Julia Ormond

British actress

Julia Ormond

Ormond at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival

Born|

Julia Karin Ormond

(1965-01-04) 4 January 1965 (age 59)

Epsom, Surrey, England

Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1989–present
Spouses|

Rory Edwards

(m. 1988; div. 1994)​

Jon Rubin

(m. 1999; div. 2008)​

Children| 1

Julia Karin Ormond (born 4 January 1965)[1] is an English 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 The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020) as a main antagonist.

## Early life[edit]

Ormond was born in Surrey,[2] the daughter of Josephine, a laboratory technician, and John Ormond, a stockbroker. She is the second of five children born to her parents.[3] She attended private schools, first Guildford High School and then Cranleigh School, where early lead performances in Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady began to draw attention.[4][5]

After one year of art school, she transferred to Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she graduated in 1988.

## Career[edit]

Ormond first appeared on British television in the 1989 serial Traffik, about the illegal heroin trade from the far East to the streets of Europe. Ormond played the drug addicted daughter of the lead character, a Home Office minister in the UK government engaged in combating heroin importation. This early role won glowing reviews.

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,[6] 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.[6] 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.[6]

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), Che: Part One (2008), Albatross (2011), and My Week with Marilyn (2011).[6]

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.[7]

Ormond in 2005

On stage, she appeared in David Hare's My Zinc Bed, for which she received a 2001 Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress.[8] On television, Ormond appeared as a guest star during the 2008–09 season of the CBS series CSI: NY.[9] In 2010, she won an Emmy Award for her supporting role in the television film Temple Grandin.[10] In 2011, Ormond guest starred in the tenth and final season of the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

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.[11] 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.[12] Since 2020, she has portrayed the primary antagonist, Elizabeth Kublek, in the AMC television series The Walking Dead: World Beyond.

## Personal life[edit]

In 1988, Ormond married Rory Edwards, an actor she had met while performing in a production of Wuthering Heights. The marriage ended in 1994.[13] In 1999, she married political activist Jon Rubin. The couple's daughter, Sophie, was born in the autumn of 2004. The couple divorced in 2008.[13]

Ormond has been fighting human trafficking since the mid-1990s, and in 2006[14] she entered into a partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to double her efforts.[15] 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.[16]

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.[17] In her capacity as ambassador, Ormond has appeared as counsel to the United States House of Representatives, Committee on International Relations,[18] Subcommittee on Africa,[18] Global Human Rights and International Operations, and has travelled the world as an ambassador.[19]

In 2007, Ormond established the Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking (ASSET).[20]

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.[21][22] [23]

## Filmography[edit]

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1993  | The Baby of Mâcon | 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  | The Barber of Siberia | Jane Callahan  |
2001  | The Prime Gig | 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  | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Caroline Fuller  |
2008  | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Margaret Kittredge  |
2011  | The Music Never Stopped | Dianne Daley  |
2011  | The Green | Karen  |
2011  | Albatross | Joa Fischer  |
2011  | My Week with Marilyn | Vivien Leigh |
2012  | Chained | Sarah Fittler  |
2013  | The East | Paige Williams  |
2017  | Rememory | Carolyn Dunn  |
2018  | Ladies in Black | Magda  |
2020  | Son of the South | Virginia Durr |
2020  | Reunion | Ivy  |
TBA  | Reminisce | Dr. Rose  | Post-production
TBA  | Home Education | Carol Glimm  | Post-production

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1989  | Traffik | Caroline Lithgow  | Miniseries
1989  | Capital City | Alison  | Episode: "Rainforest"
1990  | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | 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  | Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero | 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  | CSI: NY | Gillian Whitford  | 14 episode and 15 episode
2010  | The Wronged Man | Janet Gregory  | Movie
2010  | Temple Grandin | Eustacia Grandin  | Movie
2010  | Nurse Jackie | Sarah Khouri  | 5 episodes
2011  | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Paula Gyson  | 7 episodes
2012–2015  | Mad Men | Marie Calvet | 5 episodes

and season 7 episode 9

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  | 7 episode and

8 episode

2019  | Gold Digger | Julia Day  | Miniseries
2020–2021  | The Walking Dead: World Beyond | Elizabeth Kublek  | Main role; 11 episodes

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Year  | Association  | Category  | Nominated work  | Result

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1992  | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries[citation needed] | Young Catherine | Nominated
1995  | ShoWest Convention  | Female Star of Tomorrow[24] |  | Won
2004  | Gold Derby Awards  | TV movie/Mini Supporting Actress[citation needed] | Iron Jawed Angels | Nominated
2006  | Camerimage | Krzysztof Kieslowski Award[25] |  | Won
2009  | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Acting Ensemble | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated
2009  | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated
2009  | Gold Derby Awards  | Ensemble Cast[citation needed] | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated
2010  | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Temple Grandin | Won
2011  | Screen Actors Guild  | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Temple Grandin | Nominated
2011  | Western Heritage Awards | Television Feature Film[26] | Temple Grandin | Won
2011  | Capri, Hollywood | Capri Ensemble Cast Award[citation needed] | My Week with Marilyn | Won
2012  | Primetime Emmy Awards  | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Nominated

## References[edit]

1. ^ "UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 4, 2019". United Press International. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019. "actor Julia Ormond in 1965 (age 54)"
2. ^ "Jurors put films to test". BBC News. 4 May 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
3. ^ Das, Lina (26 February 2009). "Great Ormond". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
4. ^ The Cranleighan, vol 32, 1982, p6-8
5. ^ The Cranleighan, vol 33, 1983, p86
6. ^ a b c d "Julia Ormond- Biography".
7. ^ Ray Richmond, "CableACE Awards", Variety, 16 November 1997. Calling the Ghosts won Best International Informational Special or Series.
8. ^ "Olivier Winners 2001". Olivier Awards. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011.
9. ^ TV Guide, TV Guide News (18 September 2008). "CSI: NY Adds Scott Wolf to its Big "Mac" Attack". Retrieved 19 November 2008.
10. ^ "Temple Grandin awards" at Emmys.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011
11. ^ "Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series – 2012".
12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (31 January 2013). "Lifetime's 'Witches Of East End' Picked Up To Series".
13. ^ a b Bertodano, Helena de (3 November 2019). "Julia Ormond: 'They used to talk about your 'f-factor'. I don't think anyone would feel comfortable saying that now'". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
14. ^ UNIS. "Julia Ormond". unis.unvienna.org.
15. ^ "Vital Voices: Julia Ormond". Archived from the original on 20 December 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
16. ^ "Kaiser Family Foundation: Actress Julia Ormond Joins Fight". Archived from the original on 18 October 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
17. ^ "UNODC Goodwill Ambassador Julia Ormond to open exhibition of Howard G. Buffett photographs on human trafficking" UNODC web site
18. ^ a b House Committee on Foreign Affairs :: U.S. House of Representatives Archived 8 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
19. ^ UN.GIFT celebrity partners Archived 1 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
20. ^ Who We Are Archived 28 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine ASSET web site
21. ^ "Actor Julia Ormond sues Harvey Weinstein and Disney over sexual assault". BBC News. 4 October 2023.
22. ^ Patten, Dominic; Hipes, Patrick (4 October 2023). "Julia Ormond Sues Disney And CAA Over Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault". Deadline Hollywood.
23. ^ "CAA and Disney Challenge Julia Ormond's Claim They Enabled Harvey Weinstein in Alleged Assault". Variety.
24. ^ Blum, David (9 April 1995). "The Conception, Production and Distribution of Julia Ormond (Published 1995)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
25. ^ "WELCOME AGAIN! – EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020". camerimage.pl. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
26. ^ Moulton, Candy (28 February 2011). "Candy Moulton: Reading the West 2-28-11". thefencepost.com. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Julia Ormond at IMDb

Awards for Julia Ormond

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

1975–2000|

* Juliet Mills (1975)
* Rosemary Murphy (1976)
* Diana Hyland (1977)
* Eva Le Gallienne (1978)
* Esther Rolle (1979)
* Mare Winningham (1980)
* Jane Alexander (1981)
* Penny Fuller (1982)
* Jean Simmons (1983)
* Roxana Zal (1984)
* Kim Stanley (1985)
* Colleen Dewhurst (1986)
* Piper Laurie (1987)
* Jane Seymour (1988)
* Colleen Dewhurst (1989)
* Eva Marie Saint (1990)
* Ruby Dee (1991)
* Amanda Plummer (1992)
* Mary Tyler Moore (1993)
* Cicely Tyson (1994)
* Judy Davis / Shirley Knight (1995)
* Greta Scacchi (1996)
* Diana Rigg (1997)
* Mare Winningham (1998)
* Anne Bancroft (1999)
* Vanessa Redgrave (2000)

2001–present|

* Tammy Blanchard (2001)
* Stockard Channing (2002)
* Gena Rowlands (2003)
* Mary-Louise Parker (2004)
* Jane Alexander (2005)
* Kelly Macdonald (2006)
* Judy Davis (2007)
* Eileen Atkins (2008)
* Shohreh Aghdashloo (2009)
* Julia Ormond (2010)
* Maggie Smith (2011)
* Jessica Lange (2012)
* Ellen Burstyn (2013)
* Kathy Bates (2014)
* Regina King (2015)
* Regina King (2016)
* Laura Dern (2017)
* Merritt Wever (2018)
* Patricia Arquette (2019)
* Uzo Aduba (2020)
* Julianne Nicholson (2021)
* Jennifer Coolidge (2022)
* Niecy Nash-Betts (2023)

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Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer

* Sam Mendes / Julia Ormond (1989)
* Sara Crowe (1990)
* Lia Williams (1991)
* Rufus Sewell (1992)
* Emma Fielding (1993)
* Rachel Weisz (1994)
* Victoria Hamilton (1995)
* James Callis (1996)
* Liza Walker (1997)
* Mick Gordon (1998)
* Eve Best (1999)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor (2000)
* Lyndsey Marshal (2001)
* Alison Pargeter (2002)
* Lisa Dillon (2003)
* Eddie Redmayne (2004)
* Mariah Gale (2005)
* Andrew Garfield (2006)
* Leanne Jones (2007)
* Ella Smith (2008)
* Tom Sturridge (2009)
* Daniel Kaluuya (2010)
* Blanche McIntyre (2011)
* Denise Gough (2012)
* Kate O'Flynn (2013)
* Patsy Ferran (2014)
* David Moorst (2015)
* Anthony Boyle (2016)
* Sheila Atim / John McCrea (2017)
* Chris Walley (2018)
* Sam Tutty (2019)
* Stuart Thompson (2022)

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Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, Limited Series or Television Film

* Kathy Bates (1996)
* Ellen Barkin (1997)
* Rita Wilson (1998)
* Julia Ormond (2001)
* Sarah Clarke / Helen Mirren / Doris Roberts (2002)
* Justine Bateman / Mary Steenburgen / Jessica Walter (2003)
* Anjelica Huston (2004)
* Lisa Edelstein (2005)
* Julie Benz (2006)
* Vanessa Williams (2007)
* Fionnula Flanagan (2008)
* Jane Lynch (2009)
* Brenda Vaccaro (2010)
* Vanessa Williams (2011)
* Maggie Smith (2012)
* Laura Prepon (2013)
* Sarah Paulson (2014)
* Rhea Seehorn (2015)
* Olivia Colman / Rhea Seehorn (2016)
* Ann Dowd (2017)
* Sharon Stone (2018)
* Olivia Colman (2019)
* Tracey Ullman (2020)
* Lisa Edelstein (2021)
* Juno Temple (2022)

Also see Best Supporting Actress – Television Series.

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