How did Judy Holliday respond when a U.S. Senate subcommittee questioned her in 1952?

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When Judy Holliday testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on internal security in 1952, she refused to name friends and coworkers as communist sympathizers. Despite reportedly having an IQ of 172, Holliday "played dumb," charming the committee and successfully navigating the ordeal without compromising her career or integrity. This tactic was effective during a period of intense anticommunist sentiment in the United States, which also led to blacklisting in Hollywood.12