Julia Jones
Born: 1981-01-23 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981) is an American stage, film and television actress, best known for portraying Leah Clearwater in The Twilight Saga feature film franchise. Julia Jones was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Frank Jones and Penny Wells. She has a younger brother named Cody. She has stated that her mother is of English descent, and that her father "is part Choctaw, Chickasaw, and African-American". She was raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, and frequented the first JP Licks ice cream store, which was close to her home. Jones studied at Boston Ballet School from the age of 4. She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight. In 1999, Jones graduated from Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States. She subsequently attended Columbia University where she earned her bachelor's degree in English in 2005. Jones has modeled in catalogues for Levi Strauss & Co., Gap Inc., Esprit Holdings, and L'Oréal. She appeared in Chuck Wicks's music video for "Hold That Thought". Jones appeared in a number of independent films before being cast in the Quentin Tarantino-produced biker remake Hell Ride, which premiered at Sundance in 2008. She played Dr. Kaya Montoya on ER in its final two seasons. In 2009, she appeared in the Culture Clash play Palestine, New Mexico, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. In 2010, Jones was cast in Jonah Hex and in the last three installments of The Twilight Saga. In 2015, she played the female lead opposite Adam Sandler in The Ridiculous 6 and Gab on the Netflix series Longmire. She guest starred on the 2019 Disney+ series The Mandalorian in the episode "Chapter 4: Sanctuary". She portrayed Chafa, the first Choctaw, in the 2024 miniseries Echo.
Filmography
2026
- The Weight as Anna
2024
- Echo as Chafa (uncredited)
- Rez Ball as Gloria Holiday
- Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin' Out as Val
2021
- The Ghost and Molly McGee as Ms. Lightfoot (voice)
- Dexter: New Blood as Angela Bishop
- Rutherford Falls as Sally
2020
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self
- Think Like a Dog as Agent Munoz
- Clover as Virginia
2019
- The Mandalorian as Omera
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Cold Pursuit as Aya
2018
- Abandoned: Angelique's Isle as Angelique
2017
- Wind River as Wilma Lambert
- High School Lover as Samantha
2015
- The Ridiculous 6 as Smoking Fox
2014
- Winter in the Blood as Agnes
2013
- The Thanksgiving House as Victoria
- Rich Girl Problems as Celeste
2012
- Longmire as Gabriella Langton
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 as Leah
- Missed Connections as Tess Wright
2011
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as Leah
- California Indian as April Cordova
2010
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse as Leah Clearwater
- Jonah Hex as Cassie
2008
- In Plain Sight as Heather Pierce
- Hell Ride as Cherokee Kisum
- Three Priests as Abby
2004
- Black Cloud as Sammi
1994
- ER as Kaya Montoya