Julia Butters

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Julia Butters
Julia Butters at the 2022 TIFF Premiere of The Fabelmans (52358880706) (cropped2).jpg
Butters in 2022
Born (2009-04-15) April 15, 2009 (age 16)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Known for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Fabelmans
American Housewife
Freakier Friday

Julia Butters (born April 15, 2009) [1] is an American child actress. She began her career at the age of five, and starred as Trudi Fraser in the film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Actor/Actress, and as Reggie Fabelman in The Fabelmans (2022). She rose to prominence for playing Anna-Kat Otto in American Housewife (2016–2020), and for playing Harper Coleman in Freakier Friday (2025).

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Early life

Butters was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is a Disney animator who has worked on films such as Frozen and Ralph Breaks the Internet . [2] [3]

Career

Julia Butters began her career doing commercials. Her first speaking role was the role of Gabby in Criminal Minds . [4] In 2016, Butters portrayed the recurring role of Ella in the Amazon Prime Video series Transparent . [5] Later that year, she began starring in the ABC sitcom American Housewife as Anna-Kat Otto. [6] While Quentin Tarantino was writing the script of his ninth film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , he spotted Butters on television, and later cast her in the role of precocious child actress Trudi Fraser. [7] After she received critical acclaim for this role, Butters decided to pursue similar opportunities, leading her to leave American Housewife after four seasons. [8] In December 2020, Butters was cast in Netflix's The Gray Man . [9]

In June 2021, it was announced that Butters was cast in The Fabelmans , Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age film as Reggie Fabelman, a character based on Spielberg's sister Anne. [10] In August 2022, Butters was cast as Lily in the film Queen of Bones. [11] In 2024, she was cast in Freakier Friday (2025), the sequel to the 2003 film Freaky Friday . [12] She played Harper Coleman, the daughter of Anna Coleman (Lindsay Lohan) and granddaughter of Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis). [13]

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Beverly Silva
Term Life young Cate Barrow
A Family Man Lauren Jensen
2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Trudi Fraser
2022 The Gray Man Claire Fitzroy
The Fabelmans Regina "Reggie" Fabelman
2023 Queen of Bones Lily
2025 Freakier Friday Harper Coleman

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Criminal Minds Gabby HofferSeason 9, episode 16
2015–2016 Best Friends Whenever 5-year-old Cyd2 episodes
2015 The Kicks Ashley McBrideSeason 1, episode 5
2015–2016 Transparent Ella8 episodes
2016–2020 American Housewife Anna-Kat OttoSeasons 1–4; Main role
2020 Short Circuit Little GirlVoice; Season 1, episode 14
2021 I Think You Should Leave Tammy Craps Doll SpokespersonSeason 2, episode 6
Adventure Time: Distant Lands Larry / Additional VoicesVoice; Season 1 episode 4
2024 Monsters at Work Lorelei WorthingtonVoice; 3 episodes
2025 The Paper High School StudentSeason 1, episode 4

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2019 Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Nominated [14]
Las Vegas Film Critics SocietyYouth in Film – FemaleWon [15]
San Diego Film Critics Society Breakthrough Artist Nominated [16]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Youth Performance Nominated [17]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth PerformanceNominated [18]
2020 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated [19]
Hollywood Film Critics Association Best Actress 23 and UnderNominated [20]
Music City Film Critics AssociationBest Young ActressNominated [21]
Online Film and Television Association Best Youth PerformanceNominated [22]
2023Music City Film Critics AssociationBest Young Actress The Fabelmans Nominated [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  2. ↑ Curto, Justin (July 29, 2019). "Meet Julia Butters, the 10-Year-Old Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Breakout Star". People . Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ Malkin, Marc (July 25, 2019). "'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Actress Julia Butters on Working With Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt". Variety . Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  4. ↑ White, Ashley (March 8, 2014). "Butters' daughter gets taste of Hollywood". Kearney Hub . Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ Vessing, Etan (June 8, 2018). "James Marsden, Julia Butters Join Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter . Los Angeles, California: Eldridge Industries. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Julia Butters | American Housewife". ABC . Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ Desta, Yohana (July 26, 2019). "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood: Meet the 10-Year-Old Leo Compared to a Young Meryl Streep". Vanity Fair . New York City: Condé Nast. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 11, 2020). "American Housewife' Recasts Anna-Kat Role With Giselle Eisenberg As Julia Butters Exits ABC Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  9. ↑ Kroll, Justin (December 17, 2020). "Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, Dhanush and Julia Butters Join the Russo Brothers' 'Gray Man' Starring Ryan Gosling". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  10. ↑ Mirabel, Marisa (June 15, 2021). "Steven Spielberg's Movie About His Childhood Casts "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Breakout Julia Butters". /Film . Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  11. ↑ Grobar, Matt (August 30, 2022). "Julia Butters, Jacob Tremblay, Martin Freeman & Taylor Schilling Set For Horror 'Queen Of Bones'; Robert Budreau Directing For Appian Way, Lumanity Productions And Productivity Media". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  12. ↑ Stephan, Katcy (June 7, 2024). "Julia Butters Joins Freaky Friday 2 at Disney". Variety . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  13. ↑ Petski, Denise; Gomez, Dessi (June 6, 2025). "Freakier Friday Trailer: Jamie Lee Curtis & Lindsay Lohan Face Another Body Swap 22 Years Later". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2019 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards". Chicago Film Critics Association . 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  15. ↑ Anderson, Erik (December 13, 2019). "Las Vegas Film Critics Society: Once Upon a Time…is Best Picture, Director and more". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  16. ↑ "2019 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Nominations". San Diego Film Critics Society . December 9, 2019. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  17. ↑ ""The Irishman" Leads the 2019 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations". Seattle Film Critics Society . December 9, 2019. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  18. ↑ "The 2019 WAFCA Awards". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association . December 8, 2019. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Irishman' Leads with 14 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . December 8, 2019. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  20. ↑ Peterson, Karen M. (25 November 2019). "LAOFCS Announces New Name and 2019 Nominations • AwardsCircuit | Entertainment, Predictions, Reviews". AwardsCircuit | Entertainment, Predictions, Reviews. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  21. ↑ Neglia, Matt (January 10, 2020). "The 2019 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  22. ↑ "24th Annual Film Awards". Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  23. ↑ Neglia, Matt (January 9, 2023). "The 2022 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
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