Originally from New York, Julie moved to California with her family in 1979. As a child, Julie competed in the U.S. Gymnastic Federation & showed horses, both English & Western. In 1982, Julie made her television debut playing Ricky Schroder girlfriend on NBC's Ricky ou la belle vie (1982). This lead to numerous guest star appearances & many film roles. In 1983, Julie won the Bronze Halo award from the Southern California Motion Picture Council for Best Up & Coming Young Actress & received a Young Artist Award nomination for her work guest starring on TV. The following year Julie landed her first series regular role on Personal & Confidential. After graduating high school, Julie was awarded a scholarship to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, West. After finishing 1 year at AADA, Julie landed the role of Tawny Richards on NBC's Santa Barbara (1984). Julie also starred on the UPN series A.J.'s Time Travelers (1995) as Maria. Julie continued to work steadily in both TV & film, and in 1997 Julie co-produced & directed the feature film The Legend of Cryin' Ryan (1998). Julie shared the award for Best Director of a Feature Film at the Riverrun Int. Film Festival in Sept. 1998, Cryan' Ryan also won Best Picture. Julie lives outside of Los Angeles with her husband, Patrick and their son. She enjoys spending time with family, traveling with friends, snowboarding and surfing.
