laughed"
2003 Had recurring role on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC) as Dr. Anne Morella
2002 Had featured role in the screen comedy "Slap Her, She's French"
2001 Returned to series work in the short-lived Fox midseason comedy "Nathan's Choice"
2001 Guest-starred on several episodes of the HBO funeral drama, "Six Feet Under" as Mitzi Dalton Huntley
1999 Appeared in the Off-Broadway play "Dinner With Friends"
1995 Reprised "Heidi Chronicles" role for TNT film version
1994 First TV talk show appearance, "Regis & Kathie Lee"
1993 Cast as Nadine Swoboda on ABC sitcom "Grace Under Fire"
1991 TV debut as a waitress in an episode of "Law & Order"
1990 Co-starred in Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "The Heidi Chronicles"
1987 Began performing at age 16 (date approximate)
Born in San Diego, California
Raised in Austin, Texas
Off-Broadway debut, "Lucky Stiff"
