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Julia Jones

American actress (born 1981)

Summary

American actress (born 1981)

Field	Value
name	Julia Jones
image	Julia Jones at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (cropped).jpg
caption	Jones in 2024
birth_date
birth_place	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
alma_mater	Columbia University
occupation	Actress
years_active	2003–present

Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Leah Clearwater in The Twilight Saga film series and Angela Bishop in the television series Dexter: New Blood.

Early life and education

Julia Jones was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Frank Jones and Penny Wells. She has a younger brother named Cody. She has stated that her mother is of English descent, and that her father "is part Choctaw, Chickasaw, and African-American".{{Cite web |title=Twilight's Julia Jones: A Wolf in Chic Clothing |first=Janice |last=O'Leary |date=November 13, 2011

Jones studied at Boston Ballet School from the age of 4. She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight. In 1999, Jones graduated from Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States. She subsequently attended Columbia University where she earned her bachelor's degree in English in 2005.

Career

Jones has modeled in catalogues for Levi Strauss & Co., Gap Inc., Esprit Holdings, and L'Oréal. 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.

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. She guest starred on the 2019 Disney+ series The Mandalorian in the episode "Chapter 4: Sanctuary". She portrayed Chafa, the first Choctaw, in the 2024 miniseries Echo.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	**	Gigi
2004	Black Cloud	Sammi
2007	**	Gina	Short film
2008	Hell Ride	Cherokee Kisum
2008	Three Priests	Abby
2010	Jonah Hex	Cassie
2010	**	Leah Clearwater
2011	**	Leah Clearwater
2011	California Indian	April Cordova
2012	Missed Connections	Tess Wright
2012	**	Leah Clearwater
2012	Rich Girl Problems	Celeste	Short film
2013	Winter in the Blood	Agnes First Raise
2015	**	Smoking Fox
2017	Wind River	Wilma Lambert
2018	Tao of Surfing	Amber
2018	Angelique's Isle	Angelique Mott
2019	Cold Pursuit	Aya
2020	Think Like a Dog	Agent Munoz
2024	Rez Ball	Gloria Holiday
2026			Premieres at Sundance 2026

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	ER	Dr. Kaya Montoya	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 (Season 4)
2017	High School Lover	Samantha Winters	Television film
2018	Westworld	Kohana	2 episodes
2019	Goliath	Stephanie Littlecrow	Main cast (Season 3)
2019	The Mandalorian	Omera	Episode: "Chapter 4: Sanctuary"
2021–2022	Rutherford Falls	Sally	Recurring role
2021–2024	The Ghost and Molly McGee	Miss Lightfoot (voice)	title=Julia Jones (visual voices guide)	url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Julia-Jones/	access-date=November 20, 2025	publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
2021–2022	Dexter: New Blood	Angela Bishop	Main cast
2024	Echo	Chafa	Miniseries, 2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2025	Marvel's Deadpool VR	Spiral

Awards

(2004) FAITA Award for Best Actress for Black Cloud

References

(2020). "American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood". McFarland.
(2021-08-21). "Multuracial Generation Spurns Categories". [[Chicago Tribune]].
Goldstein, Meredith. (January 26, 2010). "Thanks to a major role in the next 'Twilight' movie, fame is about to bite Boston's Julia Jones in a big way". [[The Boston Globe]].
Edwards, Sara. (February 17, 2012). "Catching Up with Julia Jones".
Soroff, Jonathan. (2010). "Soroff On: Julia Jones (interview)".
(2014-08-22). "Jones '99: Actress Attends NYC Premiere". [[Boston Latin School]] Association.
(September 23, 2019). "Alumni in the News: September 23, 2019". Columbia College Alumni Association.
"Photo Flash: PALESTINE, NEW MEXICO Opens at Mark Taper Forum".
(March 11, 2016). "Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer and Julia Jones (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) Interview {{!}} Celebrity Interviews".
"The Weight".
"Julia Jones (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.

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