Julia Stiles is the Holy Trinity: natural beauty, talent and intelligence all rolled into one tiny, and might we add stunning, package. Julia isn’t the hottest actress on the market, but she still manages to deliver one hell-of-a-punch every time we see her. A young Julia Roberts to many early in her career, Julia Stiles took matters into her own hands at age eleven when she personally wrote a letter to the La Mama Theater asking for an audition. Not only did they give her an audition, but they snatched her up as one of their prestigious students, quickly booking her spots in small theater productions where she could show off her undeniable talents.
After appearing as a guest star in the popular teen TV series “Ghostwriter,” Julia went on to pursue a television career and gained critical recognition for her role in the NBC miniseries “The 60’s” in 1999. Julia effortlessly began her budding film career in the Shakespearean hit “10 Things I Hate About You,” winning a MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance. Julia was named as one of Teen People’s 21 Hottest Stars Under 21 and attended Ivy-league Columbia University on her downtime.
Julia continued to appear in the modern day Shakespeare classics “Hamlet” and “O,” before finally making her mark with the critics in “Save the Last Dance.” She has also appeared in the romantic comedy “A Guy Thing and “Mona Lisa Smile” with Julia Roberts.
More movie fans got to know her with her role as Nicky opposite Matt Damon in the Jason Bourne films. She satrted with a small role in “The Bourne Identity” (2002) and then her role expanded in the following installments with “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004), “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007). and then finally “Jason Bourne” (2016).
Julia on Video
Julia Stiles as Nicky Parsons: Her Transformation in the Bourne Movies
Check out how the Nicky character is transformed throughout this movie franchise.
Julia on How To Fail with Elizabeth Day
She discusses many things, including her directorial debut.
Julia Says
On her career as an actress:
“I like analyzing human behavior. It’s complex. That’s what keeps me going.”
On appearing in numerous Shakespeare films:
“Just because I had done (”10 Things”), I wasn’t going to turn down the acting experiences of my life.”
Julia Stiles in “Blue”
On of Julia’s sexiest and most interesting roles involves her starring role in “Blue,” a web series in which she plays a single mother who works in an office and moonlights as a call girl.
