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'''Julia Jones''' (born January 23, 1981)<ref name=mcf>{{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476636474 |page=251}}</ref> is an American actress. She may be best known for playing [[List of Twilight characters#Leah Clearwater|Leah Clearwater]] in ''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|The Twilight Saga]]'' film series and [[List of Dexter characters#Angela Bishop|Angela Bishop]] in the television series ''[[Dexter: New Blood]]''.

'''Julia Jones''' (born January 23, 1981)<ref name=mcf>{{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476636474 |page=251}}</ref> is an American actress, known for playing [[List of Twilight characters#Leah Clearwater|Leah Clearwater]] in ''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|The Twilight Saga]]'' films and Kohana in the HBO series ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eclipsemovie.org/julia-jones-cast-as-leah-clearwater-and-booboo-stewart-as-seth-clearwater-in-eclipse/ |title=Julia Jones Cast as Leah Clearwater and BooBoo Stewart Cast as Seth Clearwater in Eclipse &#124; Eclipse Movie |access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107000400/http://www.eclipsemovie.org/julia-jones-cast-as-leah-clearwater-and-booboo-stewart-as-seth-clearwater-in-eclipse/ |archive-date=January 7, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/jonathan-nolan/westworld-adds-tao-okamoto-julia-jones-season-2/|title=Westworld Adds Tao Okamoto, Julia Jones And More For Season 2|last=Empire|website=Empire|access-date=July 19, 2018|date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> She also co-stars on ''[[Dexter: New Blood]]''.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Julia Jones was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] to Frank Jones and Penny Wells.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Globe|first=Vanessa E. Jones, The Boston|title=MULTIRACIAL GENERATION SPURNS CATEGORIES|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-06-18-0006180013-story.html|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=chicagotribune.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211221022231/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-06-18-0006180013-story.html|archive-date=December 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> She has a younger brother named Cody.<ref name=":0" /> She has stated that her mother is of English descent,<ref name=":0" /> and that her father "is part Choctaw, Chickosaw,{{sic}} and African-American".<ref name=O'Leary>{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2011|title=Twilight's Julia Jones: A Wolf in Chic Clothing :: Articles :: Boston Common Magazine|url=https://bostoncommon-magazine.com/style/articles/wolf-at-the-door|access-date=May 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113123717/https://bostoncommon-magazine.com/style/articles/wolf-at-the-door|archive-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> She was raised in the [[Jamaica Plain]] neighborhood of Boston, and frequented the first [[J.P. Licks|JP Licks]] ice cream store, which was close to her home.<ref name=Goldstein>{{Cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Meredith|date=January 26, 2010|title=Thanks to a major role in the next 'Twilight' movie, fame is about to bite Boston's Julia Jones in a big way |work=Boston.com |url= http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/01/26/thanks_to_next_twilight_movie_fame_is_about_to_bite_bostons_julia_jones/ |access-date=May 29, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 17, 2012|title=Catching Up with Julia Jones|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2012/02/17/catching-up-with-julia-jones/|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=Boston Magazine}}</ref> Jones studied at the [[Boston Ballet School]] from the age of 4. She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.improper.com/features/julia-jones/|title=Tag: Feature - Improper Bostonian|website=Improper.com|access-date=October 16, 2018}}</ref> In 1999, Jones graduated from the historic [[Boston Latin School]], the oldest public school in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jones '99: Actress Attends NYC Premiere|url=https://bls.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=319987&id=3|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=bls.org}}</ref> She subsequently attended [[Columbia University]] where she earned her bachelor's degree in English in 2005.<ref name=O'Leary/><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2019 |title=AitN: September 23, 2019 |url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/alumni-news/aitn-september-23-2019 |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=Columbia College Today}}</ref>
Julia Jones was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], to Frank Jones and Penny Wells.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Multuracial Generation Spurns Categories |date=2021-08-21 |orig-date=2000-06-18 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/06/18/multiracial-generation-spurns-categories/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404233407/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/06/18/multiracial-generation-spurns-categories/ |archive-date=2024-04-04 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has a younger brother named Cody.<ref name=":0" /> She has stated that her mother is of English descent,<ref name=":0" /> and that her father "is part Choctaw, Chickasaw, and African-American".<ref name=O'Leary>{{Cite web |title=Twilight's Julia Jones: A Wolf in Chic Clothing |first=Janice |last=O'Leary |date=November 13, 2011
|website=bostoncommon-magazine.com |url=https://bostoncommon-magazine.com/style/articles/wolf-at-the-door |access-date=May 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113123717/https://bostoncommon-magazine.com/style/articles/wolf-at-the-door |archive-date=November 13, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She was raised in the [[Jamaica Plain]] neighborhood of Boston, and frequented the first [[J.P. Licks|JP Licks]] ice cream store, which was close to her home.<ref name=Goldstein>{{Cite news |title=Thanks to a major role in the next 'Twilight' movie, fame is about to bite Boston's Julia Jones in a big way |last=Goldstein |first=Meredith |date=January 26, 2010 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |url=https://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/01/26/thanks_to_next_twilight_movie_fame_is_about_to_bite_bostons_julia_jones/ |access-date=May 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Catching Up with Julia Jones |first=Sara |last=Edwards |date=February 17, 2012 |magazine=[[Boston (magazine)|Boston]] |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2012/02/17/catching-up-with-julia-jones/ |access-date=July 23, 2020 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220523/https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2012/02/17/catching-up-with-julia-jones/ |archive-date=2018-09-02 |url-status=live}}</ref> Jones studied at the [[Boston Ballet School]] from the age of 4. She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Soroff On: Julia Jones (interview) |first=Jonathan |last=Soroff |year=2010 |magazine=[[The Improper Bostonian]] |url=http://www.improper.com/features/julia-jones/ |access-date=October 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713022229/http://www.improper.com/features/julia-jones/ |archive-date=2011-07-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1999, Jones graduated from the [[Boston Latin School]], the oldest public school in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jones '99: Actress Attends NYC Premiere |date=2014-08-22 |publisher=[[Boston Latin School]] Association |url=https://bls.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=319987&id=3 |access-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231073429/https://bls.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=319987&id=3 |archive-date=2022-12-31 |url-status=live}}</ref> She subsequently attended [[Columbia University]] where she earned her bachelor's degree in English in 2005.<ref name=O'Leary/><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Alumni in the News: September 23, 2019 |date=September 23, 2019 |magazine=Columbia College Today |publisher=Columbia College Alumni Association |url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/alumni-news/aitn-september-23-2019 |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227150535/https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/alumni-news/aitn-september-23-2019 |archive-date=2019-12-27 |url-status=live |quote=In television news, the casting of Julia Jones ’05 as part of…}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Jones appeared in a number of independent films before being cast in the [[Quentin Tarantino]]-produced biker remake ''[[Hell Ride]]'', which premiered at Sundance in 2008. She played Dr. Kaya Montoya on ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' in its final two seasons. In 2009, she appeared in the Culture Clash play ''Palestine, New Mexico'', at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_PALESTINE_NEW_MEXICO_Opens_at_Mark_Taper_Forum_20091214|title=Photo Flash: PALESTINE, NEW MEXICO Opens at Mark Taper Forum|website=Losangeles.broadwayworld.com|access-date=October 16, 2018}}</ref>
Jones appeared in a number of independent films before being cast in the [[Quentin Tarantino]]-produced biker remake ''[[Hell Ride]]'', which premiered at Sundance in 2008. She played Dr. Kaya Montoya on ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' in its final two seasons. In 2009, she appeared in the Culture Clash play ''Palestine, New Mexico'', at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_PALESTINE_NEW_MEXICO_Opens_at_Mark_Taper_Forum_20091214|title=Photo Flash: PALESTINE, NEW MEXICO Opens at Mark Taper Forum|website=Losangeles.broadwayworld.com|access-date=October 16, 2018}}</ref>


In 2010, Jones was cast in ''[[Jonah Hex (film)|Jonah Hex]]'' and in the last three installments of ''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|The Twilight Saga]]''.<ref name="twiecl">{{cite web |title=Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer and Julia Jones (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) Interview {{!}} Celebrity Interviews |url=https://www.showtimes.com/celebrity-interviews/alex-meraz-chaske-spencer-and-julia-jones-the-twilight-saga-eclipse-124/ |website=showtimes.com |access-date=August 2, 2019 |date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, she played the female lead opposite [[Adam Sandler]] in ''[[The Ridiculous 6]]'' and Gab on the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''. She guest-starred on the 2019 [[Disney+]] series ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' in the episode "[[Chapter 4: Sanctuary]]".
In 2010, Jones was cast in ''[[Jonah Hex (film)|Jonah Hex]]'' and in the last three installments of ''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|The Twilight Saga]]''.<ref name="twiecl">{{cite web |title=Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer and Julia Jones (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) Interview {{!}} Celebrity Interviews |url=https://www.showtimes.com/celebrity-interviews/alex-meraz-chaske-spencer-and-julia-jones-the-twilight-saga-eclipse-124/ |website=showtimes.com |access-date=August 2, 2019 |date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, she played the female lead opposite [[Adam Sandler]] in ''[[The Ridiculous 6]]'' and Gab on the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''. She guest-starred on the 2019 [[Disney+]] series ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' in the episode "[[Chapter 4: Sanctuary]]" and portrayed Chafa, the first Choctaw, in the 2024 miniseries ''[[Echo (miniseries)|Echo]]''.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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Latest revision as of 14:01, 16 June 2024

This article is about the American actress. For other people with the same name, see Julia Jones (disambiguation).
Julia Jones
Jones in November 2011
Born (1981-01-23) January 23, 1981 (age 43)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981)[1] is an American actress. She may be best known for playing Leah Clearwater in The Twilight Saga film series and Angela Bishop in the television series Dexter: New Blood.

Early life and education[edit]

Julia Jones was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Frank Jones and Penny Wells.[2] She has a younger brother named Cody.[2] She has stated that her mother is of English descent,[2] and that her father "is part Choctaw, Chickasaw, and African-American".[3] She was raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, and frequented the first JP Licks ice cream store, which was close to her home.[4][5] Jones studied at the Boston Ballet School from the age of 4. She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight.[6] In 1999, Jones graduated from the Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States.[7] She subsequently attended Columbia University where she earned her bachelor's degree in English in 2005.[3][8]

Career[edit]

Jones has modeled in catalogues for Levi Strauss & Co., Gap Inc., Esprit Holdings, and L'Oréal.[1] She appeared in Chuck Wicks's music video for "Hold That Thought".

Jones appeared in a number of independent films before being cast in the Quentin Tarantino-produced biker remake Hell Ride, which premiered at Sundance in 2008. She played Dr. Kaya Montoya on ER in its final two seasons. In 2009, she appeared in the Culture Clash play Palestine, New Mexico, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.[9]

In 2010, Jones was cast in Jonah Hex and in the last three installments of The Twilight Saga.[10] In 2015, she played the female lead opposite Adam Sandler in The Ridiculous 6 and Gab on the Netflix series Longmire. She guest-starred on the 2019 Disney+ series The Mandalorian in the episode "Chapter 4: Sanctuary" and portrayed Chafa, the first Choctaw, in the 2024 miniseries Echo.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Look Gigi
2004 Black Cloud Sammi
2007 The Reckoning Gina Short film
2008 Hell Ride Cherokee Kisum
2008 Three Priests Abby
2010 Jonah Hex Cassie
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Leah Clearwater
2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Leah Clearwater
2011 California Indian April Cordova
2012 Missed Connections Tess Wright
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Leah Clearwater
2012 Rich Girl Problems Celeste Short film
2013 Winter in the Blood Agnes First Raise
2015 The Ridiculous 6 Smoking Fox
2017 Wind River Wilma Lambert
2018 Tao of Surfing Amber
2018 Angelique's Isle Angelique Mott
2019 Cold Pursuit Aya
2020 Think Like a Dog Agent Munoz
TBA Rez Ball TBA In production[11]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 ER Dr. Kaya Montoya 4 episodes
2012 In Plain Sight Heather Pierce Episode: "Reservations, I've Got a Few"
2013 The Thanksgiving House Victoria Television film
2015 Longmire Gabriella Langton Recurring role (Season 4)
2017 High School Lover Samantha Winters Television film
2018 Westworld Kohana 2 episodes
2019 Goliath Stephanie Littlecrow Main cast (Season 3)
2019 The Mandalorian Omera Episode: "Chapter 4: Sanctuary"
2021–2022 Rutherford Falls Sally Recurring role
2021–2024 The Ghost and Molly McGee Miss Lightfoot (voice) Recurring role
2021–2022 Dexter: New Blood Angela Bishop Main cast
2024 Echo Chafa Miniseries, 2 episodes

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia (2020). American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood. McFarland. p. 251. ISBN 9781476636474.
  2. ^ a b c "Multuracial Generation Spurns Categories". Chicago Tribune. August 21, 2021 [2000-06-18]. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b O'Leary, Janice (November 13, 2011). "Twilight's Julia Jones: A Wolf in Chic Clothing". bostoncommon-magazine.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Goldstein, Meredith (January 26, 2010). "Thanks to a major role in the next 'Twilight' movie, fame is about to bite Boston's Julia Jones in a big way". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Edwards, Sara (February 17, 2012). "Catching Up with Julia Jones". Boston. Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Soroff, Jonathan (2010). "Soroff On: Julia Jones (interview)". The Improper Bostonian. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Jones '99: Actress Attends NYC Premiere". Boston Latin School Association. August 22, 2014. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Alumni in the News: September 23, 2019". Columbia College Today. Columbia College Alumni Association. September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2022. In television news, the casting of Julia Jones '05 as part of…
  9. ^ "Photo Flash: PALESTINE, NEW MEXICO Opens at Mark Taper Forum". Losangeles.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer and Julia Jones (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) Interview | Celebrity Interviews". showtimes.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  11. ^ Grobar, Matt (April 17, 2023). "Rez Ball': Netflix Sets Jessica Matten, Julia Jones, Amber Midthunder, Kiowa Gordon & More For Sydney Freeland's Native American Basketball Underdog Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

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