Julee Cruise given name Julee
Early life
Born in Creston, Iowa, Julee Ann Cruise was the daughter of Dr. John Cruise, the town dentist, and Wilma Cruise, who was his office manager. She studied French horn at Drake University and performed as a singer and actress in Minneapolis with the Children's Theater Company (notably in the role of Jinjur in stage adaptations of L. Frank Baum's Oz books).
She moved to New York and played Janis Joplin in a revue called Beehive, while also working with Angelo Badalamenti.
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