Julie Anne Payne was born on 10th July 1940, in Los Angeles, California USA, and is an actress best known for starring in “The Manchurian Candidate”, “The Island of Blue Dolphins” as well as “Don’t Make Waves”. Payne was active in the entertainment industry from 1959 to 1967.
How rich is the actress? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is as much as $1 million, as of the data presented in early 2018. Film and television are the main sources of her modest fortune.
Julie Payne Net Worth $1 million
To begin with, the girl was raised in Los Angeles by her parents John Payne and Anne Shirley, both actors, and famous faces of the 1930s and ‘40s. There is no information about Julie’s early childhood, nor on her educational background is also not known.
Concerning her professional career, she debuted in the television series “The Restless Gun” (1957 – 1959) in which her father was the main star. Later, she was seen in the film “The Pawn” (1959), then had a small role in the anthology series “Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond” (1960) aired on ABC. The actress appeared in single episodes of the television series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” (1960) created by Alfred Hitchcock, “The Tab Hunter Show” (1960) created by Stanley Shapiro, and “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” (1961) by Max Shulman, which added consistently to her net worth.
Afterwards, Julie had a minor role in the award winning “The Manchurian Candidate” in 1962 directed by John Frankenheimer, and starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh. She then shared the screen with the legendary singer Elvis Presley in the romantic musical comedy “Girl Happy” (1964), and the same year, the actress joined the main cast of the drama film “Island of Blue Dolphins”. Julie portrayed Helen in the sex farce “Don’t Make Waves” (1967) starring Claudia Cardinale, Dave Draper, Tony Curtis and Sharon Tate, and later the same year guest starred in the television series “The Big Valley” (1967) broadcast on ABC. Additionally Payne was in a supportive cast of the weird western television series “The Wild Wild West” (1966 – 1967), after which she decided to leave the entertainment industry, and since when she had lead something of a secluded life.
To conclude, all the above mentioned roles added significant sums to the outright size of Julie Payne’s net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, Julie married the screenwriter Robert Towne in 1977, but they divorced in 1982. They have a daughter, the actress Katherine Town, who began pursuing her career in 1998.
