Julia Jones

About

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...

Known for

ERSeries • 1994WestworldSeries • 2016The MandalorianSeries • 2019LongmireSeries • 2012The WeightMovie • 2026GoliathSeries • 2016The Ghost and Molly McGeeSeries • 2021In Plain SightSeries • 2008Dexter: New BloodSeries • 2021The Twilight Saga: EclipseMovie • 2010The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1Movie • 2011The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2Movie • 2012EchoSeries • 2024Cold PursuitMovie • 2019Wind RiverMovie • 2017Rutherford FallsSeries • 2021The Ridiculous 6Movie • 2015Think Like a DogMovie • 2020Jonah HexMovie • 2010Hell RideMovie • 2008Rez BallMovie • 2024High School LoverMovie • 2017The Thanksgiving HouseMovie • 2013