# Julia Campbell

Julia Campbell (March 12, 1963) is an American actress. She began her career starring in the daytime television soap operas Ryan's Hope and Santa Barbara, before playing the lead in the short-lived sitcom Women in Prison (1987–1988). Her most noted role to date was "mean girl" Christie Masters in the 1997 comedy film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

## Life and career

Campbell was born in Redstone Arsenal, near Huntsville, Alabama, the daughter of a model mother and an army officer father. Campbell made her television debut playing Ryan's granddaughter Maura "Katie" Thompson in the ABC daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope from 1984 to 1985. In 1986 she played Courtney Capwell in the NBC soap opera, Santa Barbara. In 1987 she went to star in the Fox sitcom Women in Prison. The series was canceled after 13 episodes. In 1989 she was a regular cast member in the other short-lived sitcom, Knight & Daye.
In 1990, Campbell starred opposite Dana Carvey in the comedy film Opportunity Knocks and later appeared in films Livin' Large (1991) and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997). During the 1990s, Campbell starred in a number of made-for-television movies and was lead actress in the 1992 unsold pilot of The Witches of Eastwick. She was a regular cast member on short-lived sitcoms Cutters (1993), Blue Skies (1994), A Whole New Ballgame (1995), Men Behaving Badly (1996) and Champs (1996). She also had recurring roles on Herman's Head, Martial Law, Still Standing and Dexter, and guest-starred on Ally McBeal, Malcolm in the Middle, Seinfeld ("The Frogger" episode), Friends, House, The Mentalist, The Practice, The Pretender, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds and Justified. She co-starred in the 2002 miniseries Rose Red and had a starring role in the 2006 drama film, Tillamook Treasure (2006), in which she plays Kathryn Kimbell, the mother of the story's lead character. She appeared on the last episode of the series The Shield, on which her husband Jay Karnes played the character of Dutch Wagenbach, as a lawyer for Dutch's partner, Steve Billings, who is instantly attracted to Dutch.

## Personal life

She is married to actor Jay Karnes. Before that, she was married to actor Bernard White.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1990 | Opportunity Knocks | Annie Malkin |
| 1991 | Livin' Large | Missy Carnes |
| 1997 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | Christie Masters |
| 1998 | Rough Draft | Juliette |
| 2000 | Bounce | Sue |
| 2001 | Thank Heaven | Victoria Brady |
| 2005 | Kicking & Screaming | Janet Davidson |
| 2006 | Tillamook Treasure | Kathryn Kimbell |
| 2012 | Arcadia | Mrs. Acres |
| 2023 | Jesus Revolution | Kay Smith |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984-1985 | Ryan's Hope | Katie Thompson Greenberg | TV series |
| 1986 | Santa Barbara | Courtney Capwell | Regular role |
| 1987 | Werewolf | Sally | Episode: "Running with the Pack" |
| 1987–88 | Women in Prison | Vicki Springer | Main role |
| 1989 | Knight & Daye | Janet Glickman | Episodes: "Pilot", "New York! New York?", "Goodbye, Mr. Scrimshaw" |
| 1990 | Johnny Ryan | Eve Manion | TV film |
| 1992 | Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life | Jilly Blue | TV film |
| 1992 | The Witches of Eastwick | Jane Hollis | TV film |
| 1992 | Herman's Head | Elizabeth | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 1993 | Cutters | Lynn Fletcher | Main role |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Sharon Baskin | Episode: "A Virtual Murder" |
| 1994 | Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics | Maureen | Segment: "Where the Dead Are" |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies | Kitty | TV film |
| 1994 | Blue Skies | Ellie Baskin | Main role |
| 1995 | A Whole New Ballgame | Meg O'Donnell | Main role |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Monica | Episode: "Best Laid Plans" |
| 1996 | Men Behaving Badly | Cherie Miller | Main role (season 1) |
| 1996 | Champs | Doris Heslov | Main role |
| 1998 | Seinfeld | Lisi | Episode: "The Frogger" |
| 1998 | Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! | Laura Sills | TV film |
| 1998 | Poodle Springs | Miriam 'Muffy' Blackstone-Nichols | TV film |
| 1998 | The Practice | A.D.A. Fields | Episode: "Reasons to Believe" |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Kristi Kincaid | Episode: "Someone to Trust" |
| 1998–99 | Martial Law | Melanie George | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 1999 | A Slight Case of Murder | Patricia Stapelli | TV film |
| 1999 | Oh, Grow Up | Julie Sheffield | TV film |
| 2000 | Bull | Dr. Mary Parker | Episode: "To Have and to Hold" |
| 2000 | Friends | Whitney | Episode: "The One with the Engagement Picture" |
| 2000 | Hey Neighbor | Barbara | TV film |
| 2001 | Judging Amy | Calla Hawkins | Episodes: "Redheaded Stepchild", "Hold on Tight" |
| 2001 | Reba | Caroline | Episode: "You Make Me Sick" |
| 2002 | Rose Red | Ellen Rimbauer | TV miniseries |
| 2002 | Ally McBeal | Kelly Bridgeman | Episode: "The New Day" |
| 2003 | Crossing Jordan | Maddy Whitford | Episode: "Fire and Ice" |
| 2004–05 | Still Standing | Shelly | Episodes: "Still Neighbors", "Still Fast", "Still Using" |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Donna | Episode: "Mrs. Tri-County" |
| 2006 | Two and a Half Men | Francine | Episode: "And the Plot Moistens" |
| 2006 | 3 lbs | Roberta Mack | Episode: "Lost for Words" |
| 2007 | Desperate Housewives | Muriel | Episode: "Now You Know" |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | Emma Newsome | Episode: "Corpsicle" |
| 2008 | In Treatment | Olivia | Episodes: "Sophie: Weeks Five & Eight" |
| 2008 | The Shield | Ellen Carmichael | Episode: "Family Meeting" |
| 2009 | Heroes | Mary Campbell | Episode: "Trust and Blood" |
| 2009 | Scrubs | Mrs. Fremont | Episode: "My ABC's" |
| 2009 | Big Love | Vicky Nabors | Episode: "Come, Ye Saints" |
| 2009 | House | Melanie | Episode: "The Softer Side" |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Beth Johnson | Episode: "The Sense of Belonging" |
| 2009 | The Cleaner | Marcia Fisher | Episode: "Path of Least Resistance" |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Nina Hodge | Episode: "Red Menace" |
| 2009 | Dexter | Sally Mitchell | Recurring role (season 4) |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Janet Marie Marsh | Episode: "Lost & Found" |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family | Nina Claremont | Episode: "No Ordinary Marriage" |
| 2010 | The Event | Val Buchanan | Episodes: "I Haven't Told You Everything", "A Matter of Life and Death" |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Carol Ashland | Episode: "Beyond Belief" |
| 2011 | The Craigslist Killer | Susan McAllister | TV film |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Gretchen Cambridge | Episode: "Stiff" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Martha Slade | Episode: "Painless" |
| 2011, 2016 | Awkward | Tamara's Mom | Episodes: "Queen Bee-atches", "Living in Sin" |
| 2012–13 | Austin & Ally | Penny Dawson | Episodes: "Backups & Breakups", "Chapters & Choices", "Partners & Parachutes" |
| 2013 | Justified | Eve Munro | Episodes: "Truth and Consequences", "Outlaw" |
| 2016 | Recovery Road | Pamela Granger | Episodes: "The Weaklings", "Your Side of the Street", "(Be)coming Clean" |
| 2016 | Who Killed JonBenét? | Patsy Ramsey | TV film |
| 2018–19 | The Resident | Vivian Betournay | Episodes: "Nightmares", "Stuck as Foretold" |
| 2019 | Tell Me a Story | Cora | Episodes: "Writer’s Block", "Number One Fan" |