Julianna McCarthy

Julianna McCarthy is an American actress.

Biography and career McCarthy began her career on the New York stage and appeared on Broadway in Inherit the Wind (1955–1957), alongside her husband, Michael Constantine. She and Constantine married on October 5, 1953; they had two children, Thea Eileen and Brendan Neil, before they divorced in 1972.

In 1986, she appeared on stage as the character Berte at the James A. Doolittle Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles in the Mark Taper Forum production of Hedda Gabler, which was directed by Robert Egan. Starring Egan's then-wife, Kate Mulgrew, as Hedda, the production also included Linda Purl as Mrs. Elvsted.

McCarthy was an original cast member of the soap opera The Young and the Restless, starring as matriarch Liz Foster from 1973 to 1986. She reprised the role in 1993, 2003–2004, and 2008, returning for her most recent appearance in June 2010. While she was taken off of contract in late fall 1982 and didn't make appearances for months, she was brought back on a recurring basis in time for the show's tenth anniversary, appearing semi-regularly for the next couple of years until her character moved to London. She was seen semi-regularly during the show's 30th anniversary when an ailing Liz revealed that her daughter, Jill, had been adopted. Her storyline concerned Jill's determination to find her birth parents. The character of Liz died in June 2010 on-screen.

McCarthy has also appeared in motion pictures including The Last American Virgin, The Distinguished Gentleman, The Frighteners, Starship Troopers and Ted Bundy.

Filmography

Film

Television