Julieta Susana "Julie" Gonzalo (; born September 9, 1981) is an Argentine actress. On television, she has played

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on ''

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'' (2006–2007; 2019), Maggie Dekker on ''

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'' (2008–2009),

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on the soap opera ''

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'' (2012–2014) and Andrea Rojas on ''

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'' (2019–2021). She has appeared in films such as ''

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'' (2003), ''Dodgeball'' (2004), ''

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'' (2004) and ''

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'' (2004).

Early life

Julieta Susana Gonzalo was born in

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, Argentina. She grew up in

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but when she was 8 years old, her family immigrated to

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, Florida. She began her career as a model, and later became interested in acting, taking theater classes. Gonzalo moved to Los Angeles, and made her feature film debut in the 2002 romantic comedy '' I'm with Lucy'' opposite

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Career

On television, Gonzalo debuted in

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comedy series ''

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''. In early 2003, she won the main role of The WB comedy pilot, called ''Exit 9'', but the show was not picked up. The same year, she appeared on '' NCIS''. In 2004, Gonzalo starred opposite

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in another pilot ''Me, Me, Me'' for

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, which was also not picked up. She also guest-starred in the pilot episode of '' Drake & Josh'' in 2004. Gonzalo appeared in several films in her early career. In 2003, she had a role as

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's character's rival in ''

''. She played a similar role the following year in the romantic comedy ''

'', opposite

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and

Chad Michael Murray Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Lucas Scott in The WB/ CW drama series '' One Tree Hill'' (2003–09, 2012), a recurring role as Tristin DuGray on The WB/ CW series ''Gilm ...

, and also appeared in '' DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story'' as

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's love interest and ''

'', as

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' character's daughter. In 2005, she had supporting role in another romantic comedy, ''

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''. Her other credits including 2007 thriller ''

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'' and the lead role in the 2013 comedy horror movie ''Vamp U''. In 2006, Gonzalo was cast in a series regular role as

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mystery television series ''

''. After the cancellation of the series, she was cast as one of the leads in the

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comedy pilot called ''The News''. In next year, Gonzalo began starring as Maggie Dekker in ABC legal comedy-drama ''

'' opposite

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. In 2008 she won

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for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for role in ''Eli Stone''. The series was cancelled after two seasons in 2009. Gonzalo had been cast as the lead in the

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's unaired science fiction series ''

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'' in 2009. While originally intended to air on NBC midseason in the 2009–2010 TV season with a 13-episode season, the project became a four-episode

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. By May 2010, it was concluded the show would likely never air. She later guest-starred in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Glades'' and ''

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''. In 2011, Gonzalo was cast as series regular in the

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revival of ''

'', which premiered on June 13, 2012. Her character, Rebecca Sutter, was later revealed to be

, the daughter of the characters

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(

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) and

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(

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) from the

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. The series was cancelled after three seasons in 2014. The following years, she starred in a number of

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television movies, as well as guest starred in ''

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'' and ''

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''. For the 2019–20 season, Gonzalo was cast as Andrea Rojas in the fifth season of ''

'', as a series regular.

Personal life

Gonzalo met Chris McNally in 2018 on the set of ''The Sweetest Heart'', a

movie, and the pair began dating, although they did not publicize their relationship. On June 5, 2022, it was announced via Gonzalo's Instagram that she and McNally had welcomed their first child.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalo, Julie 1981 births Living people Actresses from Buenos Aires Actresses from Miami Argentine emigrants to the United States American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses Argentine film actresses Argentine soap opera actresses Argentine television actresses Hispanic and Latino American actresses 21st-century American actresses 21st-century Argentine actresses