Julia Schlaepfer

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Julia Schlaepfer
Born
Julia Nicole Schlaepfer

(1995-03-03) March 3, 1995 (age 30)
EducationLakeside High School
New York University College of Arts & Science
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Julia Nicole Schlaepfer [1] (born March 3, 1995) is an American actress best known as Alice Charles in The Politician and Alexandra Dutton in 1923 . [2]

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Early life and career

Born on March 3, 1995, [3] [4] [5] at the Group Health Eastside Hospital in Redmond, Washington, and raised in Woodinville and Bellevue, Schlaepfer is one of at least three children born to Lesli (née Boyer) and Phil Schlaepfer. [3] [6] [7]

A ballerina with Seattle's Pacific Northwest Ballet for 12 years, Schlaepfer graduated in 2013 from Lakeside High School, [8] whose drama teacher Alban Dennis she credits for having "got[ten] me into acting", adding, "I wouldn’t be here without him." [4] She continued her studies at the Atlantic Acting School at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, [8] [9] and graduated in 2017 on the Dean’s List. [8]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Madam Secretary Ashley Whittaker1 episode
2018 Instinct Maggie Fallon1 episode
2019–2020 The Politician Alice Charles15 episodes
2022 American Horror Stories Celeste1 episode
2022–2025 1923 Alexandra Dutton15 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Charlie Says Sandra Good
2022 The Sky Is Everywhere Rachel Brazile
TBARoosterPost-production [10]

References

  1. "Tonight's Best". The Pioneer-News. April 3, 2017. p. A5. Retrieved December 13, 2025. "Madam Secretary 9 p.m. on WLKY: A popular young actress (guest star Julia Nicole Schlaepfer) teams with Elizabeth (Tea Leoni) to try to convince a foreign leader to op- pose human trafficking in the new episode 'Good Bones.'"
  2. "Taylor Sheridan Explains '1923' Re-Entry Into 'Yellowstone' Universe". Hollywood Reporter. 12 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Vital Statistics: Births". The Daily Herald. March 12, 1995. p. 4B. Retrieved December 13, 2025. "Group Health Eastside Hospital, Redmond: HOLLAND, Lisa and Rob, Edmonds, boy, March 2. SCHLAEPFER, Lesli and Phil, Woodinville, girl, March 3."
  4. 1 2 Chávez, Krystyna (October 1, 2019). "Alice From 'The Politician' Is My New Stone Cold Inspiration". Marie Claire . Retrieved December 14, 2025. "I dug deep to get us a little background on Julia [...] She is also a blue-eyed Taurus and her birthday is on March 3. Julia used to be a ballerina with Pacific Northwest Ballet until an injury in high school, and credits her drama teacher for getting her into acting. 'I went to Lakeside High School and (drama teacher) Alban Dennis is my angel,' she said. 'He got me into acting and I wouldn’t be here without him.'"
  5. Palmer, Katie (February 19, 2023). "1923 episode 7 cast: Who is in The Rule of Five Hundred?". Express. ProQuest   2777941185. Alex - Julia Schlaepfer. Alex is showing her fearlessness as she overcomes every life-threatening obstacle in the series. She is determined to stay by Spencer's side, if it costs her her life. The character is played by Julia Schlaepfer, a 27-year-old American actress.
  6. "Obituaries: Doris Ritter Fuller". Whidbey News-Times. April 15, 2009. p. A8. Retrieved December 13, 2025. "step grandchildren [include] Lesli and husband Phil Schlaepfer of Bellevue. [...] Step great-grandchildren include Matt and Alexa Holmly of Oak Harbor and Andrew, Chris and Julia Schlaepfer of Bellevue."
  7. "Navy Man Honored". Whidbey News-Times. September 19, 1984. p. 40. Retrieved December 13, 2025. "Captain Van Westfall congratulates Lieutenant Phil Schlaepfer on his receipt of the Achievement Medal. [...] Schlaepfer is leaving the Navy in October and will be making his home in Bellevue. He is married to the former Lesli Boyer of Oak Harbor"
  8. 1 2 3 "Valuing individual service, self-improvement and free market policy: Meet The Schlaepfer Family". Scott-Schlaepfer Family Foundation. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  9. "Notable Alumni". Atlantic Acting School.org. Retrieved December 14, 2025. "SHABANAS AZEEZ: Credits Include 'The Pitt,' 'Metro Sexual,' 'In Limbo'. JULIA SCHLAEPFER: Credits Include 'Madame Secretary,' 'American Horror Stories,' '1923'."
  10. Grobar, Matt (December 12, 2025). "Grant Gustin, Tom Pelphrey, Paul Sparks & More Set For Dark Comedy 'Rooster' From First-Time Feature Director Mills McQueen". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 12, 2025.