Julia Whelan

Born: 1984-05-08 in Salem, Oregon, USA

Known For: Acting

Biography

Julia May Whelan (born May 8, 1984) is an American actress, narrator and author. As an actress, she is best known for her role as Grace Manning on the television family drama series Once and Again (1999–2002), and her co-starring role in the 2002 Lifetime movie The Secret Life of Zoey. A noted child actor, Whelan first appeared on screen at the age of 11 and continued to take television roles until her matriculation into Middlebury College in 2004; Whelan graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury in 2008 after spending the 2006–2007 academic year as a visiting student at Lincoln College, Oxford. Whelan returned to film acting in November 2008 with a role in the fantasy thriller Fading of the Cries. In the 2010s, Whelan stepped away from her acting career to become an audiobook narrator. As of July 2022, she has narrated over 400 audiobooks. In 2018, she published her debut novel My Oxford Year.

Filmography

2025

My Oxford Year ... (Novel)

2009

Castle as Tina Massey
NCIS: Los Angeles as Karen Davis
Fading of the Cries as Emily

2005

The Closer as Natalie Gilbert

2004

Clubhouse as Maggie Archer

2003

NCIS as Greta Fensternacht

2002

The Secret Life of Zoey as Zoey

1999

Once and Again as Grace Manning

1998

Fifteen and Pregnant as Rachel Spangler

1996

Christmas Every Day as Cousin Jacey Jackson

1995

Nowhere Man as Young Laura

1994

ER as Laura