Julie Gonzalo
Julieta Susana Gonzalo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʝuli ɣonˈsalo]; born September 9, 1981)[1] is an Argentine-American actress.
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Born | Julieta Susana Gonzalo September 9, 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
She is best known for playing Pamela Rebecca Barnes on the television soap opera Dallas (2012–2014). She has also appeared in films such as Freaky Friday (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004) and Christmas with the Kranks (2004).
Early life
Julieta Susana Gonzalo[2] was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]
When she was 8 years old, her family immigrated to Miami Beach, Florida. She began her career as a model,[1] and later became interested in acting, taking theater classes. Gonzalo moved to Los Angeles, and made her feature film debut in a supporting role of 2002 independent romantic comedy I'm with Lucy opposite Monica Potter.
Career
On television, Gonzalo debuted in The WB comedy series Greetings from Tucson. In early 2003, she won the main role of The WB comedy pilot, called Exit 9, but the show was not picked up.[3] The same year, she appeared on NCIS. In 2004, Gonzalo starred opposite Tori Spelling in another pilot Me, Me, Me for UPN, which was also not picked up.[4] She also guest-starred in the pilot episode of Drake & Josh in 2004.
Gonzalo appeared in several films in her early career. In 2003, she had a role as Lindsay Lohan's character's rival in Freaky Friday. She played a similar role the following year in the romantic comedy A Cinderella Story, opposite Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray, and also appeared in DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story and Christmas with the Kranks, as Jamie Lee Curtis' character's daughter. In 2005, she had supporting role in another romantic comedy, Must Love Dogs. Her other credits including 2007 thriller Cherry Crush and the lead role in the 2013 comedy horror movie Vamp U.[5]
In 2006, Gonzalo was cast in a series regular role as Parker Lee on The CW mystery television series Veronica Mars. After the cancellation of the series, she was cast as one of the leads in the ABC comedy pilot called The News.[6] In next year, Gonzalo began starring as Maggie Dekker in ABC legal comedy-drama Eli Stone opposite Jonny Lee Miller. In 2008 she won ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for role in Eli Stone.[1] The series was cancelled after two seasons in 2009.[7]
Gonzalo had been cast as the lead in the NBC's unaired science fiction series Day One in 2009. While originally intended to air on NBC midseason in the 2009–2010 TV season with a 13-episode season, the project became a four-episode miniseries.[8] By May 2010, it was concluded the show would likely never air.[9] She later guest-starred in Castle, Nikita, The Glades and CSI: Miami.[10]
In 2011, Gonzalo was cast as series regular in the TNT revival of Dallas,[11][12] which premiered on June 13, 2012.[13] Her character, Rebecca Sutter, was later revealed to be Pamela Rebecca Barnes, the daughter of the characters Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval) and Afton Cooper (Audrey Landers) from the original series.[14][15][16] The series was cancelled after three seasons in 2014. The following years, she starred in a number of Hallmark Channel television movies, and well as guest starred in Grey's Anatomy and Lucifer. For the 2019–20 season, Gonzalo was cast as Andrea Rojas in the fifth season of Supergirl, as a series regular.[17]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | The Penny Game | Cherry Moss | Short film |
2002 | I'm with Lucy | Eve | |
2003 | Special | Vicki | Short film |
Freaky Friday | Stacey Hinkhouse | ||
2003 | Great Family | Erin Adams | |
2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Amber | |
A Cinderella Story | Shelby Cummings | ||
Christmas with the Kranks | Blair Krank | ||
2005 | Must Love Dogs | June | |
2007 | Silent Night | Lucy | Short film, also producer |
Cherry Crush | Desiree Thomas | ||
To Rob a Thief | Gloria | ||
Saving Angelo | Receptionist | Short film | |
2011 | 3 Holiday Tails | Lisa | Direct-to-video |
2013 | Vamp U | Chris Keller/Mary Lipinsky | |
2014 | The List | Lara | |
2015 | Waffle Street | Becky Adams | |
2015 | I Did Not Forget You | Claire | Short film |
2016 | Another Time | Audrey Lang | Short film |
2018 | How to Pick Your Second Husband First | Jillian James | |
2019 | The Great Illusion[18] | Theresa | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002–2003 | Greetings from Tucson | Kim Modica | 2 episodes |
2003 | Exit 9 | Brooke | TV pilot |
NCIS | Sarah Schaefer | Episode: "Hung Out to Dry" | |
2004 | Drake & Josh | Tiffany Margolis | Episode: "Hug Me, Brother: Pilot" |
Me, me, me | Pearl | TV pilot | |
2006–2007, 2019 | Veronica Mars | Parker Lee | 21 episodes: Main role (Season 3) Guest role (Season 4) |
2007 | The News | Gretchen Holt | TV pilot |
2008–2009 | Eli Stone | Maggie Dekker | 25 episodes: Main role (Seasons 1-2) ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2008) Nominated – ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (2009) |
2009 | Day One | Kelly | Main role, not aired series |
2010 | Castle | Madison Queller | Episode: "Food to Die For" |
Nikita | Jill Morelli | Episode: "Kill Jill" | |
The Glades | Kim Nichols | Episode: "Breaking 80" | |
2011 | CSI: Miami | Abby Lexington | Episode: "Match Made in Hell" |
2012–2014 | Dallas | Pamela Rebecca Barnes | 40 episodes: Main role (Seasons 1-3) Nominated – ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actress in a Drama Series (2012) Nominated – Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress in Television (2013)[19] |
2016 | Pumpkin Pie Wars[20] | Casey | Television film (Hallmark) |
2017 | Falling for Vermont | Angela Young/Elizabeth | Television film (Hallmark) |
2018 | The Sweetest Heart | Maddie | Television film (Hallmark) |
2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Theresa | Episode: "Fight for Your Mind" |
2018 | Lucifer | Jessica Johnson | Episode: "High School Poppycock" |
2019 | Flip that Romance | Jules Briggs | Television Film (Hallmark) |
2019–present | Supergirl | Andrea Rojas | Main role (Season 5–present) |
References
- "Julie Gonzalo Biography". TV Guide. November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- Hanson-Firestone, Dana (October 21, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Julie Gonzalo". TVOvermind. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- "Shows A-Z – exit 9 on wb". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- "Shows A-Z – me, me, me on UPN". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- "Vamp U Very Much for New Poster and Trailer from Comedy Horror". Horror Asylum. January 22, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- "Pilots: 'Mars' Co-Star Lands at ABC". Zap2it. March 19, 2007. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- "Your Last Chance to See Julie Gonzalo in ABC's "Eli Stone"". Latina. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- Schneider, Michael (October 1, 2009). "NBC opts to air Day One as miniseries". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- Bierly, Mandi (May 16, 2010). "NBC fall schedule: Possible farewell movies for Law & Order and Heroes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 19, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- "Julie Gonzalo Credits". Tvguide.com. November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- Andreeva, Nellie. "TNT's Dallas Reboot Adds Jesse Metcalfe And Julie Gonzalo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- Jeffery, Morgan (February 11, 2011). "Jesse Metcalfe confirmed for Dallas". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- "Dallas review: TNT's sequel stays true to the original". Blog.zap2it.com. June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- Chiu, Melody; Schwartz, Alison (August 11, 2012). "Julie Gonzalo Had to Keep Dallas Finale Bombshell a Secret". People. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- Kate Stanhope (January 2013). "Dallas' Julie Gonzalo on Unleashing the Real Rebecca: 'You Can't Underestimate Her'". TV Guide. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- Bierly, Mandi (April 10, 2013). "Dallas: Julie Gonzalo on Pamela and John Ross' wedding". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- Petski, Denise (July 21, 2019). "'Supergirl': Acrata & 'Game Of Thrones' Alum Head To National City; New Supersuit Unveiled – Comic-Con". Deadline. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- McNary, Dave (June 2, 2018). "Film News Roundup: Bill Bellamy, Julie Gonzalo to Star in Horror Film 'The Great Illusion'". Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- Jon Weisman. "Trio of ABC Shows, Selena Gomez Nominated for Imagen Awards". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- "ABOUT PUMPKIN PIE WARS – Cast". Retrieved October 17, 2016.