Julia Garner facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Julia Garner
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Julia Garner in 2020
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| Born | February 1, 1994 New York City, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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Mark Foster
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Julia Garner (born February 1, 1994) is a talented American actress. She became very well known for her role as Ruth Langmore in the Netflix TV show Ozark. For this role, she won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. These are big awards in the acting world!
Julia has also starred in other popular TV series. These include The Americans, Maniac, and Dirty John. In 2022, she played Anna Sorokin in the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna. This role also earned her nominations for Emmy and Golden Globe awards. On the big screen, Julia has appeared in movies like Martha Marcy May Marlene and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. She also had main roles in Grandma and The Assistant.
Early Life
Julia Garner was born in The Bronx, New York, which is a part of New York City. Her mother, Tami Gingold, is a therapist. She used to be a successful actress and comedian in Israel. Julia's father, Thomas Garner, is a painter and an art teacher. Julia is Jewish, like her mother. Her older sister, Anna Garner, is an artist.
Julia often visits her relatives in Israel. She understands some modern Hebrew because her mother speaks it. When she was 15, Julia started taking acting lessons. She did this to help her overcome her shyness. In 2015, she graduated from Indiana University with a degree in psychology.
Acting Career
Julia Garner started her acting career in films. Her first movie was Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011. She was only 17 years old at the time. In 2012, director David Chase gave her a special role in his film Not Fade Away. Her first main role was in the 2012 movie Electrick Children. She also starred in the horror films The Last Exorcism Part II and We Are What We Are in 2013.
In 2015, Julia acted alongside Lily Tomlin in the comedy film Grandma. The next year, she appeared in an episode of the HBO comedy series Girls.
Julia then moved into television with a regular role in the spy-thriller series The Americans. She played the character Kimberly Breland from 2015 to 2018.
Her biggest role began in 2017 when she joined the cast of Ozark. She played Ruth Langmore, a smart and tough young woman. Her performance was highly praised. She won three Primetime Emmy Awards for this role in 2019, 2020, and 2022. She also won a Golden Globe Award in 2023.
In 2018, Julia appeared in the Netflix miniseries Maniac. She also had a main role in the true crime series Dirty John. In this show, she played Terra Newell.
In 2019, Julia was in two episodes of the Amazon series Modern Love. That same year, she starred in the movie The Assistant. She played a production assistant dealing with a difficult work environment. Critics loved her performance in this film.
In 2022, Julia took on the challenging role of Anna Delvey in the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna. Anna Delvey was a real-life fraudster. This role earned Julia more award nominations.
Looking ahead, Julia is set to appear in the thriller film Apartment 7A in 2024. She will also be in the upcoming Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps in 2025, playing Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer.
Personal Life
Julia Garner is married to singer Mark Foster. He is the lead singer of the band Foster the People. They got married in December 2019 in New York City.
Awards and Recognition
Julia Garner has won many awards for her acting. Her role as Ruth Langmore in Ozark brought her the most recognition. She won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ozark. For her role in Inventing Anna, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Images for kids
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Julia Garner in 2020
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Paul Weitz, Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, and Mo Aboul-Zelof at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival
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Julia Garner at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020
See also
In Spanish: Julia Garner para niños
