Julia Jones

This article is about the American actress. For other people with the same name, see Julia Jones (disambiguation).

Julia Jones
Jones in 2024
Born	(1981-01-23) January 23, 1981 (age 44) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Columbia University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present

Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981) ^[1] is an American actress. She may be best known for playing Leah Clearwater in The Twilight Saga film series and Angela Bishop in the television series Dexter: New Blood .

Early life and education

Julia Jones was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Frank Jones and Penny Wells. ^[2] She has a younger brother named Cody. ^[2] She has stated that her mother is of English descent, ^[2] and that her father "is part Choctaw, Chickasaw, and African-American". ^[3] She was raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, and frequented the first JP Licks ice cream store, which was close to her home. ^{[4] [5]}

Jones studied at Boston Ballet School from the age of 4. She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight. ^[6] In 1999, Jones graduated from Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States. ^[7] She subsequently attended Columbia University where she earned her bachelor's degree in English in 2005. ^{[3] [8]}

Career

Jones has modeled in catalogues for Levi Strauss & Co., Gap Inc., Esprit Holdings, and L'Oréal. ^[1] She appeared in Chuck Wicks's music video for "Hold That Thought".

Jones appeared in a number of independent films before being cast in the Quentin Tarantino-produced biker remake Hell Ride , which premiered at Sundance in 2008. She played Dr. Kaya Montoya on ER in its final two seasons. In 2009, she appeared in the Culture Clash play Palestine, New Mexico, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. ^[9]

In 2010, Jones was cast in Jonah Hex and in the last three installments of The Twilight Saga . ^[10] In 2015, she played the female lead opposite Adam Sandler in The Ridiculous 6 and Gab on the Netflix series Longmire . She guest starred on the 2019 Disney+ series The Mandalorian in the episode "Chapter 4: Sanctuary". She portrayed Chafa, the first Choctaw, in the 2024 miniseries Echo .

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Look	Gigi
2004	Black Cloud	Sammi
2007	The Reckoning	Gina	Short film
2008	Hell Ride	Cherokee Kisum
2008	Three Priests	Abby
2010	Jonah Hex	Cassie
2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Leah Clearwater
2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	Leah Clearwater
2011	California Indian	April Cordova
2012	Missed Connections	Tess Wright
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2	Leah Clearwater
2012	Rich Girl Problems	Celeste	Short film
2013	Winter in the Blood	Agnes First Raise
2015	The Ridiculous 6	Smoking Fox
2017	Wind River	Wilma Lambert
2018	Tao of Surfing	Amber
2018	Angelique's Isle	Angelique Mott
2019	Cold Pursuit	Aya
2020	Think Like a Dog	Agent Munoz
2024	Rez Ball	Gloria Holiday

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	ER	Dr. Kaya Montoya	4 episodes
2012	In Plain Sight	Heather Pierce	Episode: "Reservations, I've Got a Few"
2013	The Thanksgiving House	Victoria	Television film
2015	Longmire	Gabriella Langton	Recurring role (Season 4)
2017	High School Lover	Samantha Winters	Television film
2018	Westworld	Kohana	2 episodes
2019	Goliath	Stephanie Littlecrow	Main cast (Season 3)
2019	The Mandalorian	Omera	Episode: "Chapter 4: Sanctuary"
2021–2022	Rutherford Falls	Sally	Recurring role
2021–2024	The Ghost and Molly McGee	Miss Lightfoot (voice)	Recurring role
2021–2022	Dexter: New Blood	Angela Bishop	Main cast
2024	Echo	Chafa	Miniseries, 2 episodes

Awards

• (2004) FAITA Award for Best Actress for Black Cloud ^[1]

References

1. Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia (2020). American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood. McFarland. p. 251. ISBN   9781476636474.
2. "Multuracial Generation Spurns Categories" . Chicago Tribune . August 21, 2021 [2000-06-18]. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
3. O'Leary, Janice (November 13, 2011). "Twilight's Julia Jones: A Wolf in Chic Clothing". bostoncommon-magazine.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
4. Goldstein, Meredith (January 26, 2010). "Thanks to a major role in the next 'Twilight' movie, fame is about to bite Boston's Julia Jones in a big way". The Boston Globe . Retrieved May 29, 2021.
5. Edwards, Sara (February 17, 2012). "Catching Up with Julia Jones" . Boston . Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
6. Soroff, Jonathan (2010). "Soroff On: Julia Jones (interview)". The Improper Bostonian . Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
7. "Jones '99: Actress Attends NYC Premiere". Boston Latin School Association. August 22, 2014. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
8. "Alumni in the News: September 23, 2019". Columbia College Today. Columbia College Alumni Association. September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2022. In television news, the casting of Julia Jones '05 as part of…
9. "Photo Flash: PALESTINE, NEW MEXICO Opens at Mark Taper Forum". Losangeles.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
10. "Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer and Julia Jones (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) Interview | Celebrity Interviews". showtimes.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

External links

• Julia Jones at IMDb