Julia wackenheim
ACTOR • PRODUCER • WRITER • ACTIVIST
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STW Talent Agency
404.545.2188
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SBV Talent
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ABOUT JULIA
Julia grew up in gambling towns: Reno & Atlantic City and is a first generation Scottish American. She received her BFA in Acting (Cum Laude) from Emerson College in Boston. Julia has performed and trained at all the top LA Comedy spots (iOWest, UCB, and more); with over 1,000 live comedy shows under her belt. She's worked with world renown comedians: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Sudeikis, Shelley Berman, Mo Collins, and many more. She can be seen on many TV, film, and commercial sets. Recently, she portrayed Della from Fear the Walking Dead alongside Oscar Nominee Colman Domingo. Another recent acting highlight was understudying for Allison Tolman in ABC’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Facts of Life, directed by James Burrows. Julia's produced two seasons of an original series that landed on Amazon, F’d (NYTVF and ITVFest). She has written two pilots, Ethel & Ernie and Whoa Nellie! and co-written We’re Gonna Die Alone and Super Drunk Girl - which has been in development as a live action and animated series.
In 2012, Julia began to actively advocate for Domestic Workers Rights and Long Term Healthcare. She co-founded CAG:LAFBA - a coalition of faith-based groups focusing on education, advocacy, and social justice around domestic workers rights and the healthcare system. Julia is the Social Justice Committee Chair of her Temple’s Sisterhood, is an Executive Committee Member of the North American Board of the Women of Reform Judaism, and chairs its largest philanthropic fund, the YES (Youth Education & Special Projects) Fund.
She's an avid coffee fan. Oh and dogs. She thinks they’re pretty rad.
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