Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981) is an American actress. She may be best known for playing Leah Clearwater in ''

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'' 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". She was raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, and frequented the first JP Licks ice cream store, which was close to her home. Jones studied at

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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 Boston Latin School is a public exam school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established on April 23, 1635, making it both the oldest public school in the British America and the oldest existing school in the United States. Its curriculum f ...

, 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

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'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 ''

''. In 2015, she played the female lead opposite

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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

Television

Awards

* (2004) FAITA Award for Best Actress for ''

Black Cloud ''Black Cloud'' is a 2004 American drama film which was directed and written by Rick Schroder and starred Eddie Spears, Russel Means, Julia Jones, Schroder and Tim McGraw, in his film acting debut. Plot Black Cloud, a young Navajo man, must take ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Julia 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Boston African-American actresses American film actresses American television actresses American people of English descent Boston Latin School alumni Columbia College (New York) alumni Living people 1981 births American people who self-identify as being of Choctaw descent American people who self-identify as being of Chickasaw descent