Julia Butters | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | April 15, 2009
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–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 actress. She began her career as a child, 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).
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]
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] When 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]
† | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Criminal Minds | Gabby Hoffer | Season 9, Episode 16 |
2015 | The Kicks | Ashley McBride | Season 1, Episode 5 |
2016–2020 | American Housewife | Anna-Kat Otto | Main role (season 1-4) |
2021 | I Think You Should Leave | Tammy Craps Doll Spokesperson | Season 2, Episode 6 |
2024 | Monsters at Work | Lorelei Worthington (voice) |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Most Promising Performer | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Nominated | [14] |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Youth in Film – Female | Won | [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 Performance | Nominated | [18] | ||
2020 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Young Actor/Actress | Nominated | [19] | |
Hollywood Film Critics Association | Best Actress 23 and Under | Nominated | [20] | ||
Music City Film Critics Association | Best Young Actress | Nominated | [21] | ||
Online Film and Television Association | Best Youth Performance | Nominated | [22] | ||
2023 | Music City Film Critics Association | Best Young Actress | The Fabelmans | Nominated | [23] |