About

Known credits:
6
Birthday:
1984-05-08
Place of birth:
Salem, Oregon, USA
Website:
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Julia Whelan

Overview

Julia May Whelan (born May 8, 1984) is an American actress, narrator and author. As an actress, she is best known for her role as Grace Manning on the television family drama series Once and Again (1999–2002), and her co-starring role in the 2002 Lifetime movie The Secret Life of Zoey. A noted child actor, Whelan first appeared on screen at the age of 11 and continued to take television roles until her matriculation into Middlebury College in 2004; Whelan graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury in 2008 after spending the 2006–2007 academic year as a visiting student at Lincoln College, Oxford. Whelan returned to film acting in November 2008 with a role in the fantasy thriller Fading of the Cries. In the 2010s, Whelan stepped away from her acting career to become an audiobook narrator. As of July 2022, she has narrated over 400 audiobooks. In 2018, she published her debut novel My Oxford Year.

Known for

Acting

2011 Fading of the Cries Actor Emily 57
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2002 The Secret Life of Zoey Actor Zoey 59
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1999 Once and Again Actor Grace Manning 69
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1998 Fifteen and Pregnant Actor Rachel Spangler 59
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1996 Christmas Every Day Actor Cousin Jacey Jackson 58
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Writing

2025 My Oxford Year Writing Novel 63
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