Julia Stiles
was born March 28, 1981, in New York, NY. While growing up
in Soho, where her parents ran a pottery business, Julia was
encouraged to take on a different kind of art -- drama.
When she was 11 years old,
she took matters into her own hands and wrote a letter to
the director of La Mama Theater, in hopes of getting an audition.
It worked, and she had the chance to expand her resume with
roles in Matthew: School of Life and The Sandalwood Box, both
at the Kitchen Theater.
Julia moved up the ranks by
working in television, with a recurring guest-appearance on
the series, Ghostwriter, and a bit part in the 1996 film I
Love You, I Love You Not, starring Claire Danes and Jude Law.
She then had the chance to appear as Harrison Ford's daughter
in the disappointing film, The Devil's Own.
It took roles in the made-for-TV
movie Oprah Winfrey Presents: Before Women Had Wings, as well
as Wicked (which garnered her the Best Actress Award at the
KVI Film Festival) and Wide Awake, for Julia to land the role
that would gain her the recognition she deserved, and it was
on TV nonetheless. She starred in NBC's miniseries, The '60s,
in 1999...
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