Julie Davis (born 1969) is an American film director, writer and actress. Davis is best known for directing, writing and acting in the romantic comedy film ''

Amy's Orgasm ''Amy's Orgasm'' (title censored to ''Amy's O'' in many video shops) is a 2001 film directed by Julie Davis. It stars Julie Davis as Amy, a 29-year-old Jewish woman who usually avoids dating as she does not believe in love. The film won the "Au ...

''. Davis' first film, the ultra low-budget ''

I Love You, Don't Touch Me! ''I Love You, Don't Touch Me!'' is a 1997 American independent romantic comedy film written and directed by Julie Davis and starring Marla Schaffel and Mitchell Whitfield. Plot Katie is a 25-year-old virgin living in Los Angeles who wants to s ...

'' debuted at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. She also directed the cult gay romantic comedy ''

All Over the Guy ''All Over the Guy'' is a 2001 American gay-themed romantic comedy film directed by Julie Davis and written by Dan Bucatinsky. Plot The film is told mostly in flashback; with Eli (Dan Bucatinsky) recounting his side to Esther (Doris Roberts), ...

'' in 2001 and the 2010 film ''

Finding Bliss ''Finding Bliss'' is a 2009 romantic comedy film written and directed by filmmaker Julie Davis (''Amy's Orgasm''). ''Finding Bliss'' explores the pornographic film industry through the eyes of an idealistic 24-year-old film school grad, Jody Bala ...

'', based on her experiences as an editor at the Playboy Channel.

Early life and education

Davis grew up in a

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. As a child, she spent her summers at the Interlochen Arts Academy studying classical piano. She attended

Southwood Middle School Southwood Middle School Center for the Arts, more commonly known as Southwood Middle School, is a public secondary school located on 16301 Southwest 80th Avenue in Palmetto Bay, Florida. Its principal is Raul Garcia. The mascot for the school ...

and graduated from

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in 1986. She attended

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native A ...

, graduating in 1990. At Dartmouth, she majored in Comparative Literature and spent nine months living in Mainz, Germany and Toulouse, France. As part of her Dartmouth Senior Fellowship, Davis made her first full-length film, a World War II period drama with part French and German subtitles about a French prostitute forced to collaborate with the Nazis who falls in love with a Jewish resistance fighter and must choose between her conscience and survival. After graduating from Dartmouth, Davis attended the

AFI Conservatory The AFI Conservatory is a private not-for-profit graduate film school in the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles. Students (called "Fellows") learn from the masters in a collaborative, hands-on production environment with an emphasis on st ...

's editing training program, graduating in 1991.

Career

In 1995, she moved to

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where she got her start in the film business by editing and directing ultra-low-budget films. While editing promos for the

Playboy Channel Playboy TV (originally The Playboy Channel) is a pay television channel based in the United States. History The channel first launched on December 9, 1980, as Escapade by Rainbow Programing Services (a joint-venture of four cable companies, ...

, she raised $60,000 to make her first feature ''

'' which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997 and was sold to the

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. Davis was compared to a female Woody Allen. Davis' second film ''

'' won the

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for best feature at the

Santa Barbara International Film Festival The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is an eleven-day film festival held in Santa Barbara, California since 1986. The festival boasts screenings of over 200 feature films and shorts from different countries and regions. SBIFF al ...

in 2001.

Filmography

:Source: ;Director (4 titles) *2009 ''

'' *2001 ''

'' *1997 ''

'' ;Actress (5 titles) *2014 '' The M Word'' as Julie *2012 ''

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway ''Just 45 Minutes from Broadway'' is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Henry Jaglom and starring Tanna Frederick and Judd Nelson. It is based on Jaglom's 2009 play of the same name. Cast * Tanna Frederick *Judd Nelson *Diane ...

'' as Betsy Isaacs *2009 ''

'' as Dyan Cannons *2001 ''

'' as Amy Mandell *1997 ''

'' as Lisa ;Writer (3 titles) *2009 ''

'' *2001 ''

'' *1997 ''

References

External links

Unofficial website

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Julie 1969 births Living people American film actresses American women film directors American women screenwriters Jewish American screenwriters Dartmouth College alumni American film directors 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American Jews