Julia Garner facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Julia Garner
Garner in 2020
Born	(1994-02-01) February 1, 1994 (age 31) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present
Spouse(s)	Mark Foster ​ (m. 2019)​

Julia Garner (born February 1, 1994) is an American actress. She is well-known for her role as Ruth Langmore in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark. For this role, she received a lot of praise and won three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

Julia also appeared in other popular TV shows. These include the FX drama The Americans (2015–2018) and the Netflix miniseries Maniac (2018). She also starred in the Bravo series Dirty John (2018–2019). In 2022, she played Anna Sorokin in the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna. This role earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

In movies, Julia Garner has been in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). She also had main roles in films like Grandma (2015) and The Assistant (2019). More recently, she starred in The Royal Hotel (2023) and is set to appear in Wolf Man (2025).

Early Life and Education

Julia Garner was born on February 1, 1994. She grew up in the Riverdale area of the Bronx, New York. Her mother, Tamar Gingold, is a therapist. She used to be an actress and comedian in Israel. Julia's father, Thomas Garner, is a painter and an art teacher. He is from Shaker Heights, Ohio. Julia's mother is Jewish, and Julia understands some Hebrew.

Julia went to Eagle Hill School in Greenwich, Connecticut. She started taking acting lessons when she was 15 years old. She did this to help her overcome shyness. Julia also studied clowning with Philippe Gaulier at a special school in France.

Acting Career Highlights

Paul Weitz, Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, and Mo Aboul-Zelof at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival

Julia Garner started her film career at age 17. Her first movie was Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011. She played a character named Sarah.

In 2012, director David Chase gave her a small role in his film Not Fade Away. That same year, she got her first main role in the movie Electrick Children. In 2013, she starred in the horror film The Last Exorcism Part II. She also played the main role in We Are What We Are, which was an American version of a Mexican horror film.

Julia appeared in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in 2014. This was her first time acting against a green screen.

Major Roles in Film and TV

In 2015, Julia starred with Lily Tomlin in the comedy film Grandma. Julia played a teenager who asks her grandmother for help. In 2016, she was in an episode of the HBO comedy series Girls.

Julia continued to act in television. She had a recurring role in the spy-thriller series The Americans from 2015 to 2018.

Starting in 2017, Julia became very famous for her role as Ruth Langmore in the Netflix series Ozark. She starred alongside Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. Her performance earned her a lot of praise and three Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2018, Julia was in the Netflix miniseries Maniac. She played Ellie, the sister of Emma Stone's character. Julia also had a regular role in the Bravo true crime series Dirty John (2018–2019). She played Terra Newell, the daughter of Connie Britton's character.

Garner at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020

In 2019, Julia appeared in the Amazon series Modern Love. She was in two episodes, playing a woman who liked a much older man. In the same year, she starred in the independent film The Assistant. In this movie, she played a production assistant in a difficult work environment. The film was praised by critics, and Julia received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her acting.

Julia also starred in the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna. She played the main role of Anna Delvey, a famous fraudster. The series was created by Shonda Rhimes and was released on Netflix on February 11, 2022.

In 2022, Julia was cast in the thriller film Apartment 7A. This movie is a prequel to the 1968 film Rosemary's Baby. Her company, Alma Margo, also signed a deal with Tomorrow Studios. In June 2022, Madonna chose Julia to play her in a movie about her life. This project was paused for a while but reportedly started again in 2024.

In 2023, she starred in The Royal Hotel, directed by Kitty Green.

In April 2024, Julia was cast as Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Personal Life

Julia Garner married singer Mark Foster in December 2019. Mark Foster is the lead singer of the band Foster the People. They got married at New York City Hall.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

See also

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