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name: "Judy Knaiz"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 November 1940"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T05:20:06.083914+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Judy Knaiz

Actor. Born 7 November 1940 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 November 1940, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Also known as:** Judy Knaize
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460435/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1916743

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Hello, Dolly!*](https://film.one/film/hello-dolly.md) (56)

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## Biography

Judy Knaiz is an American actress born on 7 November 1940 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She began her career in the early 1960s performing in musical comedy at the Pittsburgh Playhouse after studying at its theatre school.

She is known for her role as Gussie Granger (also associated with Ernestina) in the 1969 film *Hello, Dolly!*, directed by Gene Kelly. Other credits include appearances as Lady Judinaze in the television series *Mister Rogers* (1965–1967), roles in *Love, American Style* (1970–1971), and an uncredited part in the 1971 film *Such Good Friends*. She also performed in stage productions such as the national tour of *George M!* (1969).

*Sources: imdb.com, callondolly.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hello, Dolly!* (1969), Fi1m 56, as Gussie Granger — [page](https://film.one/film/hello-dolly.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Such Good Friends* (1971), as Pedicurist (uncredited)
- *Hello, Dolly!* (1969), as Gussie Granger — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/hello-dolly.md)
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Mary, Patty

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