Julie Gonzalo is an American actress, most notably the role of Pamela Ewing in the television series Dallas, as well as roles in films such as Freaky Friday, Bouncers and Cinderella Story.
Julie Gonzalo was born on September 9, 1981. Her real name is Julieta Susana Gonzalo. Her acting career began in 2001, with the participation in the filming of the short film The Penny Game. Throughout her acting career, she starred in more than 30 projects.
Biography and personal life
Julie Gonzalo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It has both Argentinean and Spanish roots. When the girl was 8 years old, her family moved to live in the city of Miami, Florida, USA. That is why the girl is fluent in both Spanish and English.
As a teenager, Julie began working as a model. Soon her photographs began to adorn the covers of the best American magazines. Working in the modeling business helped the girl open up and gave her confidence in her abilities and talent. Later, the girl signed up for acting classes.
After receiving an acting education, Julie moved to Los Angeles to begin to actively move in this direction. As Julie herself claimed in her interviews, she never had a goal to become famous and become famous. She just did what she liked.
The girl has a small scar on her face - a consequence of an injury received in childhood.
Career
After moving to Los Angeles, the future famous actress made her film debut in 2002, starring in the romantic comedy "Love by Occasion" paired with Monica Potter.
In 2003, the girl received a larger and more successful role in the film directed by Mark Waters "Freaky Friday." The main roles were played by Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. The film is based on the book Mary Rogers "Bizarre Friday", which describes the adventures of a teenage girl and her mother, who suddenly changed their bodies. The premiere took place on August 4, 2003. “Freaky Friday” received good expert ratings and positive reviews from film critics. The role of Stacy Hinkhouse, performed by Julie, made a great contribution to the further development of the acting career of the girl.
So, Julie Gonzalo took part in the filming of several popular films, such as The Bouncers by Rawson Marshall Terber, The Cinderella Story by Mark Rosman, Joe Roth's Christmas with Cranks, and Gary David Goldberg's Love of Dogs. The latter is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Claire Cook.
Since 2006, Julie took part in the filming of the popular American youth drama by Rob Thomas "Veronica Mars". In 2008-2009, the actress was busy filming the comedy drama of the ABC channel "Eli Stone", for her excellent acting work in which she won the ALMA award (film award awarded to Latin American actors, directors, musicians and artists).
Also, the famous actress was a guest on such TV shows as Naval Police: Special Division, Castle, Nikita, Swamps and CSI: Miami Crime Scene.
Between 2011 and 2016, Julie played small roles in films such as Three Christmas Tales, University Vampire, List, and Pumpkin Pie War.
From 2012 to 2014, Julie Gonzalo played the role of Pamela Rebecca Barnes Ewing in the television series broadcast on TNT's American television channel Dallas. The heroine Julie is one of the key female characters and daughter of a long-standing enemy of the Ewing. For the successful performance of this role, the actress in 2012 was nominated for the ALMA Award for Best Actress in a drama series, and in 2013 for the Imagen Award. Julie's colleagues on the set were such famous actors as Josh Henderson, Jesse Metcalf, Jordan Brewster and others. The series "Dallas" was closed after three seasons due to a decline in ratings.
In 2018, she played the role of Theresa in an episode of the series "Anatomy of Passion."
Filmography
- 2001 - "ThePennyGame", the role of Sherry Moss, a short film;
- 2002 - "Love by Occasion" (I'm with Lucy), the role of Eve;
- 2003 - "Special Vick", a short film;
- 2003 - "Freaky Friday" (FreakyFriday), the role of Stacy Hinkaus;
- 2004 - "Bouncers" (DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story), the role of Amber;
- 2004 - "The Cinderella Story" (ACinderellaStory), the role of Shelby Cummings;
- 2004 - "Christmas with Cranks" (ChristmaswiththeKranks), the role of Blair Sick;
- 2005 - "Must Love Dogs", the role of Junie;
- 2007 - "Silent Night", the role of Lucy, a short film, also a producer;
- 2007 - "Trapped in Beauty" (Cherry Crush), the role of Desiree Thomas;
- 2007 - “How a thief stole a club from a thief” (Ladrónquerobaaladrón), the role of Gloria;
- 2011 - "Three Christmas Tales" (3 Holiday Tails), the role of Lisa;
- 2012 - "University Vampire" (VampU), the role of Chris Keller / Mary Lipinski;
- 2014 - The List (TheList), the role of Lara;
- 2016 - “Pumpkin Pie War” (PumpkinPieWars), the role of Casey;
- 2018 - "Anatomy of Passion" (season 14, episode 22) (Gray's Anatomy), the role of Theresa.
