Julia Stiles
Date of Birth
28 March 1981, New York City, New York, USA
Height
5' 7" (1.70 m)
Mini Biography
Julia O'Hara Stiles was born on March 28, 1981 in New York City, the outgoing daughter of an elementary school teacher father and a Greenwich Village artist mother, and the eldest of three children. Encouraged to take modern dance lessons at an early age, she was introduced to Shakespeare and theater. At age 11, she made her debut as a child actress with the experimental off-Broadway La MaMa Theatre. Her passion grew and by the next year was performing professionally and working in commercials. A bright, precocious student, she was seriously considered for the child vampire role of Claudia in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) but lost out in the end to Kirsten Dunst. She continued training at New York's Professional Children's School and, at 15, made her cinematic bow with I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) with Claire Danes. Next featured as the daughter of Harrison Ford in The Devil's Own (1997), her breakout role came on TV with the hard-hitting mini-movie Before Women Had Wings (1997) (TV), which was produced by Oprah Winfrey and dealt with child abuse. Her wish to play Shakespeare was granted threefold with her participation in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), which was based on the Bard's "The Taming of The Shrew" and won her the Chicago Film Critics Award as the volatile teen Kat; an updated version of Hamlet (2000) which paired her Ophelia with Ethan Hawke; and another updated version of "Othello" entitled O (2001), which had her high school character of Desi (Desdemona) involved in a mixed romantic relationship with African-American Mekhi Phifer. The violent-edged film was made in 1998 but not released until three years later due to the tragic Colorado student shootings at Columbine High School. In addition, Julia later portrayed Viola off-Broadway in a Shakespeare-in-the-Park production of "Twelfth Night" in 2002.
She temporarily interrupted her career after deciding to enroll at Columbia University in 2000, where she earned a degree in English. Stiles has also returned to the stage, appearing in David Mamet's "Oleanna" in London, a role she would reprise on Broadway in 2009, opposite Bill Pullman and directed by Doug Hughes. Moving into mainstream roles by the millennium, she took on a role that would carry her through the decade, co-starring with Matt Damon in popular Bourne series: The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). During the time between Bourne films, she appeared in ensemble dramas, appearing opposite Julia Roberts in Mona Lisa Smile (2003), won offbeat notice in the title role of Carolina (2003/I) with Shirley MacLaine and Randy Quaid. She also returned to her indie film roots, with films such as Between Us (2012) and the comedy farce, It's a Disaster (2012).
In 2010, she switched gears and headed to series television, joining the cast of "Dexter" (2006) for the show's fifth season in the role of Lumen Pierce, a performance that earned her nominations for both the Golden Globe and the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress. In 2012, she followed up with another series, "Blue" (2012), which airs on YouTube, while preparing for cinematic roles in Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and The Bell Jar (????).
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18th February 2009, 04:57
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Why was she wearing 2 different outfits at this event?
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Julia Stiles - Unknown Photoshoot - x5
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Re: Julia Stiles - Unknown Photoshoot - x5
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11th August 2009, 20:32
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17th August 2009, 08:34
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17th August 2009, 13:46
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Re: Julia Stiles
Just love her in the Bourne series.
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18th August 2009, 11:15
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[08/17/09] Julia Stiles @ The Cinema Society screening of Inglourious Basterds - x14
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12th October 2009, 13:47
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17th October 2009, 14:20
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Julia Stiles - Patricia De La Rosa Photoshoot - x7
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8th December 2009, 13:06
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18th December 2009, 09:59
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Julia Stiles - Unknown Photoshoot - 6x
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12th February 2010, 20:23
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18th February 2010, 14:46
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[02/16/10] Julia Stiles @ screening of 'Happy Tears' x2
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Actress Julia Stiles attend The Cinema Society & Donna Karan screening of 'Happy Tears' at Mr Chow on February 16, 2010 in New York City.
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18th February 2010, 14:50
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28th February 2010, 06:16
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Re: Julia Stiles
@ Cinema Society screening of 'Green Zone' in New York City - February 25 (MQ)
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