Julia Garner - wikipedia Julia Garner Julia Garner ( 1994 - 02 - 01 ) February 1, 1994 ( age 24 ) New York City, U.S. Residence New York City, New York Alma mater Columbia University Occupation Actress model Years active 2010 -- present Julia Garner ( born February 1, 1994 ) is an American actress and model. She has appeared in the films Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Sin City : A Dame to Kill For, and has leading roles in Electrick Children, We Are What We Are and Grandma. She had a recurring role on The Americans and currently plays Ruth Langmore in the Netflix original series Ozark. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Feature films 3.2 Short films 3.3 Television 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Personal life Garner was born in the Riverdale, Bronx, New York. Her mother, Tami Gingold, a therapist, had a successful career as a comedian in her native Israel. Her father, Thomas Garner, is a painter and an art teacher, originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio. Garner is Jewish. Garner considered Italian actress Monica Vitti and especially Bette Davis to be major influences on her acting style, having cited Davis 's performance in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane ? Career She started taking acting lessons at the age of 15 to overcome her shyness. She had her theatrical debut at the age of 17 in Sean Durkin 's Martha Marcy May Marlene, playing the role of Sarah. Paul Weitz, Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner and Mo Aboul - Zelof at Sundance 2015 I started doing student films at Columbia grad school, and this one student filmmaker, his girlfriend was interning at an open casting call for Susan Shopmaker. Later on, she did the stage reading for Martha Marcy May Marlene, then she cast it, and that was my first movie. In 2012, director David Chase invited her to play a small role which he wrote specifically for her in his movie Not Fade Away. Her first starring role was in the 2012 movie, Electrick Children. In 2013, she starred alongside Ashley Bell in the horror film The Last Exorcism Part II, and played the lead in the American remake of the Mexican horror film We Are What We Are. Garner co-starred in Sin City : A Dame to Kill For ( 2014 ) as new character Marcy, a young stripper who crosses paths with another new character, Johnny ( Joseph Gordon - Levitt ). This marked the first time she acted against a green screen. In 2015, Garner had a recurring role on the third season of FX 's The Americans. She continued the role on a recurring basis periodically through seasons 4 through 6. She was to have made her off - Broadway debut in Noah Haidle 's play Smokefall at MCC Theater in 2016, but had to drop out during rehearsals because of scheduling conflicts. Since 2017, she has appeared in the Netflix series Ozark as Ruth Langmore opposite Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. Garner has also acted in another Netflix series, Maniac, as Ellie. Ellie is the sister of main character Annie, played by Emma Stone. Filmography Feature films Year Title Role Notes 2011 Martha Marcy May Marlene Sarah 2012 Electrick Children Rachel 2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Susan 2012 Not Fade Away Girl in Car 2013 We Are What We Are Rose Parker 2013 The Last Exorcism Part II Gwen 2013 HairBrained Shauna 2014 I Believe in Unicorns Cassidy 2014 Sin City : A Dame to Kill For Marcie 2015 Grandma Sage 2016 Good Kids Tinsley 2017 Tomato Red Jamalee Merridew 2017 One Percent More Humid Catherine 2017 Everything Beautiful Is Far Away Rola 2018 You Ca n't Win Chicken Post-production Short films Year Title Role Notes The Dreamer Girl on Sidewalk # 3 One Thousand Cranes Dorian 2011 Our Time Kaya 2011 Mac & Cheese Mary Katherine Brown 2014 Send Girl Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 -- 2018 The Americans Kimberly Breland Recurring role, 10 episodes 2016 Girls Charlie 's Roommate Episode : `` The Panic in Central Park '' 2016 The Get Down Claudia Gunns 2 episodes 2017 -- present Ozark Ruth Langmore Main role, 18 episodes 2018 Waco Michelle Jones Miniseries, main role 2018 Maniac Ellie Miniseries, recurring role Awards and nominations Year Award Nominated work Result Refs 2017 Boston Globe, Best TV Performances Best Television Performances Ozark Won References ^ Jump up to : Shattuck, Kathryn ( 1 March 2013 ). `` Already a Cinema Veteran at 19 ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Macaulay, Scott ( 2012 ). `` Julia Garner ''. 25 New Faces of Independent Film ( story series ). Filmmaker. Retrieved 18 March 2014. Jump up ^ Cusumano, Katherine ( July 24, 2017 ). `` Julia Garner Had a Hand Double For One Unexpectedly Terrifying Scene in Ozark ''. Retrieved 2 October 2017. Jump up ^ Chitwood, Adam ( 29 January 2013 ). `` Eva Green to Lead SIN CITY : A DAME TO KILL FOR ; Julia Garner Joins Cast ''. Collider. Jump up ^ Emami, Gazelle ( March 2016 ). `` Making the Americans Great, Again ''. Vulture.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` Former Annie Joins MCC 's Smokefall ''. Playbill. January 25, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Netflix Drama ' Ozark ' Adds Julia Garner Opposite Jason Bateman and Laura Linney ''. Variety. October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( 2017 - 08 - 22 ). `` ' Maniac ' : Sonoya Mizuno Cast As Regular & Julia Garner To Recur In Emma Stone - Jonah Hill Netflix Series ''. Deadline. Retrieved 2018 - 10 - 03. External links Julia Garner on IMDb WorldCat Identities BIBSYS : 12066190 BNF : cb16711572w ( data ) LCCN : no2016019904 SUDOC : 17564621X VIAF : 305246954 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julia_Garner&oldid=865178818 '' Categories : 1994 births 21st - century American actresses Actresses from New York City American film actresses Living people Jewish American actresses People of Israeli descent Hidden categories : Infobox person using alma mater Articles with hCards All articles with failed verification Articles with failed verification from August 2018 Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית 日本 語 Русский 中文 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 22 October 2018, at 08 : 25 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays the role of ruth in ozark
Answer: Julia Garner