Julie Gonzalo is an American actress, most famous for her role as Pamela Ewing in the television series Dallas, as well as roles in films such as Freaky Friday, The Bouncers and The Cinderella Story.
Julie Gonzalo was born on September 9, 1981. Her real name is Julieta Susana Gonzalo. Her acting career began in 2001 with the short film The Penny Game. Throughout her acting career, she starred in more than 30 projects.
Biography and personal life
Julie Gonzalo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has both Argentine and Spanish roots. When the girl was 8 years old, her family moved to live in Miami, Florida, USA. That is why the girl is fluent in both Spanish and English.
Julie started modeling as a teenager. Soon her photographs began to grace the covers of the best American magazines. Working in the modeling business helped the girl to open up and gave her confidence in her abilities and talent. Later, the girl signed up for acting courses.
After receiving her acting education, Julie moved to Los Angeles to start actively moving in this direction. As Julie herself stated in her interviews, she never had a goal to become famous and become famous. She just did what she liked.
The girl has a small scar on her face - a consequence of the trauma she received in childhood.
Career
After moving to Los Angeles, the future famous actress made her film debut in 2002, starring in the romantic comedy Love By Occasion, opposite Monica Potter.
In 2003, she landed a larger and more successful role in Freaky Friday, directed by Mark Waters. The main roles were played by Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. The film is based on Mary Rogers' book "Freaky Friday", which depicts the adventures of a teenage girl and her mother who suddenly switch bodies. The premiere took place on 4 August 2003. Freaky Friday received good reviews from experts and positive reviews from film critics. The role of Stacy Hinkhouse, played by Julie, made a great contribution to the further development of the girl's acting career.
For example, Julie Gonzalo has taken part in the filming of several popular films, such as "The Bouncers" by Rawson Marshall Thurber, "The Cinderella Story" by Mark Rosman, "Christmas with the Cranks" by Joe Roth and "Love of Dogs" by Gary David Goldberg. The latter is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Claire Cook.
Since 2006, Julie has taken part in the filming of the popular American youth drama "Veronica Mars" by Rob Thomas. In 2008-2009, the actress was engaged in the filming of the ABC comedy drama Eli Stone, for excellent acting in which she won the ALMA (Film Awards for Latin American actors, directors, musicians and artists).
Also, the famous actress has been a guest on such TV series as NCIS Special Department, Castle, Nikita, Swamps and C. S. I.: Miami Crime Scene Investigation.
Between 2011 and 2016, Julie played small roles in films such as Three Christmas Tales, Vampire Vampire, The List, and Pumpkin Pie War.
From 2012 to 2014, Julie Gonzalo played the role of Pamela Rebecca Barnes Ewing in the television series, broadcast on the American TNT channel, Dallas. The heroine Julie is one of the key female characters and the daughter of the Ewing's longtime enemy. For her successful performance in this role, the actress was nominated in 2012 for the ALMA Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, and in 2013 for the Imagen Award. Julie's colleagues on the set were such famous actors as Josh Henderson, Jesse Metcalfe, Jordan Brewster and others. Dallas was canceled after three seasons due to a drop in ratings.
In 2018, she played the role of Teresa in an episode of Grey's Anatomy.
Filmography
- 2001 - "ThePennyGame" as Sherri Moss, short film;
- 2002 - "Love on the occasion" (I’m with Lucy), the role of Eve;
- 2003 - "Special Vick" short film;
- 2003 - "Freaky Friday" (FreakyFriday), the role of Stacy Hinkaus;
- 2004 - "Bouncers" (DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story), the role of Amber;
- 2004 - "The Story of Cinderella" (ACinderellaStory), the role of Shelby Cummings;
- 2004 - "Christmas with the Kranks" (Christmas with the Kranks), the role of Blair Seek;
- 2005 - "Must Love Dogs", the role of Junie;
- 2007 - "Silent Night" as Lucy, short film, also producer;
- 2007 - "Trapped in beauty" (Cherry Crush), the role of Desiree Thomas;
- 2007 - “Like a thief stole a club from a thief” (Ladrónquerobaaladrón), the role of Gloria;
- 2011 - "Three Christmas Tales" (3 Holiday Tails), the role of Lisa;
- 2012 - "Vampire" (VampU), the role of Chris Keller / Mary Lipinski;
- 2014 - "The List" (TheList), the role of Lara;
- 2016 - "Pumpkin Pie War" (PumpkinPieWars), the role of Casey;
- 2018 - Grey's Anatomy (Season 14, Episode 22), the role of Teresa.
A television
- 2003 - NCIS Sarah Schaefer Episode Hung Out to Dry;
- 2004 - "Drake and Josh" (Drake & Josh), the role of Tiffany Margolis, episode: "HugMe, Brother: Pilot";
- 2006-2007 - "Veronica Mars" (VeronicaMars), the role of Parker Lee, 20 episodes;
- 2007 - "News" (TheNews), the role of Gretchen Holt, pilot;
- 2008-2009 - "Eli Stone" (EliStone), the role of Maggie Decker, 25 episodes;
- 2010 - "Castle" (Castle), the role of Madison Kweller, episode: "FoodtoDieFor";
- 2010 - "Nikita" (Nikita), the role of Jill Morelli, episode: "KillJill";
- 2010 - "Swamps" (TheGlades), the role of Kim Nichols, episode: "Breaking80";
- 2011 - "CSI: Miami" (CSI: Miami), the role of Abby Lexington, episode: "MatchMadeinHell";
- 2012-2014 - "Dallas" (Dallas), the role of Pamela Rebecca Cooper Barnes Ewing.
