Julia Jones

This article is about the American actor. For other people with the same name, see Julia Jones (disambiguation).
Julia Jones
Born (1981-01-23) January 23, 1981
Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation Actress
Years active 2003–present

Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981) is an American actress best known for playing Leah Clearwater in The Twilight Saga films based on the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.[1]

Personal life

Julia Jones was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She is of Choctaw, Chickasaw, and African-American descent.[2][3] Jones studied at The Boston Ballet School from the age of 4. She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight.[4] Jones graduated from the historic Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in America, and later Columbia University with a degree in English.[5]

Career

Jones has modeled in catalogues for Levi's, The Gap, Esprit, and L'Oreal.[5] 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.[6] In 2010, Jones was cast in Jonah Hex and in the last three installments of The Twilight Saga. In 2015, she played the female lead opposite Adam Sandler in The Ridiculous 6 and Gab on the Netflix series Longmire.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Look, TheThe Look Gigi
2004 Black Cloud Sammi
2007 Reckoning, TheThe Reckoning Gina Short film
2008 Hell Ride Cherokee Kisum
2008 Three Priests Abby
2010 Jonah Hex Cassie
2010 Twilight Saga: Eclipse, TheThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse Leah Clearwater
2011 Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, TheThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Leah Clearwater
2011 California Indian April Cordova
2012 Missed Connections Tess Wright
2012 Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, TheThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Leah Clearwater
2012 Rich Girl Problems Celeste Short film
2013 Winter in the Blood Agnes
2015 Tao of Surfing Amber Post-production
2015 Ridiculous 6, TheThe Ridiculous 6 Smoking Fox
2017 Wind River Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 ER Dr. Kaya Montoya Recurring role
2012 In Plain Sight Heather Pierce "Reservations, I'v Got a Few"
2013 Thanksgiving House, TheThe Thanksgiving House Victoria TV film
2015 Longmire Gabriella Langton Recurring role

Awards

References

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