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name: "Julie Payne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/julie-payne"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 September 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:22.080762+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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# Julie Payne

Actor. Born 11 September 1946 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 September 1946, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- **Active:** 1984–1992
- **Also known as:** Julie K. Payne

## Biography

Julie Payne is an American actress and voice actress. She was born on 11 September 1946 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She studied drama at Santa Clara University and French at San Francisco State University, and was a member of the improvisational comedy group The Committee in San Francisco from the late 1960s until 1974.

Payne has appeared in feature films including *This Is Spinal Tap* (1984), *Rain Man* (1988), *Misery* (1990) as Reporter #1, *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992) and *American Wedding* (2003). Her television credits include recurring roles in *The Wonder Years*, *Beverly Hills, 90210*, *Curb Your Enthusiasm* and voice work as Liz Wilson in the *Garfield* animated series. She received a 1979 Drama Logue Award for her stage performance in *Ormer Locklear* and was married to actor and songwriter Richard Reicheg.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992), Fi1m 86, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/glengarry-glen-ross.md)
- *Misery* (1990), Fi1m 83, as Reporter #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/misery.md)
- *Rain Man* (1988), Fi1m 76, as (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md)
- *This Is Spinal Tap* (1984), Fi1m 91, as Mime Waitress — [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-spinal-tap.md)

## Also known for

- *American Wedding* (2003), Mrs. Zyskowski
- *THX 1138* (1971), Announcer (voice)
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Peggy, Arnold's Secretary
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), Wanda
- *Garfield and Friends* (1988), Dr. Liz / Lanolin (voice)
- *Jumpin' Jack Flash* (1986), Receptionist at Elizabeth Arden
- *The Brady Bunch Movie* (1995), Mrs. Simmons
- *Family Ties* (1982), Lynn Sullivan

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