Julia Ormond was born on January 4, 1965, in Epsom, Surrey, England. Her parents are John Ormond, a stockbroker, and Josephine, a laboratory technician. She has two brothers, Rupert and Timothy. Ormond attended Cranleigh School, a co-educational independent school in Surrey. She later studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Ormond’s first film role was in the 1992 British drama Young Catherine. She later appeared in such films as Legends of the Fall (1994), First Knight (1995), Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1997), The Barber of Siberia (1998), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
Ormond has also appeared on television. She played the title role in the 1997 miniseries Joan of Arc and had a recurring role on the NBC series Mad Men from 2009 to 2010.
In addition to her acting work, Ormond is active in several charitable causes. She is a patron of the UK charity War Child and has also worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Amnesty International.
Ormond was married to actor Rory Edwards from 1999 to 2000. She married political consultant Simon Astaire in 2002. The couple has two daughters.
As of 2021, Julia Ormond’s net worth is estimated to be $15 million.
General Info
Full Name
Julia Ormond
Date Of Birth
January 4, 1965
Height
1.71 m
Profession
Film producer, Actor
Education
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Cranleigh School, Guildford High School
Nationality
British
Family
Spouse
Jon Rubin, Rory Edwards
Children
Sophie Rubin
Parents
John Ormond, Josephine Ormond
Accomplishments
Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best...
Movies
Legends of the Fall, Sabrina, First Knight, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Smilla's Sense of Snow, My Week with Marilyn, The Barber of Siberia, The Baby of Mâcon, I Know Who Killed Me, Chained, Captives, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, Temple Grandin, Iron Jawed Angels, Young Catherine, Che:...
TV Shows
Witches of East End, Traffik, Incorporated, Beach Girls
If you do anything for too long, it starts to lack edge, to become too easy. Easy is the kiss of death.
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And it's not that going out for a hack is wrong or bad, I certainly don't view it as that; it's just that there's something about the dressage, being put through your paces, that makes you better.
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At first I was a bit indignant about it, and then I realised, 'No, that's what people want, so that's what is given.' But it's not in your control. It's just what happens to you, and that's what's frightening.
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For sure, you don't believe the good stuff. I mean, the good stuff is just insane - wacky. If you don't take it too much to heart, it does help when the negative stuff hits. And you know the negative stuff is coming. It's got to! What comes up must come down.
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I feel that David took a risk with me. I have a sense that by starting off in the theatre and going off to do films you are seen to sell out in some way. I don't hold truck with that, but you can't stop people from feeling it.
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I found it all very scary. This fairytale gets built around you - as if you've been walking through the streets and then Sydney Pollack sees you and goes, 'I'll put you in something!'
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It was a fantastic learning experience and OK, I got slammed because I wasn't Audrey Hepburn but you could have predicted that, really, if you'd opened your eyes wide enough.
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That made me feel very disturbed, because it never seemed to be about how much hard work was involved. Ever. It was about... 'hazel eyes'. It does help if you can brush that stuff off.
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When really you've gone to drama school and rep and then you've come to London and gone to auditions and you've worked, solidly, for years. But that all gets forgotten.
Facts
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She did an interview where she talked about her feelings and concerns as a new mother to her baby daughter. [October 2004]
She was awarded the 1989 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in Faith, Hope and Charity.
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She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Actress for her performance in "My Zinc Bed" at the Royal Court Theatre.