An American actress born in Ohio, Julie Hagerty is a gifted comic performer best remembered as the flustered flight attendant Elaine in the disaster spoof 'Airplane!' (1980). Decades later she earned fresh acclaim as Nicole Kidman's ditzy mother in Noah Baumbach's 'Marriage Story' (2019). With her breathy delivery and endearing vulnerability, she has been a distinctive presence in comedy across film and stage. A skilled character actress with impeccable timing, she specializes in scattered, warm-hearted women played with disarming sincerity. Read more