# Julia Montgomery

Julia Montgomery (born July 2, 1960) is an American film and television actress. She first gained public attention for her role as Samantha Vernon on the soap opera One Life to Live (1977–1981, 1987). She subsequently appeared in the slasher film Girls Nite Out (1982), followed by the role of Betty Childs in the comedy film Revenge of the Nerds (1984). Montgomery reprised her role of Betty in the film's third and fourth sequels (1992–1994).

## Life and career

Montgomery was born July 2, 1960, in Kansas City, Missouri. Montgomery's first role was on the soap opera One Life to Live as Samantha Vernon from 1976 to 1981. Her well-known film role is in the hit comedy film Revenge of the Nerds (1984) as Betty Childs; she reprised the role in the TV films Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992) and Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994). She also played Dr. Sally Arthur, M.D. in Earth Star Voyager (1988), and appeared in the comedy films Up the Creek (1984) and Stewardess School (1986), and the horror films Girls Nite Out (1982) and The Kindred (1987).
Montgomery appeared on multiple television shows, including Columbo; Magnum, P.I.; Midnight Caller; Full House; Cheers and The Honourable Woman.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | Senior Trip | Marlene | |
| 1982 | Girls Nite Out | Lynn Connors | |
| 1984 | Up the Creek | Lisa | As Julie Montgomery |
| 1984 | Anatomy of an Illness | Candis | As Julie Montgomery |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Betty Childs | As Julie Montgomery |
| 1984 | Nickel Mountain | Delivery Nurse | As Julie Montgomery |
| 1986 | Stewardess School | Pimmie Polk | |
| 1987 | The Kindred | Cindy Russell | |
| 1988 | South of Reno | Susan | |
| 1988 | Earth Star Voyager | Dr. Sally Arthur | |
| 1988 | Savage Justice | Sarah | |
| 1989 | Black Snow | Lindsay Deveraux | |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Secretary | |
| 1992 | Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | Betty Childs-Skolnick | |
| 1994 | Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love | Betty Childs-Skolnick | |
| 1994 | Milk Money | Stacey's Mom | |
| 2012 | A Green Story | Lady Customer | |
| 2013 | Sharp | Kaitlin Withrow | |
| 2015 | Intervention | Mom | Short film |
| 2016 | Altered Reality | Hope | |
| 2016 | Appetence | Mrs. Rose | Short film |
| 2019 | One Hot Day | Victoria | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976–1981, 1987 | One Life to Live | Samantha Vernon | Series regular |
| 1985 | Remington Steele | Lorraine Maywood | Episode: "Coffee, Tea or Steele" |
| 1986 | Magnum, P.I. | Lydia McCarthy | Episode: "Find Me a Rainbow" |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Alexandra Bell | Episode: "Dead Man's Gold" |
| 1986 | Who's the Boss? | Casey Fryman | Episode: "Older Than Springtime" |
| 1988 | The Magical World of Disney | Sally Arthur, M.D. | Episode: "Earth Star Voyager" |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night | Elmyra Carroway | Episode: "A Necessary Evil" |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller | Kelly West | Episode: "After It Happened" |
| 1989 | Hunter | Dana Lynch | Episode: "Partners" |
| 1989 | Columbo | Cindy | Episode: "Sex and the Married Detective" |
| 1990 | Full House | Adult Steph | Episode: "Those Better Not Be the Days" |
| 1992 | Cheers | Ellen | Episode: "The Beer Is Always Greener" |
| 1993 | Reasonable Doubts | Tina Cassidy | Episode: "Sister, Can You Spare a Dime?" |
| 2013 | Busted Roots | Lillie | Pilot episode |
| 2016 | Dadly | Mom with sons | Episode: "Playdate" |
| 2022 | The Young and the Restless | Tanya | One episode; aired on March 23, 2022 |