This page will contain blogs about Julia Stiles, as they become available.Julia StilesJulia Stiles in Mona Lisa Smile (2003)Julia O'Hara Stiles (born March 28, 1981 in New York City) is an American stage and screen actress. After beginning her theater career in small parts, she has moved on to leading roles in plays by writers as diverse as William Shakespeare and David Mamet; her film career has been both a commercial and critical success, ranging from teen romantic comedies such as 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) to dark art house pictures such as The Business of Strangers (2001). When Stiles isn't working, she actively supports a variety of progressive and liberal issues. PersonalJulia Stiles was born the eldest of the three children (two daughters and a son) of John O'Hara, a teacher and businessman, and Judith Stiles, a potter. She attended a Quaker school in Manhattan and is an English major at Columbia University in New York City, though she has several times interrupted her studies to pursue her film career (she is graduating in May 2005, five years after entering College). Stiles is a Democrat who supported John Kerry's candidacy for President of the United States [1] (http://www.juliastiles.net/news.html#), and her official site, which her mother helps to maintain, provides a link to Moveon.org. Stiles has also worked for Habitat for Humanity, building housing in Costa Rica [2] (http://www.habitat.org/newsroom/2000archive/1insitedoc004229.htm), and has worked with Amnesty International to try and raise awareness of the harsh conditions of immigration detention of unaccompanied juveniles; Marie Claire magazine, in January 2004, featured Stiles' trip to see conditions at the Berks County Youth Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania [3] (http://www.amnestyusa.org/artistsforamnesty/feb2004.html) [4] (http://www.amnestyusa.org/artistsforamnesty/july2004.html). The actress has described herself as a feminist and wrote on the subject in The Guardian [5] (http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1240843,00.html):
Stage careerStiles started acting at age eleven, performing with New York's La MaMa Theatre Company, securing work by submitting photographs of herself in costume to the company and asking that she be kept in mind for juvenile roles [6] (http://www.juliastiles.net/theater.html). She graduated to adult roles by performing in Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues and, in the summer of 2002, appeared as Viola, the lead role in Shakespeare in the Park's production of Twelfth Night with Jimmy Smits. Reviewing the production, Ben Brantley of The New York Times saluted Stiles as "the thinking teenagers' movie goddess" who put him in mind of a "young Jane Fonda". In the spring of 2004, she made her London stage debut opposite Aaron Eckhart in a revival of David Mamet's play Oleanna at the Garrick Theatre. Film careerStiles' first lead role was in Wicked (1998)Stiles' first film was a non-speaking part in I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) with Claire Danes and Jude Law. She also had small roles as Harrison Ford's daughter in Alan J. Pakula's The Devil's Own (1997) and in M. Night Shyamalan's Wide Awake. Her first lead was in Wicked (1998), playing a teenage girl who murders her mother so she can have her father all to herself. Joe Balthai wrote she was "the darling of the 1998 Sundance Film Festival" and Internet movie writer Harry Knowles said she was the "discovery of the fest," but the film was not commercially released in the U.S. and went direct-to-video. The role that made her a star was Kat Stratford, opposite Heath Ledger, in Gil Junger's 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew set in a Seattle high school. She won an MTV Movie Award for "Breakthrough Female Performance" for the role, and the Chicago Film Critics voted her the most promising new actress of the year. Foreign critics applauded her work as well. Adina Hoffman praised her as "a young, serious looking Diane Lane" and Martin Hoyle said Stiles played Kat "with bloody-minded independent charm from the beginning with hints of wistfulness beneath the determination." Her next starring role was in Down to You, which was heavily panned by critics but was a financial success, and earned Stiles and her co-star Freddie Prinze, Jr. a Teen Choice Award nomination for their on-screen chemistry. She subsequently appeared in two more Shakespearean adaptations. The first was playing the Desdemona role, opposite Mekhi Phifer in the title role, in Tim Blake Nelson's O (2001), Othello set in a high school. The second was playing Ophelia in Michael Almerayda's Hamlet (2000), with Ethan Hawke in the lead. Neither was a great success; O had been subjected to many delays and a change of distributors and Hamlet was an art house film shot on a minimal budget. Her next commercial success was in Save the Last Dance (2001), as an aspiring ballerina forced to leave her small town in downstate Illinois to live with her struggling musician father in Chicago after her mother is killed. At her new, nearly all-black school, she falls in love with Sean Patrick Thomas, who teaches her hip-hop dance steps that get her into The Juilliard School. The role won her two more MTV awards for "Best Kiss" and "Best Female Performance", and a Teen Choice Award for best fight scene for her battle with Bianca Lawson. Rolling Stone pronounced her "the coolest co-ed", putting her on the cover of its April 12, 2001 issue. She told Rolling Stone that despite rumors, she did all her own dancing in the film, though the way the film was shot and edited made it appear otherwise. With Matt Damon in The Bourne Supremacy (2004)In David Mamet's State and Main (2000), about a film shooting on location in a small town in Vermont, she played a teenage girl who seduces a film actor (Alec Baldwin) with a weakness for young girls. Stiles also played opposite Stockard Channing in the dark art house film The Business of Strangers (2001) as a conniving underling who exacts revenge on her cold boss. Channing was impressed by her co-star: "In addition to her talent, she has a quality that is almost feral, something that can make people uneasy. She has an effect on people," said Channing. Stiles also had small roles as a CIA operative in The Bourne Identity (2002) and its sequel The Bourne Supremacy (2004). Aimee Agresti quoted producer Lynda Obst as saying Stiles was turning into the next Meryl Streep. Her next leading role was in Mona Lisa Smile (2003) as Joan, a student at Wellesley College in 1953, whose art professor (Julia Roberts) encourages her to pursue a career in law rather than becoming a wife and mother. Stephen Holden referred to her as one of the cinema's "brightest young stars," but the film met with generally unfavorable reviews. Stiles played a Wisconsin co-ed, with dreams of becoming a doctor, who is swept off her feet by a Danish prince in The Prince and Me (2004), directed by Martha Coolidge. Stiles told Leslie Goober that she was very similar to the character, Paige Morgan, but critic Scott Foundas said while she was, as always, "irrepressibly engaging" the film was a "strange career choice for Stiles." This echoed criticism in reviews of A Guy Thing (2003), a romantic comedy with Jason Lee and Selma Blair; Dennis Harvey wrote that Stiles was "wasted," and Stephen Holden called her "a serious actress from whom comedy does not seem to flow naturally." TelevisionStiles' work on television has been more limited. After two appearances on the PBS series Ghostwriter in 1993 and 1994, she appeared as a guest star on the medical drama Chicago Hope. She has been seen in two made-for-TV movies. In Before Women Had Wings (1997) on CBS, she played opposite Ellen Burstyn and Oprah Winfrey in an adaptation of the novel by Connie May Fowler. Marcia Ross, the film's casting director, told Jeffrey Ressner "she projects an intelligent depth, she's not girlish, and she'll easily grow into adult roles." Stiles also played a teenage girl who finds herself pregnant and runs away from her unforgiving father (Bill Smitrovich) in NBC's miniseries The '60's (1999), a film Caryn James dismissed as "conspicuously idiotic." Stiles was the public face of the film, with NBC using her face, painted with a peace sign and the American flag, both in its advertising and on the cover of the soundtrack album. On March 17, 2001, Stiles hosted Saturday Night Live and eight days later introduced a music nominee at the 73rd Academy Awards. She returned to Saturday Night Live on May 5 in a cameo as President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna. MTV profiled her in its Diary series in 2003 and she was Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher in the spring of 2004. FilmographyReferences
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MTV profiled her in its Diary series in 2003 and she was Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher in the spring of 2004. USS Wyoming was named in honor of this state. Bush's daughter Jenna. Stiles also played a teenage girl who finds herself pregnant and runs away from her unforgiving father (Bill Smitrovich) in NBC's miniseries The '60's (1999), a film Caryn James dismissed as "conspicuously idiotic." Stiles was the public face of the film, with NBC using her face, painted with a peace sign and the American flag, both in its advertising and on the cover of the soundtrack album. Females made up approximately 49.7% of the population. Marcia Ross, the film's casting director, told Jeffrey Ressner "she projects an intelligent depth, she's not girlish, and she'll easily grow into adult roles.". 6.3% of Wyoming's population were reported as under 5, 26.1% under 18, and 11.7% were 65 or older. In Before Women Had Wings (1997) on CBS, she played opposite Ellen Burstyn and Oprah Winfrey in an adaptation of the novel by Connie May Fowler. The 5 largest ancestry groups in Wyoming are: German (25.9%), English (15.9%), Irish (13.3%), American (6.5%), Norwegian (4.3%). She has been seen in two made-for-TV movies. The racial makeup of the state is:. After two appearances on the PBS series Ghostwriter in 1993 and 1994, she appeared as a guest star on the medical drama Chicago Hope. According to the Census Bureau, as of 2003, the population of Wyoming was estimated at 501,242. Stiles' work on television has been more limited. Wyoming sports the lowest population of any state and the lowest population density of the continental 48 states; however, non-contiguous Alaska's population density is lower, although its total population is higher. Stiles told Leslie Goober that she was very similar to the character, Paige Morgan, but critic Scott Foundas said while she was, as always, "irrepressibly engaging" the film was a "strange career choice for Stiles." This echoed criticism in reviews of A Guy Thing (2003), a romantic comedy with Jason Lee and Selma Blair; Dennis Harvey wrote that Stiles was "wasted," and Stephen Holden called her "a serious actress from whom comedy does not seem to flow naturally.". Instead, due to the overall aridity of Wyoming, they simply sink into the soil or evaporate. Stiles played a Wisconsin co-ed, with dreams of becoming a doctor, who is swept off her feet by a Danish prince in The Prince and Me (2004), directed by Martha Coolidge. The waters that flow or precipitate into this area, known as the Great Divide Basin, do not flow to any ocean. Stephen Holden referred to her as one of the cinema's "brightest young stars," but the film met with generally unfavorable reviews. The Continental Divide, which runs through most of North America forks in the south central part of the state. Her next leading role was in Mona Lisa Smile (2003) as Joan, a student at Wellesley College in 1953, whose art professor (Julia Roberts) encourages her to pursue a career in law rather than becoming a wife and mother. Several rivers begin or flow through the state, including the Yellowstone River, Powder River, and the Snake River. Aimee Agresti quoted producer Lynda Obst as saying Stiles was turning into the next Meryl Streep. Finally, the Teton Range in the northwest extends for 50 miles and represents the most impressive section of mountains in the state, home to the second highest peak Grand Teton and Grand Teton National Park which preserves the most scenic section of the Teton range. Stiles also had small roles as a CIA operative in The Bourne Identity (2002) and its sequel The Bourne Supremacy (2004). The Big Horn Mountains in the north central portion are somewhat isolated from the bulk of the rest of the Rocky Mountains. She has an effect on people," said Channing. The Wind River Range in the west central part of the state is remote and also has the highest peak Gannett Peak, in the state. Channing was impressed by her co-star: "In addition to her talent, she has a quality that is almost feral, something that can make people uneasy. The Snowy Range in the south central part of the state is an extension of the [Colorado] Rockies in both geology and appearance. Stiles also played opposite Stockard Channing in the dark art house film The Business of Strangers (2001) as a conniving underling who exacts revenge on her cold boss. There are several major mountain ranges in the state, all part of the Rocky Mountains. In David Mamet's State and Main (2000), about a film shooting on location in a small town in Vermont, she played a teenage girl who seduces a film actor (Alec Baldwin) with a weakness for young girls. Ranching, however, is widespread, especially in areas near the numerous mountain chains. She told Rolling Stone that despite rumors, she did all her own dancing in the film, though the way the film was shot and edited made it appear otherwise. Wyoming is generally considered an arid state with much of the land receiving less than 10 inches of rainfall a year. Consequently, the land supports few opportunities for farming. Rolling Stone pronounced her "the coolest co-ed", putting her on the cover of its April 12, 2001 issue. Devil's Tower, made famous in the film Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, is located near Moorcroft in Crook County. The role won her two more MTV awards for "Best Kiss" and "Best Female Performance", and a Teen Choice Award for best fight scene for her battle with Bianca Lawson. It is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, and on the west by Utah and Idaho. At her new, nearly all-black school, she falls in love with Sean Patrick Thomas, who teaches her hip-hop dance steps that get her into The Juilliard School. See: List of Wyoming counties. Her next commercial success was in Save the Last Dance (2001), as an aspiring ballerina forced to leave her small town in downstate Illinois to live with her struggling musician father in Chicago after her mother is killed. Wyoming was the location of the Johnson County War of 1892. Neither was a great success; O had been subjected to many delays and a change of distributors and Hamlet was an art house film shot on a minimal budget. Wyoming was also the first state in the Union to elect a woman governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross in 1925 see List of Wyoming Governors. The second was playing Ophelia in Michael Almerayda's Hamlet (2000), with Ethan Hawke in the lead. It had the first female court bailiff and the first female justice of the peace in the country. The first was playing the Desdemona role, opposite Mekhi Phifer in the title role, in Tim Blake Nelson's O (2001), Othello set in a high school. women in politics. She subsequently appeared in two more Shakespearean adaptations. state to extend suffrage to women, Wyoming was also the home of many other firsts for U.S. a Teen Choice Award nomination for their on-screen chemistry. In addition to being the U.S. Her next starring role was in Down to You, which was heavily panned by critics but was a financial success, and earned Stiles and her co-star Freddie Prinze, Jr. In 1869 Wyoming extended suffrage to women, at least partially in an attempt to garner enough voters to be admitted as a state. Adina Hoffman praised her as "a young, serious looking Diane Lane" and Martin Hoyle said Stiles played Kat "with bloody-minded independent charm from the beginning with hints of wistfulness beneath the determination.". Ashbey of Ohio. Foreign critics applauded her work as well. M. She won an MTV Movie Award for "Breakthrough Female Performance" for the role, and the Chicago Film Critics voted her the most promising new actress of the year. The name was suggested by Representative J. The role that made her a star was Kat Stratford, opposite Heath Ledger, in Gil Junger's 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew set in a Seattle high school. It was named after the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania, made famous by the 1809 poem Gertrude of Wyoming by Thomas Campbell. and went direct-to-video. Wyoming was admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890. Joe Balthai wrote she was "the darling of the 1998 Sundance Film Festival" and Internet movie writer Harry Knowles said she was the "discovery of the fest," but the film was not commercially released in the U.S. Most of the territory that comprises Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming. Her first lead was in Wicked (1998), playing a teenage girl who murders her mother so she can have her father all to herself. Yellowstone National Park became the world's first National Park in 1872 and is located in the far northwestern portion of the state. Night Shyamalan's Wide Awake. After the Union Pacific Railroad reached the town of Cheyenne, the capital, in 1867, the population began to grow steadily in the Wyoming Territory, established on July 25, 1868. Pakula's The Devil's Own (1997) and in M. state. She also had small roles as Harrison Ford's daughter in Alan J. It is the least populous U.S. Stiles' first film was a non-speaking part in I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) with Claire Danes and Jude Law. Wyoming is a state of the western United States of America. In the spring of 2004, she made her London stage debut opposite Aaron Eckhart in a revival of David Mamet's play Oleanna at the Garrick Theatre. Highway 191. Reviewing the production, Ben Brantley of The New York Times saluted Stiles as "the thinking teenagers' movie goddess" who put him in mind of a "young Jane Fonda". U.S. She graduated to adult roles by performing in Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues and, in the summer of 2002, appeared as Viola, the lead role in Shakespeare in the Park's production of Twelfth Night with Jimmy Smits. Highway 89. Stiles started acting at age eleven, performing with New York's La MaMa Theatre Company, securing work by submitting photographs of herself in costume to the company and asking that she be kept in mind for juvenile roles [6] (http://www.juliastiles.net/theater.html). U.S. The actress has described herself as a feminist and wrote on the subject in The Guardian [5] (http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1240843,00.html):. Highway 26. Stiles has also worked for Habitat for Humanity, building housing in Costa Rica [2] (http://www.habitat.org/newsroom/2000archive/1insitedoc004229.htm), and has worked with Amnesty International to try and raise awareness of the harsh conditions of immigration detention of unaccompanied juveniles; Marie Claire magazine, in January 2004, featured Stiles' trip to see conditions at the Berks County Youth Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania [3] (http://www.amnestyusa.org/artistsforamnesty/feb2004.html) [4] (http://www.amnestyusa.org/artistsforamnesty/july2004.html). U.S. Stiles is a Democrat who supported John Kerry's candidacy for President of the United States [1] (http://www.juliastiles.net/news.html#), and her official site, which her mother helps to maintain, provides a link to Moveon.org. Highway 20. She attended a Quaker school in Manhattan and is an English major at Columbia University in New York City, though she has several times interrupted her studies to pursue her film career (she is graduating in May 2005, five years after entering College). U.S. Julia Stiles was born the eldest of the three children (two daughters and a son) of John O'Hara, a teacher and businessman, and Judith Stiles, a potter. Highway 14. When Stiles isn't working, she actively supports a variety of progressive and liberal issues. U.S. After beginning her theater career in small parts, she has moved on to leading roles in plays by writers as diverse as William Shakespeare and David Mamet; her film career has been both a commercial and critical success, ranging from teen romantic comedies such as 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) to dark art house pictures such as The Business of Strangers (2001). Interstate 90. Julia O'Hara Stiles (born March 28, 1981 in New York City) is an American stage and screen actress. Interstate 80. [7] (http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1240843,00.html) (Mona Lisa Smile, Oleanna and feminism). Interstate 25. June 17, 2004. Casper Rockies, minor league baseball. "Who's afraid of the 1950s?" The Guardian (London). Wyoming Technical Institute (WyoTech). Julia Stiles. Western Wyoming Community College. (General material). University of Wyoming. 74-7. Sheridan College - Gillette Campus. February 2003. Sheridan College. 2. Northwest College. 51, n. Laramie County Community College. v. Eastern Wyoming College. YM. Central Wyoming College. "No one can shut me up". Casper College. Julia Stiles. No Religion – 21%. (General material). Non-Christian Religions – 1%. 112-5. Mormon – 7%. April 2004. Roman Catholic – 18%. 7, n. 3. Other Protestants/general Protestants – 21%. v. Episcopalian – 4%. Teen People. Presbyterian – 4%. "Julia Stiles gets real". Methodist – 6%. Smith. Baptist – 9%. Jennifer L. Lutheran – 9%. (General material, Sundance). Protestant – 53%
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