Julia O'Hara Stiles ( born March 28 , 1981 ) is an American actress . Born and raised in New York City , Stiles began acting at age 11 and made her screen debut as Erica Dansby in six episodes of the television series '' Ghostwriter '' ( 1993 – 1994 ) . Her first film role was in '' I '' '' Love You , I Love You Not '' ( 1996 ) , followed by a leading role in the thriller '' Wicked '' ( 1998 ) , for which she was awarded the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Award for Best Actress . She went on to gain prominence for her lead roles in teen films such as '' 10 Things I Hate About You '' ( 1999 ) for which she won MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and was nominated for two Teen Choice Awards , '' Down to You '' ( 2000 ) , for which she was nominated for another two Teen Choice Awards , and '' Save the Last Dance '' ( 2001 ) , winning the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress and was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance
Teen Choice Awards
1999 Teen Choice Awards
Julia Stiles