Who is Judy Curry, How did Tim Curry’s sister die?

Judy Curry is the sister of prolific actor Tim Curry. Judy Curry’s brother has been in the film industry for decades and giving his fans masterpiece after masterpiece. The actor is known for playing Rooster Hannigan in the film adaptation of Annie (1982), Darkness in the fantasy film Legend (1985), Wadsworth in the mystery comedy film Clue (1985), and Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the horror miniseries It. As a singer, Tim gave his fans three rock-focused studio albums: Read My Lips (1978), Fearless (1979), and Simplicity (1981). Who is Tim Curry’s sister?

Judy Curry: Bio Summary

Who is Jim Curry’s sister, Judy Curry?

Judy Curry was born in Egypt but the exact year she was born is unknown. She is the elder sister of famed actor Jim Curry. Timothy James Curry on the other hand was born on 19 April 1946 in Grappenhall, Cheshire. They are the children of James Curry, a Methodist Naval Chaplain, and his wife Maura ‘Patricia’ Curry– a school secretary.

Judy’s parents first met in Malta during World War II and moved to Egypt where they got married and gave birth to their first child, Judy. Tim himself was conceived in South Africa, born in Cheshire when the family moved again. By the time Tim was six months old the family had moved to Hong Kong.

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Judy Curry and her brother lived a peripatetic life until his father suffered a stroke and the family settled in Plymouth with his maternal grandfather close by, whose West Country accent Tim borrowed for his portrayal of Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island according to Tim’s website.

Judith Curry was a concert pianist

While Tim was gracing the screens and making fans laugh out loud. As an actor, Tim’s first full-time role was as part of the original London cast of the musical Hair in 1968, where he met Richard O’Brien who went on to write Curry’s next full-time role, that of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show in 1975. Tim Curry’s sister Judy was also a concert pianist.

What happened to Judy Curry?

Judy Curry’s father James Curry passed away in 1958, when the actor was just 12 years old. He died of pneumonia and Stroke Complications. Her mother Patricia Curry also passed away in June 1999 after living with cancer for two years. Judy also passed away from a brain tumour in 2001- two years after her mother’s passing.

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In July 2012, the Home Alone actor suffered a major Stroke and as a result of the stroke, he uses a wheelchair. His condition has continued to improve in the years following the stroke but he remains fully dependent upon a motorized wheelchair in order to have any amount of mobility.

Not giving up on acting, Tim Curry has transitioned his acting career into one focused entirely on voice roles. Since he started having health issues, the actor has lent his voice talents to projects like Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Ribbit, and Ben 10: Omniverse. Curry has never married, nor had any children.