Judy Holliday managed to beat the reputation of being blacklisted in the 1950s by replaying her famous 'dumb blonde' role in Born Yesterday.
Standing up in the face of injustice is a daunting task, especially when you know that your livelihood could be on the line. Back in the 1950s, if you got called up to attest that you weren't a Communist before a major government body, you had to take that seriously and figure out a way to get out of that situation as cleanly as possible.
Judy Holliday managed to beat that reputation, and she did so by adroitly replaying her most famous creation to an audience that had no idea what they were in for. Her role in Born Yesterday embodied the 'dumb blonde' trope, which would be Holliday's saving grace and her downfall
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