Broadway legend Julie Harris, whose roles ranged from the flamboyant Sally Bowles in “I Am a Camera” to the reclusive Emily Dickinson in “The Belle of Amherst,” died yesterday of heart failure at 87.

Harris won a record five Tony Awards for best actress, displaying a virtuosity that enabled her to portray an astonishing gallery of women during a career that spanned almost 60 years.

It included starring roles in “The Member of the Wedding” (1950), “The Lark” (1955) and “Forty Carats” (1968). She got a sixth Tony, a lifetime achievement award, in 2002.

On TV, Harris played Lilimae Clements on “Knots Landing.” In movies, she was James Dean’s romantic co-star in “East of Eden” (1955), and had roles in films including “Requiem for a Heavyweight” (1962).

But Harris’ biggest successes have been on stage.

“The theater has been my church,” she once said. “I don’t hesitate to say that I found God in the theater.”