Julia Weldon

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Julia Weldon (born April 22, 1983) is an American indie singer and actor. They were born a female and transitioned to non-binary.

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Early life

Weldon spent most of their childhood living in Demarest, New Jersey. [1] They were a child actor. [2] They attended Demarest Schools, where they played sports, especially softball, and acted. They graduated from Vassar College in 2005 with a major in Philosophy. [3]

Career

Weldon, a self-taught musician, [2] released their first album, Light is a Ghost, in 2013.

In November 2015, Weldon underwent gender-affirming surgery and unexpectedly fell into a coma for four days, possibly due to meningitis. They returned to recording in September 2016 with the album Comatose Hope. [4]

Personal life

Weldon is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. [2]

Albums

Filmography

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References

  1. Zambito, Thomas (November 8, 1995). "ACTORS GET THEIR DAYS IN COURT". The Record (Bergen County) . Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2010. "Julia Weldon of Demarest plays the sister of the accused, who is played by Edward Furlong, the young co-star of Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
  2. 1 2 3 Anderson, Sage (June 29, 2019). "Julia Weldon on new opportunities for non-binary performers and the power of Instagram". Mashable.
  3. IMDB Biography Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Simon, Shelly (October 24, 2017). "Julia Weldon, Indie Singer-Songwriter: Chasing Life and Defeating Death". Autostraddle. Retrieved November 26, 2020.