Julia Stiles Biography
Date of Birth
28 March 1981, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name
Julia O'Hara Stiles
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Biography
Born in New York City, she is of Irish, Italian and English stock. The outgoing daughter of an elementary school teacher (father) and a Greenwich Village artist (mother), she is the eldest of three children. Encouraged to take modern dance lessons at an early age, she was introduced to Shakespeare and theater as well. 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. As Ellie Christianson in Wicked (1998), Julia demonstrated a more evil side to her budding versatility. 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, majoring in English. Moving into mainstream roles by the millennium, she co-starred with the popular Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity (2002) and its sequel, appeared opposite Julia Roberts in Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and won offbeat notice in the title role of Carolina (2003/I) with Shirley MacLaine and Randy Quaid as the granddaughter of an eccentric who tries to find happiness and love in Hollywood. Most recently she returned from Iceland where she filmed A Little Trip to Heaven (2005).
Stiles returned to the stage, making her Broadway debut, in the revival of David Mamet's "Oleanna," opposite Bill Pullman and directed by Doug Hughes. Most recently, Stiles has returned to her indie film roots, with films such as "Between Us" and the comedy farce, "It's a Disaster."
IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net
Trivia
Graduated from Columbia University with a degree in English (2005).
chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" [1999]
Has been in two films inspired by Shakespeare plays: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (The Taming of The Shrew), O (2001) (Othello), and one Shakespeare remake, Hamlet (2000) (Hamlet).
In 1999, Julia graduated from New York's Professional Children's School, which prepares students for careers in the arts.
During her hiatus from Save the Last Dance (2001), she signed up with Habitat for Humanity International, an organization that builds homes for the needy.
Voted one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. [2001]
Was a college classmate of Anna Paquin at Columbia University.
One of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars under 25" [2002]
Julia Stiles began her career at the La Mama Theater and the Kitchen Theater in New York.
Won the 2001 Teens Choice Drama Award for her role in Save the Last Dance (2001).
No longer a vegan and when Conan O'Brien asked her what the first bite of a hamburger was like she responded, "The word orgasm comes to mind." (December 2003).
Has dated the Prince of Denmark in two movies, Hamlet (2000) and The Prince and Me (2004).
Is of Irish (paternal side) and English and Italian (maternal side) descent. Her parents are John O'Hara and Judith Stiles.
Is a die-hard New York Mets fan.
After a 39-minute rain delay and dressed with a Mets cap, Julia Stiles threw out the opening pitch at Shea Stadium during the Memorial Day game of the New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks on May 29, 2006.
Considered for the role of Susan Storm/Invisible Girl in Fantastic Four (2005).
She and Liev Schreiber played siblings in Hamlet (2000). The pair later played husband and wife in The Omen (2006).
In 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) her character, Kat Stratford, was reading the book "The Bell Jar" in a scene. Stiles starred in the movie version of The Bell Jar (2012) 10 years later.
Dyed her hair blond for Mona Lisa Smile (2003).
Grew up with Claire Danes and Zac Posen.
Personal Quotes
I am a big fan of horror movies but I had never thought that I had wanted to act in one because I don't think that actors get to do much in them. They're usually just reacting.
I was gonna throw the first pitch at a Mets game, but there was a rain delay. So I'm waiting for it to stop, and the team's manager, Willie Randolph, comes by. Now he's already intimidating to begin with. But he comes over to me and says, 'If you screw this up, they will boo you.' And I said 'Thanks.'
I think audiences, producers and directors included, develop crushes on actors (actresses in particular) and then lose interest and move on to the next one. [...] There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I want to be one of those actors.
[on the most challenging aspect of playing "Lumen" in "Dexter"] - I never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them, but I was surprised, especially toward the end of the season -- around episode 10 -- when some of the details of what Lumen had experienced became really harrowing, and I started to realize that it was affecting me outside of work. One scene in particular, in episode 10, when the detectives have found DVDs showing what has happened to the victims -- it was really dark. It made it more difficult for me to sleep.
[on a scene that stands out most when looking back on her time on "Dexter"] In the kill room, when she first gets to put the knife in. That was really special. There was also a nice moment of collaboration where the set designers had put up pictures of all the other victims on the wall, and I remember saying to the director that I felt like it was important that Lumen acknowledge the other girls and say that it was for them, too. We did a separate shot of that, and it ended up in the final edit, which I was really pleased about. It's a great example of how collaborative the show is and what a nice environment it is to work in.
Where Are They Now
(April 2004) Starring, with Aaron Eckhart, in the two-person David Mamet play "Oleanna" live on stage at the Garrick Theatre in London, England.
(August 2004) Is currently in Iceland while filming A Little Trip to Heaven (2005).
(July 2007) Attends world premiere of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) alongside fellow cast members Matt Damon and Joan Allen.
(June 2006) Attends world premiere for The Omen (2006) along with director John Moore and fellow cast members Liev Schreiber and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick.
Date of Birth
28 March 1981, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name
Julia O'Hara Stiles
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Biography
Born in New York City, she is of Irish, Italian and English stock. The outgoing daughter of an elementary school teacher (father) and a Greenwich Village artist (mother), she is the eldest of three children. Encouraged to take modern dance lessons at an early age, she was introduced to Shakespeare and theater as well. 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. As Ellie Christianson in Wicked (1998), Julia demonstrated a more evil side to her budding versatility. 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, majoring in English. Moving into mainstream roles by the millennium, she co-starred with the popular Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity (2002) and its sequel, appeared opposite Julia Roberts in Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and won offbeat notice in the title role of Carolina (2003/I) with Shirley MacLaine and Randy Quaid as the granddaughter of an eccentric who tries to find happiness and love in Hollywood. Most recently she returned from Iceland where she filmed A Little Trip to Heaven (2005).
Stiles returned to the stage, making her Broadway debut, in the revival of David Mamet's "Oleanna," opposite Bill Pullman and directed by Doug Hughes. Most recently, Stiles has returned to her indie film roots, with films such as "Between Us" and the comedy farce, "It's a Disaster."
IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net
Trivia
Graduated from Columbia University with a degree in English (2005).
chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" [1999]
Has been in two films inspired by Shakespeare plays: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (The Taming of The Shrew), O (2001) (Othello), and one Shakespeare remake, Hamlet (2000) (Hamlet).
In 1999, Julia graduated from New York's Professional Children's School, which prepares students for careers in the arts.
During her hiatus from Save the Last Dance (2001), she signed up with Habitat for Humanity International, an organization that builds homes for the needy.
Voted one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. [2001]
Was a college classmate of Anna Paquin at Columbia University.
One of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars under 25" [2002]
Julia Stiles began her career at the La Mama Theater and the Kitchen Theater in New York.
Won the 2001 Teens Choice Drama Award for her role in Save the Last Dance (2001).
No longer a vegan and when Conan O'Brien asked her what the first bite of a hamburger was like she responded, "The word orgasm comes to mind." (December 2003).
Has dated the Prince of Denmark in two movies, Hamlet (2000) and The Prince and Me (2004).
Is of Irish (paternal side) and English and Italian (maternal side) descent. Her parents are John O'Hara and Judith Stiles.
Is a die-hard New York Mets fan.
After a 39-minute rain delay and dressed with a Mets cap, Julia Stiles threw out the opening pitch at Shea Stadium during the Memorial Day game of the New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks on May 29, 2006.
Considered for the role of Susan Storm/Invisible Girl in Fantastic Four (2005).
She and Liev Schreiber played siblings in Hamlet (2000). The pair later played husband and wife in The Omen (2006).
In 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) her character, Kat Stratford, was reading the book "The Bell Jar" in a scene. Stiles starred in the movie version of The Bell Jar (2012) 10 years later.
Dyed her hair blond for Mona Lisa Smile (2003).
Grew up with Claire Danes and Zac Posen.
Personal Quotes
I am a big fan of horror movies but I had never thought that I had wanted to act in one because I don't think that actors get to do much in them. They're usually just reacting.
I was gonna throw the first pitch at a Mets game, but there was a rain delay. So I'm waiting for it to stop, and the team's manager, Willie Randolph, comes by. Now he's already intimidating to begin with. But he comes over to me and says, 'If you screw this up, they will boo you.' And I said 'Thanks.'
I think audiences, producers and directors included, develop crushes on actors (actresses in particular) and then lose interest and move on to the next one. [...] There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I want to be one of those actors.
[on the most challenging aspect of playing "Lumen" in "Dexter"] - I never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them, but I was surprised, especially toward the end of the season -- around episode 10 -- when some of the details of what Lumen had experienced became really harrowing, and I started to realize that it was affecting me outside of work. One scene in particular, in episode 10, when the detectives have found DVDs showing what has happened to the victims -- it was really dark. It made it more difficult for me to sleep.
[on a scene that stands out most when looking back on her time on "Dexter"] In the kill room, when she first gets to put the knife in. That was really special. There was also a nice moment of collaboration where the set designers had put up pictures of all the other victims on the wall, and I remember saying to the director that I felt like it was important that Lumen acknowledge the other girls and say that it was for them, too. We did a separate shot of that, and it ended up in the final edit, which I was really pleased about. It's a great example of how collaborative the show is and what a nice environment it is to work in.
Where Are They Now
(April 2004) Starring, with Aaron Eckhart, in the two-person David Mamet play "Oleanna" live on stage at the Garrick Theatre in London, England.
(August 2004) Is currently in Iceland while filming A Little Trip to Heaven (2005).
(July 2007) Attends world premiere of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) alongside fellow cast members Matt Damon and Joan Allen.
(June 2006) Attends world premiere for The Omen (2006) along with director John Moore and fellow cast members Liev Schreiber and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick.
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