Julia Jones
Introduction '''Julia Jones''' (born January 23, 1981) is an American actress, known for playing Leah Clearwater in ''The Twilight Saga'' films and Kohana in the HBO series ''Westworld''. She also co-stars on ''Dexter: New Blood''.
Early life and education Julia Jones was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Frank Jones and Penny Wells. She has a younger brother named Cody. She has stated that her mother is of English descent, and that her father "is part Choctaw, Chickasaw, and African-American". She was raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, and frequented the first JP Licks ice cream store, which was close to her home. Jones studied at the Boston Ballet School from the age of 4.She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight. In 1999, Jones graduated from the historic Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States. She subsequently attended Columbia University where she earned her bachelor's degree in English in 2005.
Career Jones has modeled in catalogues for Levi Strauss & Co., Gap Inc., Esprit Holdings, and L'Oréal. She appeared in Chuck Wicks's music video for "Hold That Thought".Jones appeared in a number of independent films before being cast in the Quentin Tarantino-produced biker remake ''Hell Ride'', which premiered at Sundance in 2008.She played Dr. Kaya Montoya on ''ER'' in its final two seasons. In 2009, she appeared in the Culture Clash play ''Palestine, New Mexico'', at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.In 2010, Jones was cast in ''Jonah Hex'' and in the last three installments of ''The Twilight Saga''. In 2015, she played the female lead opposite Adam Sandler in ''The Ridiculous 6'' and Gab on the Netflix series ''Longmire''. She guest-starred on the 2019 Disney+ series ''The Mandalorian'' in the episode "Chapter 4: Sanctuary" and portrayed the first Choctaw Chafa in ''Echo''.
Filmography ===Film=== Year Title Role Notes 2003 '''' Gigi 2004 ''Black Cloud'' Sammi 2007 '''' Gina Short film 2008 ''Hell Ride'' Cherokee Kisum 2008 ''Three Priests'' Abby 2010 ''Jonah Hex'' Cassie 2010 '''' Leah Clearwater 2011 '''' Leah Clearwater 2011 ''California Indian'' April Cordova 2012 ''Missed Connections'' Tess Wright 2012 '''' Leah Clearwater 2012 ''Rich Girl Problems'' Celeste Short film 2013 ''Winter in the Blood'' Agnes First Raise 2015 '''' Smoking Fox 2017 ''Wind River'' Wilma Lambert 2018 ''Tao of Surfing'' Amber 2018 ''Angelique's Isle'' Angelique Mott 2019 ''Cold Pursuit'' Aya 2020 ''Think Like a Dog'' Agent Munoz TBA ''Rez Ball''TBAIn production===Television=== Year Title Role Notes 2008 ''ER'' Dr. Kaya Montoya Recurring role; 4 episodes 2012 ''In Plain Sight'' Heather Pierce Episode: "Reservations, I've Got a Few" 2013 ''The Thanksgiving House'' Victoria Television film 2015 ''Longmire'' Gabriella Langton Recurring role; 4 episodes 2017 ''High School Lover'' Samantha Winters Television film 2018 ''Westworld'' Kohana Recurring (season 2) Episodes: "Kiksuya" and "The Passenger" 2019 ''Goliath'' Stephanie Littlecrow Main cast (Season 3) 2019 ''The Mandalorian'' Omera Episode: "Chapter 4: Sanctuary" 2021–2022 ''Rutherford Falls'' Sally Recurring 2021–2024 ''The Ghost and Molly McGee'' Miss Lightfoot (voice) Recurring 2021–2022 ''Dexter: New Blood'' Chief Angela Bishop Main cast 2024 ''Echo'' Chafa 2 episodes
Awards * (2004) FAITA Award for Best Actress for ''Black Cloud''
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