Julia Sarah Stone
Julia Sarah Stone | |
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Born | [1] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | November 24, 1997
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Julia Sarah Stone (born November 24, 1997)[1] is a Canadian actress. She began studying theater at the age of six, and appeared in a number of school plays over the following years. After booking a small part in an independent short film in 2009, she won her breakthrough role in the 2011 feature The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom, for which she received a Young Artist Award. Afterward, Stone was subsequently cast in the pilot episode of the CW series Emily Owens, M.D.; the third season of AMC's The Killing; and a number of Canadian-produced independent films.
In addition to her Young Artist Award, she has received several other film accolades. For her role in the feature Wet Bum, Stone was named a Toronto International Film Festival Rising Star in 2014, won the Leo Award in 2015. In 2019, she won a second Leo Award for her work in the dramatic film Honey Bee.
Stone chose to use her middle name professionally to avoid confusion with singer Julia Stone.[2]
Career
2011–2013: Early recognition
Stone's breakthrough role came in 2011, when she was cast as an adoptee searching for her birth mother in The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom. For her performance in the film, Stone won a Young Artist Award.
She appears in the opening scene of the 2012 series Emily Owens, M.D., playing a girl named Abbey who initially ridicules the main character, but later comes to admire her.[3][4] Following other guest parts, and additional work in shorts, Stone booked her first role as a series regular in the TV show The Killing, which she appeared on in 2013. In the series, Stone plays a prostitute who becomes caught in a love triangle with her boyfriend and another girl.
2014–2016: Film breakthrough and Leo Award
Stone's work in The Killing led to numerous opportunities in Canadian films. Canadian director Lindsay MacKay cast Stone in the coming-of-age drama Wet Bum (also titled Surfacing). In the tale, she plays a social outcast who finds solace in swimming and develops unexpected bonds with numerous people.
Wet Bum premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 and won critical acclaim. Stone won the Leo Award in the category of Best Lead Performance.[5]
Stone had a minor role in the 2015 German film Every Thing Will Be Fine, with James Franco and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The picture generally received unfavorable reviews.[6] She also guest-starred on the TNT series, Falling Skies.
In 2016, Stone starred with Dylan Authors in the film Weirdos, directed by Bruce McDonald.[7] She later played the role of Dana Copeland in the science-fiction show Aftermath. In the series, Stone plays a brainy girl whose family struggles to survive an apocalyptic period.[8]
She also starred in the fantasy drama The Unseen, playing the troubled daughter of an estranged couple. For her work in the role, Stone was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.[9]
2017–present: Additional genres
Stone co-starred in the independent feature The Space Between, in which she played a runaway who befriends a man hunting his wife's lover.[10]
In November 2016, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Carlos and Jason Sanchez had cast Stone in Allure, opposite Evan Rachel Wood. The film follows an emotionally troubled 30-year-old woman named Laura who falls in love with Stone's teenage character Eva, convincing Eva to live with her.[11]
In June 2018, Stone finished work on the dramatic film Honey Bee, in which she plays a sex-trafficking victim who enters foster care. Her performance earned her the 2019 Leo Award for Lead Female.[12]
Personal life
Stone has studied psychology at the University of British Columbia. She grew up admiring Meryl Streep, whose daughter, Mamie, worked with Stone on Emily Owens, M.D. for two episodes.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | A Brush of Red | Short | |
2011 | The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom | Elizabeth Gray | |
2011 | Sunday's Child | Madison Chapman | Short |
2011 | She's a Soul Man | Lou Cameron | Short |
2011 | The Pastor's Wife | Hannah Winkler | |
2011 | Ellipse | Elle | Short |
2012 | Vampire Dog | Skylar | |
2012 | Crushed | Carolyn | Short |
2013 | Tasmanian Devils | Kid | |
2013 | Calling Out Fire | Rain | Short |
2013 | Heart of Dance | Anna Charmiachael | |
2014 | Wet Bum | Samantha | |
2014 | Rattlesnake | The Stranger | Short |
2015 | Unearthing | Chris Adams | |
2015 | Every Thing Will Be Fine | Mina | |
2016 | The Unseen | Eva | |
2016 | Weirdos | Alice | |
2016 | Your Mother and I | Short | |
2017 | The Space Between | Emily | |
2017 | Allure | Eva | |
2018 | Honey Bee | Natalie | |
2019 | The Marijuana Conspiracy | Mary | |
2020 | Come True | Sarah | |
2020 | Under the Weather | Maggie | |
2020 | When the Street Lights Go On | Berlice | |
2020 | Marlene | Young Marlene | |
TBA | Before the World Set on Fire | Hannah |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Abbey | Guest star |
2013 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series | Sally (2011) Lexi (2012) Naomi (2013) |
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2013 | The Killing | Lyric | Series regular |
2014 | How and Why | Acton, Ellis, and Currer | Unaired pilot[13] |
2015 | Falling Skies | Caitlin | Guest star |
2016 | Aftermath | Dana Copeland | Series regular |
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Young Artist Award | 2012 | The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom | Best Performance in an International Feature Film—Leading Young Performer | Won | [14] |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2015 | Wet Bum | Best Actress in Canadian Film | Nominated | [15] |
Leo Awards | 2015 | Wet Bum | Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture | Won | [5] |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2016 | The Unseen | Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Nominated | [9] |
Leo Awards | 2017 | Weirdos | Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture | Nominated | [16] |
Leo Awards | 2019 | Honey Bee | Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture | Won | [17] |
References
- ^ a b "Julia Sarah Stone". listal.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Illana, Rapp (September 29, 2013). "Teen Actress Julia Sarah Stone Of AMC'S 'The Killing' Talks About Her Supersticious Parents And Kissing A Girl". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ Treccia, Mandy (October 17, 2012). "'Emily Owens, M.D. Series Premiere Recap: 'Pilot'". TVSourceMagazine.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "'Emily Owens, M.D. Full Cast And Credits". hollywood.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "2015 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Every Thing Will Be Done". Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "'Weirdos' poster". reginalibrary.ca. March 22, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Lawrence, Jonathan (April 14, 2017). "This Year at CUFF: The Space Between". Beat Route. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ Kit, Borys (November 11, 2016). "'Aftermath' Star Joins Evan Rachel Wood in Indie Drama 'A Worthy Companion'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "2019 Leo Nominations Highlight WFF Films". April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Artz, Matt (February 13, 2014). "Julia Sarah Stone Joins FX Comedy Pilot 'How and Why'". ncfilmnews.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Leo Awards, Winners 2019". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.