Julia Fox (actress)

Julia Fox (born 1989 or 1990[1][2]) is an Italian-American actress. She is best known for her debut performance in the 2019 Safdie brothers film Uncut Gems, for which she was nominated for the Breakthrough Actor Award at the 2019 Gotham Awards.[3]

Julia Fox
Fox interviewed by Dulce Osuna in 2019
Born1989 or 1990 (age 29–30)
Milan, Italy
Home townYorkville, Manhattan, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Peter Artemiev (m. 2018)

Early life and education

Fox was born in Milan, Italy, to an Italian mother and an American father. Fox spent her early years living with her grandfather.[4] At the age of six, she moved to New York City with her father and lived in Yorkville, Manhattan.[5] She worked several service jobs, including at a shoe store, an ice cream shop, and a pastry shop.[4] Fox attended City-As-School High School and worked as a dominatrix for six months.[4][6]

Career

Prior to her role in Uncut Gems, Fox was a clothing designer and launched a successful women's knitwear line, Franziska Fox, with her friend Briana Andalore.[4][6] She also worked as a model, posing for Playboy in 2015, and as an exhibiting painter and photographer.[1] She self-published two books of photography, Symptomatic of a Relationship Gone Sour: Heartburn/Nausea, published in 2015, and PTSD, published in 2016.[4][1] In 2017, Fox hosted an art exhibit titled "R.I.P. Julia Fox'", which featured silk canvases painted with her own blood.[2]

Fox made her feature film debut in the 2019 Safdie brothers film Uncut Gems, playing a showroom saleswoman and mistress of the film's protagonist Howard Ratner (played by Adam Sandler), an erratic jewelry dealer and gambling addict.[1] Fox had known the Safdie brothers for almost a decade after meeting Josh Safdie through a chance encounter at a cafe in SoHo, Manhattan.[1][2]

Fox also wrote and directed Fantasy Girls, a short film about a group of teenage girls involved in sex work living in Reno, Nevada.[7][3] She starred in Ben Hozie's PVT Chat, playing a cam girl named Scarlet. The film is scheduled for release in 2020.[8][9]

Personal life

Fox married Peter Artemiev, a private pilot based out of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, in November 2018.[1]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2019 Uncut Gems Julia De Flore Debut role
2020 PVT Chat Scarlet

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Columbus Film Critics Association Breakthrough Film Artist Uncut Gems Nominated [10]
Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer Nominated [11]
Georgia Film Critics Association Breakthrough Award Nominated [12]
Gotham Awards Breakthrough Actor Nominated [13]
Toronto Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Nominated [14]

References
  1. Pemberton, Nathan Taylor (December 11, 2019). "Julia Fox, Diamond in the Rough of 'Uncut Gems'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. Cohen, Anne (December 10, 2019). "Julia Fox Had To Die To Make Uncut Gems — Now, She's Its Crown Jewel". Refinery29. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 18, 2019). "'Uncut Gems' Breakout Actress & Gotham Award Nominee Julia Fox Signs With WME". deadline.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. Gardner, Chris (January 5, 2020). "'Uncut Gems' Breakout Julia Fox Is Ready to Infuse Art With Activism". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. Finster, Tierney (December 17, 2019). "Julia Fox: 'Adam Sandler really believed in me'". The Face. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  6. Di Donato, Jill (August 13, 2014). "From Clubs to Catwalk: Q&A With the Downtown Design Duo of Franziska Fox". HuffPost. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  7. Walschlager, Megan (November 6, 2019). "Coolest Person in the Room: Julia Fox". Paper. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  8. Hozie, Ben. "PVT CHAT". PRETORIUS PICTURES /// NYC. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  9. PVT CHAT, retrieved June 18, 2020
  10. "Awards 2019 Nominees". Columbus Film Critics Association. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  11. "2019 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards". Chicago Film Critics Association. December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  12. "2019 Awards". Georgia Film Critics Association. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  13. "'Marriage Story' Sweeps Gotham Awards; Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 2, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  14. "Announcing the TFCA's 2019 Award Winners". Toronto Film Critics Association. December 8, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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