| Full Name: |
Julia O'Hara
Stiles
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| Height: |
5'7"
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| Birthplace: |
New York,
New York, USA
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| Date of Birth: |
March 28,
1981
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| Husband/Partner: |
Still Dating
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| Contact Info: |
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| Personal
Trivia: |
Did
you know that she was a college classmate
of Anna Paquin?
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She
was raised in Soho, where her parents ran a pottery
business together. They encouraged her to get involved
with the arts. Julia Stiles decided on acting and
began working her way up. Her first big chance came
at age 11 at the La Mama Theater, an interview she
got by writing a letter to the director begging
for an audition. She also worked at the Kitchen
Theater, appearing in the plays "Matthew: School
of Life, " and "The Sandalwood Box." She grabbed
a few small supporting roles in big Hollywood films,
including "The Devil's Own" with Brad Pitt and Harrison
Ford. But a big break came when she was cast in
a starring role in the NBC miniseries "The 60's",
a documentary style film that followed the lives
of a fictional family through the turmoil that was
the 60s. Julia's hard-nosed acting style became
evident in this film, as she burst blood vessels
in a simulated child birth by screaming so loud.
"I was really happy with the way they shot that.
I wasn't going to make it pretty." But her next
step was even bigger.
She then
starred in another teen film, Down to You, with
Freddie Prinze, Jr. The film wasn't blessed by critics
and did fairly well at the box office. Julia looked
at the film as a step away from "10 Things". "I've
definitely been trying ot avoid high school movies.
Luckily, in "Down to You", I finally get to go to
college." The role fit her well, she felt as she
too was going through her first love during the
filming of the picture. "It was a chance for me
to think about what that means," she said. Julia,
determined to not be written off as a one-hit wonder
or a flake teenage beauty, has accepted roles in
some biting drama. Her turn in "Hamlet" (also an
update of a Shakespearan play) garnered critical
praise for Julia. She's currently attending Columbia
University. But her sights aren't just on Hollywood
business. When asked what she'd be majoring in,
she sighed and said, "Not drama." Instead, she wants
to do some charitable work in Bolivia. |
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Last
Update:
June 15, 2003
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Films:
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Carolina (2003)
A Guy Thing (2003)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
O (2001)
The Business of Strangers (2001)
Save the Last Dance (2001)
State and Main (2000)
Hamlet (2000)
Down to You (2000)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Wide Awake (1998)
Wicked (1998)
Before Women Had Wings (1997)
The Devil's Own (1997)
I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)
Made for TV: The 60s (1999)
Direct to Video: None
TV Shows: None
Cartoon Voices: None
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