Julia Jones

Julia Jones
Jones in November 2011
Born (1981-01-23) January 23, 1981
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater Columbia University
Occupation Actress
Years active 2003–present

Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981) is an American actress, known for playing Leah Clearwater in The Twilight Saga films and Kohana in the HBO series Westworld.[1][2]

Personal life

Julia Jones was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She is of Choctaw, Chickasaw, and African American descent.[3][4] Jones studied at The Boston Ballet School from the age of 4. She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight.[5] Jones graduated from the historic Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in America, and later Columbia University with a degree in English.[6]

Career

Jones has modeled in catalogues for Levi Strauss & Co., Gap Inc., Esprit Holdings, and L'Oréal.[6] 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.[7] 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 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 In post-production
2018 Angelique's Isle Angelique Mott In post-production
2019 Hard Powder In post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 ER Dr. Kaya Montoya Recurring role; 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; 4 episodes
2017 High School Lover Samantha Winters Television film
2018 Westworld Kohana Recurring (season 2)

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  2. ↑ Empire. "Westworld Adds Tao Okamoto, Julia Jones And More For Season 2". Empire. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ↑ Janice O'Leary (2009). "Twilight's Julia Jones: A Wolf in Chic Clothing". Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ ICTMN Staff (2014). "The Hot List, Part II: Must-See Native Actresses". Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.improper.com/features/julia-jones/
  6. 1 2 http://www.twilightblog.net/2009/08/leah-clearwater-julia-jones.html
  7. ↑ http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_PALESTINE_NEW_MEXICO_Opens_at_Mark_Taper_Forum_20091214
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