Julia Garner
Biography
Julia Garner is an American actress who began taking acting lessons at 15 to get past her shyness and made her film debut at 17 in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). Born in the Bronx, she went on to appear in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), and she held a recurring role on the FX spy drama The Americans. She won recognition as Ruth Langmore on the Netflix crime drama Ozark, a part that brought her three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. She played Anna Sorokin in the miniseries Inventing Anna, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, and starred in The Assistant (2020), The Royal Hotel (2023), The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), Wolf Man (2025) and Weapons (2025).
32years old
Turns 33 on February 1in 111 days
- Born The Bronx
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 14 years2011 to 2025
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First role
At age 17, Garner made her film debut in Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene, where she played the role of Sarah.
Big break
David Chase wrote a small part specifically for Garner in his 2012 film Not Fade Away and invited her to play it.
A role that slipped away
Garner had been set for her off-Broadway debut in 2016, in Noah Haidle's play Smokefall at MCC Theater, but scheduling conflicts made her drop out while rehearsals were underway.
Early training
To overcome shyness, Garner started acting lessons when she was 15. While the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike was on, she studied clown in France under Philippe Gaulier at École Philippe Gaulier.
Behind the camera
In 2022, Garner was cast in the thriller Apartment 7A, a prequel to the 1968 film Rosemary's Baby. That same year, her company Alma Margo also made a first look deal with Tomorrow Studios.
Julia Garner movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer
IMDb rating 6.8291K votes
Most often with
Kitty Green directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Josh Brolin's page
Toby Huss's page
Juno Temple's page
Bill Sage's page
Christopher Abbott's page
Nicholas Braun's page
Kitty GreenDirector, 2 films, 2020 to 2023
All films by Kitty Green
Box office
What Julia Garner's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$930 million
11 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 3Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$522M56.1% of the total
- 2$270M29.0% of the total
- 3$39M4.2% of the total
- 4$37M4.0% of the total
- 5$33M3.6% of the total
- 6$15M1.6% of the total
- 7$7.2M0.8% of the total
- 8$3.5M0.4% of the total
$2.8 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2019 to 2023, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2023 | Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series/Musical-Comedy or Drama | Ozark | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2020 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Ozark | Won |
| 2019 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Ozark | Won |
Online
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