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Julia Karin Ormond (born 4 January 1965) is an English film and television actress. She rose to prominence by appearing in The Baby of Mâcon (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), First Knight (1995), Sabrina (1995), Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997), and The Barber of Siberia (1998). She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role in the HBO film Temple Grandin (2010). She is also known for her role in (2020) as a main antagonist.
She was educated privately, firstly at Guildford High School and then at Cranleigh School, where early acting lead performances in Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady began to draw attention.The Cranleighan, vol 32, 1982, p6-8The Cranleighan, vol 33, 1983, p86
After one year of art school, she transferred to Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she graduated in 1988.
Ormond appeared in several television films early in her career, such as Young Catherine (1991) and Stalin (1992). In 1993, she made her film debut in the lead role of an international movie, The Baby of Mâcon, and the following year co-starred in Legends of the Fall.
In 1995, Ormond played Queen Guinevere in First Knight and the title role in Sabrina. In 1997, she played a lead role in the thriller Smilla's Sense of Snow and, in 1998, she starred in the Russian film The Barber of Siberia.
Since the late 1990s, Ormond has appeared in indie and television movies and played supporting roles in films such as Iron Jawed Angels (2004), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), (2008), Albatross (2011), and My Week with Marilyn (2011).
Ormond has an independent production company, Indican Productions, based in New York City, and she executive-produced the Cinemax Reel Life documentary Calling the Ghosts: A Story about Rape, War and Women, which won a CableACE Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and was an official selection of the Toronto and Berlin International Film Festivals.Ray Richmond, "CableACE Awards", Variety, 16 November 1997. Calling the Ghosts won Best International Informational Special or Series.
stage, she appeared in David Hare's My Zinc Bed, for which she received a 2001 Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress. On television, Ormond appeared as a guest star during the 2008–09 season of the CBS series . In 2010, she won an Emmy Award for her supporting role in the television film Temple Grandin. "Temple Grandin awards" at Emmys.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011 In 2011, Ormond in the of the series .
In 2012, she played the part of Marie Calvet, mother to Megan Draper, in the series Mad Men, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. From 6 October 2013 to 5 October 2014, Ormond starred in the television series Witches of East End as Joanna Beauchamp, one of the lead characters. Since 2020, she has portrayed the primary antagonist, Elizabeth Kublek, in the AMC television series .
Ormond has been fighting human trafficking since the mid-1990s, and in 2006 she entered into a partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to help increase awareness efforts. She is also an advocate for Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS, which attempts to raise awareness about AIDS in Russia and Ukraine, and is founding co-chairman of FilmAid International.
On 2 December 2005, Ormond was appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. Her focus has been on anti-human-trafficking initiatives, raising awareness about this modern form of slavery and promoting efforts to combat it. "UNODC Goodwill Ambassador Julia Ormond to open exhibition of Howard G. Buffett photographs on human trafficking" UNODC web site In her capacity as ambassador, Ormond has appeared as counsel to the United States House of Representatives, Committee on International Relations, House Committee on Foreign Affairs :: U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, and has travelled the world as an ambassador. UN.GIFT celebrity partners
In 2007, Ormond established the Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking (ASSET). Who We Are ASSET web site
On 4 October 2023, Ormond filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he sexually assaulted her in 1995. The suit also seeks damages from The Walt Disney Company, Miramax, and Creative Artists Agency, claiming that these companies failed to protect her from his abuse.
Personal life
In 1988, Ormond married Rory Edwards, an actor she had met while performing in a production of Wuthering Heights. The marriage ended in 1994. She married political activist Jon Rubin in 1999, and their child, Sophie, was born in the autumn of 2004. The couple divorced in 2008 and Ormond lives in Malibu, California.
Filmography
Film
1993 The Daughter 1994 Nostradamus Marie 1994 Captives Rachel Clifford 1994 Legends of the Fall Susannah Fincannon-Ludlow 1995 First Knight Guinevere 1995 Sabrina Sabrina Fairchild 1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow Smilla Jaspersen 1998 Jane Callahan 2001 Caitlin Carlson 2003 Resistance Claire Daussois 2006 Inland Empire Doris Side 2007 I Know Who Killed Me Susan Fleming 2008 Surveillance Elizabeth Anderson 2008 Che Lisa Howard 2008 La Conjura de El Escorial Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli 2008 Caroline Fuller 2008 Margaret Kittredge 2011 Dianne Daley 2011 Karen 2011 Albatross Joa Fischer 2011 My Week with Marilyn Vivien Leigh 2012 Chained Sarah Fittler 2013 Paige Williams 2017 Rememory Carolyn Dunn 2018 Ladies in Black Magda 2020 Son of the South Virginia Durr 2020 Reunion Ivy 2023 Home Education Carol Glimm TBA Reminisce Dr. Rose Post-production
Television
1989 Traffik Caroline Lithgow Miniseries 1989 Capital City Alison Episode: "Rainforest" 1990 Nora Fanshawe Episode: "The Best Man to Die: Parts 1, 2, & 3" 1991 Young Catherine Catherine Movie 1992 Stalin Nadezhda Alliluyeva Movie 1999 Animal Farm Jessie (voice) Movie 2001 Miriam Davenport Movie 2004 Iron Jawed Angels Inez Milholland Movie 2005 Beach Girls Stevie Moore Miniseries 2007 Mr. and Mrs. Smith Mother Short 2008–09 Gillian Whitford 3 episodes 2010 The Wronged Man Janet Gregory Movie 2010 Temple Grandin Eustacia Grandin Movie 2010 Nurse Jackie Sarah Khouri 5 episodes 2011 Paula Gyson 7 episodes 2012–2015 Mad Men Marie Calvet 5 episodes 2013 Exploding Sun Joan Elias Movie 2013–2014 Witches of East End Joanna Beauchamp Main role 2016–2017 Incorporated Elizabeth Krauss Main role 2017 Tour de Pharmacy Adrianna Baton Movie 2017 Howards End Ruth Wilcox Miniseries 2018 Forever Marisol 2 episodes 2019 Gold Digger Julia Day Miniseries 2020–2021 Elizabeth Kublek Main role; 11 episodes
Awards and nominations
1992 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Young Catherine 1995 ShoWest Convention Female Star of Tomorrow 2004 Gold Derby Awards TV movie/Mini Supporting Actress Iron Jawed Angels 2006 Camerimage Krzysztof Kieslowski Award 2009 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Acting Ensemble 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2009 Gold Derby Awards Ensemble Cast The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Temple Grandin 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Temple Grandin 2011 Western Heritage Awards Television Feature Film Temple Grandin 2011 Capri, Hollywood Capri Ensemble Cast Award My Week with Marilyn 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Mad Men
External links
Categories: 1965 Births, 20th-century English Actresses, 21st-century English Actresses, Actresses From Epsom, Alumni Of The Webber Douglas Academy Of Dramatic Art, English Activists, English Women Activists, English Expatriate Actresses In The United States, English Film Actresses, English Stage Actresses, English Television Actresses, Living People, People Educated At Cranleigh School, People Educated At Guildford High School
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