Birth Date: March 28, 1981
Birthplace: New York, NY
Star Sign: Aries
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Blonde
Height: 5' 7"
Occupation:  Actress, Model, Writer
Education: Professional Children's School, New York;Columbia University
Sated: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Claim to fame: Katarina Stratford in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
People Magazine: 50 Most Beautiful People (2001)
Teen People: "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" (1999)

Julia Stiles must just have a thing for Shakespeare... In the past few years she has already logged 3 Shakespearean credits - 10 Things I Hate About You ("Taming of the Shrew"), Hamlet and O ("Othello"). All three were modernized versions of the classic tales, and it seems fitting that Stiles has been so adept at adaptations.

Classically beautiful, yet full of youthful spunk, she embodies both the old and the new. A native New Yorker, Stiles was born March 28th, 1981. Even at a young age, Julia was a creative child, who enjoyed writing and performing. At age eleven, with only some meager YMCA lessons to her name, she wrote a letter to the La Mama Theatre group asking for an audition. The bold and determined Julia got her wish - and a part.

During her time with the group she also contributed to Zuzu, a New York based children magazine - published by Restless Youth Press, an organization dedicated to publishing the work of young artists. (Full Bio ....)

Filmography
Bourne Identity, The (2002) .... Nicolette
O (2001) .... Desi Brable
Save the Last Dance (2001) .... Sara Johnson
Down to You (2000) .... Imogen
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) .... Katarina Stratford

Articles & Interviews
IMDb "Julia Stiles" date unknown
TV Guide "Julia Stiles: She Loves NY!" date unknown
Cinema Confidential "Julia Stiles of "O""
Zap2it "Julia Stiles Takes on the 'Business' of Acting" December 14, 2001
BBC "The Business of Strangers"
MovieMaker Magazine "The Tough Luck of Julia Stiles"
ELLEgirl "Julia Rules!"
TeenPeople "The Hottest 25 Stars Under 25"