Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 1951
Judy Holliday Born Yesterday 1951
SEX WORKER ROLE
Alice Kratzner in Kiss Them for Me 1945
Character Is A Prostitute
Judy Holliday in Kiss Them for Me 1945
Judy made her acting debut in the 1945 Broadway play “Kiss Them For Me.” Based on Frederic Wakeman Sr.’s 1944 novel “Shore Leave,” the plot centers around three Navy pilots on leave. They are free to indulge in whatever activity they want to do. Judy plays Alice Cratchner, a hooker. She responds to an ad one of the pilots has placed offering nylon stockings. Judy wouldn’t get the chance to recreate her stage role when the comedy got made into a feature film. Jayne Mansfield would take over her role as Alice.
Watch clip of the film version of “Kiss Them for Me”
with Jayne Mansfield in the part of Alice Cratchner
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