Julia Campbell (born March 12, 1962) is an American film and television actress. Her most noted role to date was "mean girl" Christie Masters in ''

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''.

Career

Campbell had a starring role in the feature film, ''

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'' (2006), in which she plays Kathryn Kimbell, the mother of the story's lead character. She has appeared on such television shows as '' Still Standing'', ''

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'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''

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'', ''

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" episode), ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Mentalist'', '' The Practice'', '' The Pretender'', and ''

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''. Some of her earliest notable roles were on the daytime soap operas ''

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'' (in which she played Ryan granddaughter Maura "Katie" Thompson) and '' Santa Barbara'' (in which she played Courtney Capwell) and the comedy film '' Livin' Large''. In 2009, she guest starred on the NBC drama '' Heroes'' as Mary Campbell, mother of a new recurring character, Luke, in the episode " Trust and Blood". She appeared on the last episode of the series '' The Shield'', on which her husband Jay Karnes played the character of Dutch Wagenbach, as a lawyer for Dutch's partner, Steve Billings, who is instantly attracted to Dutch.

Personal life

Campbell was born in

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, near Huntsville, Alabama, the daughter of a model mother and an army officer father. She is married to actor Jay Karnes. Before that, she was married to actor Bernard White.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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