---
name: "Julie Hagerty"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/julie-hagerty"
fi1m_id: "julie-hagerty"
imdb_id: "nm0353546"
tmdb_id: 14415
wikidata_id: "Q271440"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 June 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-24T08:04:58.780045+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."
---

# Julie Hagerty

## Identity

Julie Hagerty

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/julie-hagerty
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** julie-hagerty
- **IMDb ID:** nm0353546
- **TMDB ID:** 14415
- **Wikidata ID:** Q271440
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Hagerty, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271440, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353546/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14415

Actor. Born 15 June 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 June 1955, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 1980–present
- **Also known as:** Τζούλι Χάγκερτι, جولی هگرتی, Julie Beth Hagerty
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 5 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 89 (1), 1990s 82 (3), 2010s 76 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 80 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 3, Animation 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $205m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Hagerty, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271440, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353546/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14415

## Coming up

- *Remain* (2027-02-03)

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Airplane!*](https://film.one/film/airplane.md) (89)
- **Netflix:** [*Marriage Story*](https://film.one/film/marriage-story.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*Instant Family*](https://film.one/film/instant-family.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Julie Hagerty

> Julie Hagerty makes absurd comedy work by taking her characters seriously. Her breathy voice and innocent manner are familiar, but we rate the steadiness underneath: she can keep a romance believable while the jokes interrupt it.

Julie Hagerty treats the romance in *Airplane* (1980) seriously enough for a disco parody to interrupt it. As Elaine Dickinson, opposite Robert Hays's Ted Striker, she keeps the couple's melodrama clear while the film throws jokes across it. We laughed hard when the bar flashback turned towards disco, because they had given the romance enough weight to make the silliness count. They give us a couple to follow through all the jokes, however ridiculous things become.

Her breathy soprano and wide-eyed manner are useful comic tools, but she never signals that she knows better than the woman she is playing. She stays earnest while the others add to the chaos. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker use that seriousness across the cast of *Airplane* to keep the jokes coming without exhausting the story. The wordplay can be painfully corny, and some lines owe their survival to the people delivering them.

Her breakthrough lead was followed by *Airplane II: The Sequel* (1982), before the career settled increasingly into supporting roles. *Lost in America* (1985) paired her with Albert Brooks, also its director, and *What About Bob?* (1991) cast her as Fay Marvin. From the 2000s, character parts became the main business, including *Instant Family* (2018) and *Marriage Story* (2019). Wives, mothers and grandmothers make sense as casting, though they risk making her contribution seem cosier and smaller than the early lead suggests.

The danger is that casting her becomes a shortcut: a soft voice, an innocent face, a quick laugh, and no further demands. We would welcome more roles that ask her to sustain a scene, as Elaine does, rather than merely add a little eccentricity. Start with *Airplane* and pay as much attention to the romance as to the jokes.

## Biography

Julie Hagerty is an American actress. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 15 June 1955, she began her career as a model before working in theatre, including an off-Broadway debut in 1979 and appearances on Broadway.

She first gained attention as Elaine Dickinson in the comedy film *Airplane!* (1980), a role she reprised in *Airplane II: The Sequel* (1982). Subsequent film credits include *A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy* (1982), *Lost in America* (1985), *What About Bob?* (1991), *She's the Man* (2006), *Instant Family* (2018) and *Marriage Story* (2019).

Hagerty has also appeared in television series including *Malcolm in the Middle*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* and *New Girl*, and has continued stage work.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (5) — the average rests on these

- *Marriage Story* (2019), Fi1m 84, as Sandra — [page](https://film.one/film/marriage-story.md)
- *Instant Family* (2018), Fi1m 68, as Jan — [page](https://film.one/film/instant-family.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, as Ally (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, as Brenda Wilkerson — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Airplane!* (1980), Fi1m 89, as Elaine Dickinson — [page](https://film.one/film/airplane.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Reversal of Fortune* (1990), Fi1m 75, as Alexandra Isles (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/reversal-of-fortune.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

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

- *Remain* (2027), Actor
- *Matlock* (2024), series, as Bitsy
- *The Out-Laws* (2023), as Margie Browning
- *Somebody I Used to Know* (2023), as Libby
- *A Christmas Story Christmas* (2022), as Mrs. Parker
- *Noelle* (2019), as Mrs. Kringle
- *Marriage Story* (2019), as Sandra — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/marriage-story.md)
- *Black Monday* (2019), series, as Jackie Georgina
- *Instant Family* (2018), as Jan — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/instant-family.md)
- *Trial & Error* (2017), series, as Madame Rhonda
- *Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant* (2015), as Elevator Flight Attendant
- *Grace and Frankie* (2015), series, as Shirley
- *A Master Builder* (2014), as Mrs. Solness
- *New Girl* (2011), series, as Nancy — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Happy Endings* (2011), series, as Mrs. Kerkovich
- *2081* (2009), as Hazel Bergeron
- *Cupid* (2009), series, as Liv
- *Confessions of a Shopaholic* (2009), as Hayley
- *If I Had Known I Was a Genius* (2007), as Rich School Teacher
- *She's the Man* (2006), as Daphne
- *Promise Me Tomorrow* (2006), as Kristina Venable
- *Just Friends* (2005), as Carol Brander
- *Pizza* (2005), as Darlene
- *Adam & Steve* (2005), as Sherry
- *Marie and Bruce* (2004), as Party Guest at Frank's
- *A Guy Thing* (2003), as Dorothy
- *The Badge* (2002), as Sister Felicia
- *Greg the Bunny* (2002), series, Actor
- *Bridget* (2002), as Julie
- *Storytelling* (2001), as Fern Livingston
- *The Guardian* (2001), series, as Helena Denby
- *Freddy Got Fingered* (2001), as Julie Brody
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Clarissa Niles
- *Girlfriends* (2000), series, as Dr. Rachel Miller
- *Baby Bedlam* (2000), as Sindi
- *Everyone Loves Mel* (2000), as Bonnie
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, as Polly
- *The Story of Us* (1999), as Liza
- *Held Up* (1999), as Gloria
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Mariel Plummer
- *Jackie's Back!* (1999), as Pammy Dunbar (Infomercial Host)
- *Boys Will Be Boys* (1999), as Emily Clauswell
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Carol Pewterschmidt (voice), Carol West (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Gut Feeling* (1999), Actor
- *Reunited* (1998), series, Actor
- *Tourist Trap* (1998), as Bess Piper
- *U Turn* (1997), as Flo
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, as Ally (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *London Suite* (1996), as Anne Ferris
- *Everybody Loves Raymond* (1996), series, as Charlotte
- *The Wife* (1996), as Rita
- *Remember WENN* (1996), series, as Penelope Cominger
- *Women of the House* (1995), series, as Jennifer Malone
- *ER* (1994), series, as Brenda Wilkerson — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Lucky Luke* (1992), series, as Betty Lou
- *Noises Off...* (1992), as Poppy Taylor
- *Princesses* (1991), series, as Tracy Dillon
- *What About Bob?* (1991), as Fay Marvin
- *Reversal of Fortune* (1990), as Alexandra Isles (uncredited) — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/reversal-of-fortune.md)
- *Bloodhounds of Broadway* (1989), as Harriet MacKyle
- *Rude Awakening* (1989), as Petra Black
- *Necessary Parties* (1988), as Connie Mills
- *Trying Times* (1987), series, as Marsha
- *The House of Blue Leaves* (1987), as Corrinna Stroller
- *The Hustler of Money* (1987), as Mother
- *Beyond Therapy* (1987), as Prudence
- *Bad Medicine* (1985), as Liz Parker
- *Goodbye, New York* (1985), as Nancy Callaghan
- *Lost in America* (1985), as Linda Howard
- *Airplane II: The Sequel* (1982), as Elaine Dickinson
- *A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy* (1982), as Dulcy
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Corrinna Stroller, Harriet MacKyle
- *The Day the Women Got Even* (1980), as Lisa Harris
- *Airplane!* (1980), as Elaine Dickinson — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/airplane.md)

## Gallery

- ![Julie Hagerty](https://film.one/media/person/117501/gallery-44ecffa606f6.png) Julie Hagerty — Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Julie_Hagerty_Sidewalks_Entertainment_2019.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Julie Hagerty of "Airplane"](https://film.one/media/person/117501/gallery-37371c74aa27.jpg) Julie Hagerty of "Airplane" — Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Julie_Hagerty_of_%22Airplane%22_%2801%29.jpg/1280px-Julie_Hagerty_of_%22Airplane%22_%2801%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Julie Hagerty of "Airplane"](https://film.one/media/person/117501/gallery-5eff1ac2e20a.jpg) Julie Hagerty of "Airplane" — Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Julie_Hagerty_of_%22Airplane%22_%2801%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Julie_Hagerty_of_%22Airplane%22_%2801%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Julie Hagerty of "Airplane"](https://film.one/media/person/117501/gallery-99cadc78ab19.jpg) Julie Hagerty of "Airplane" — Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Julie_Hagerty_of_%22Airplane%22_%2802%29.jpg/1280px-Julie_Hagerty_of_%22Airplane%22_%2802%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Julie Hagerty of "Airplane"](https://film.one/media/person/117501/gallery-c21c3d444f7d.jpg) Julie Hagerty of "Airplane" — Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Julie_Hagerty_of_%22Airplane%22_%2803%29.jpg/1280px-Julie_Hagerty_of_%22Airplane%22_%2803%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Julie Hagerty of "Airplane"](https://film.one/media/person/117501/gallery-895ab6197ca1.jpg) Julie Hagerty of "Airplane" — Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Julie_Hagerty_of_%22Airplane%22_%2804%29.jpg/1280px-Julie_Hagerty_of_%22Airplane%22_%2804%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1986: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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