About Judy Balaban
Lived 1932 – 2023 (aged 90–91). Judy Balaban was an American writer and actor.
Judith Rose Balaban (October 13, 1932 – October 19, 2023) was an American actress and author of The Bridesmaids: Grace Kelly and Six Intimate Friends, about Grace Kelly. Balaban was a friend of Kelly's, through her marriage to Jay Kanter, and served as a bridesmaid at her wedding to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in April 1956.
Biography Judith Rose Balaban was born to a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Tillie (née Urkov) and Barney Balaban. Her brothers were American jazz tubist and sousaphonist, Leonard "Red" Balaban and American film producer and director Burt Balaban. Balaban wrote The Bridesmaids: Grace Kelly and Six Intimate Friends. She appeared in the Showtime documentary ‘Becoming Cary Grant'.
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Who was Judy Balaban?
American actress and author
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Judy Balaban was born in 1932 in Chicago.
When did Judy Balaban die?
Judy Balaban died on 19 October 2023 in Los Angeles.
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Judy Balaban was a writer and actor.
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Judy Balaban was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Judy Balaban. https://biography.guide/judy-balaban/
MLA: "Judy Balaban." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/judy-balaban/.
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