Julia Fox (actress)

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Julia Fox
Julia Fox on Dulce Osuna.jpg
Fox in 2019
Born (1990-02-02) February 2, 1990 (age 33)[1]
Milan, Italy
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2019–present
Spouse
Peter Artemiev
(m. 2018; sep. 2020)
Children1

Julia Fox (born February 2, 1990)[1] is an Italian-American actress and model.[2] As an actress, she is known for her debut performance in the 2019 film Uncut Gems, for which she was nominated for the Breakthrough Actor Award at the 2019 Gotham Awards.[3]

Early life and education

Fox was born in Milan to an Italian mother and an American father. She spent her early years living with her grandfather.[4] In Italy, she lived in a one-bedroom apartment with her family, though she noted that she "never felt like we were poor there, life wasn't hectic. Everything around was deserted but full of love and lots of good food."[5] At the age of six, she moved to New York City with her father and lived in Yorkville, Manhattan.[6][7] She then briefly moved back to Italy for two years when she was 14, but by that time she felt the cultural differences conflicting.[5] She worked several service jobs, including at a shoe store, an ice cream shop, and a pastry shop.[4] Fox attended City-As-School High School and worked as a dominatrix for six months.[4][8]

Career

Modeling, art, and fashion design

Fox started as a clothing designer and launched a successful women's knitwear luxe line, Franziska Fox, with her friend Briana Andalore.[4][8] She also worked as a model, posing for the last nude edition of Playboy in 2015,[9] and as an exhibiting painter and photographer.[10] She self-published two books of photography, Symptomatic of a Relationship Gone Sour: Heartburn/Nausea, published in 2015, and PTSD, published in 2016.[4][10] In 2017, Fox hosted an art exhibit titled "R.I.P. Julia Fox'", which featured silk canvases painted with her own blood.[11]

She has since appeared in campaigns for Diesel[12] Coach New York, and Supreme;[13] and in editorials for CR Fashion Book, The Last, Office, Wonderland,[14] Vogue,[15] Vogue Italia,[16] The Face,[6] Paper,[17] V,[18] Interview,[19] as well as on the cover of Vogue Czechoslovakia.[5]

Acting and directing

Fox made her feature film debut in the 2019 Safdie brothers Netflix film Uncut Gems, playing a showroom saleswoman and mistress of the film's protagonist Howard Ratner (played by Adam Sandler), an erratic jewelry dealer and gambling addict.[10] Fox had known the Safdie brothers for almost a decade after meeting Josh Safdie through a chance encounter at a café in SoHo, Manhattan.[10][11] She was subsequently nominated for Breakthrough Actor in the 2019 Gotham Awards.[20]

Fox also wrote and directed Fantasy Girls, a short film about a group of teenage girls involved in sex work living in Reno, Nevada, which was released in 2021.[21][3] She starred in Ben Hozie's PVT Chat, playing a cam girl named Scarlet. The film was released in the United States on February 5, 2021.[22][23] She was seen in No Sudden Move which released in the United States on July 1, 2021.[24]

She will star in the upcoming drama Puppet,[25] which is set to be released in 2022. Fox is also set to portray Hollywood hairdresser Carrie White in upcoming biopic Upper Cut based on White's memoir.[26] In March 2022, it was announced that Fox is set to star in dark comedy The Trainer opposite Vito Schnabel, who also writes, and Steven Van Zandt, led by director Tony Kaye.[27]

Personal life

Fox married Peter Artemiev, a private pilot, in November 2018, and later separated from him.[28][29] They resided together in Yorkville, Manhattan.[10][30][31][32]

On February 14, 2021, Fox announced the birth of her son. He was born January 17, 2021.[33]

In January 2022, Fox confirmed that she was dating rapper Kanye West in an article she wrote for Interview;[34][35] in February 2022, Fox and West broke up.[36] Fox claimed she dated West expressly to "give people something to talk about" amid an ongoing pandemic.[37] Shortly after the breakup, a doctored headline of an interview of Fox claiming it to be due to West's dislike of her going "goblin mode" went viral online, prompting the phrase "goblin mode" to become widely-used. Fox refuted these claims.[38][39][40]

Filmography

Key
Denotes productions that have not yet been released Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 The Great American Mud Wrestle The Bride Short film
2019 Uncut Gems Julia De Fiore Feature film debut
2020 PVT Chat Scarlet
Paradise Elle Short film
2021 No Sudden Move Vanessa Capelli
2022 Puppet dagger Julia Awaiting release
2023 The Trainer dagger TBA Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Acting for a Cause Titania / Hippolyta Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Music video

Year Title Artist Notes
2019 "JACKBOYS" JackBoys
2020 "Nothing Good" Goody Grace feat. G-Eazy & Juicy J

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref.
2019 Uncut Gems Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer Nominated [41]
Georgia Film Critics Association Breakthrough Award Nominated [42]
Gotham Awards Breakthrough Actor Nominated [43]
Toronto Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Nominated [44]

References

  1. ^ a b McGowan, Elizabeth (January 7, 2022). "Julia Fox Confirms Kanye West Romance and Shares Intimate Photos With the Rapper – Get to Know Her". In Touch Weekly. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Raiken, Amber (January 7, 2022). "Who is Julia Fox? Kanye West's Rumoured New Actor and Model Girlfriend". The Independent. Retrieved January 9, 2022. Fox has made a name for herself as a model
  3. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 18, 2019). "Uncut Gems Breakout Actress & Gotham Award Nominee Julia Fox Signs With WME". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 24, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Gardner, Chris (January 5, 2020). "Uncut Gems Breakout Julia Fox Is Ready to Infuse Art With Activism". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Julia Fox: People never really believed in me". Vogue Czechoslovakia. June 11, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Finster, Tierney (December 17, 2019). "Julia Fox: 'Adam Sandler really believed in me'". The Face. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Gendron, Nico (July 27, 2017). "The Many Lives of Julia Fox". Office Magazine. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Di Donato, Jill (August 13, 2014). "From Clubs to Catwalk: Q&A With the Downtown Design Duo of Franziska Fox". HuffPost. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Gabbatt, Adam (December 11, 2015). "Playboy magazine publishes last issue featuring naked women". The Guardian. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e Pemberton, Nathan Taylor (December 11, 2019). "Julia Fox, Diamond in the Rough of Uncut Gems". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Cohen, Anne (December 10, 2019). "Julia Fox Had To Die To Make Uncut Gems – Now, She's Its Crown Jewel". Refinery29. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  12. ^ Campbell, Graeme (October 1, 2020). "Julia Fox Is Leading Diesel's Brave New World (& She's Not Afraid to Wear Bootcuts)". Highsnobiety. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  13. ^ Gaskins, Ty (April 19, 2022). "Buckle Up! Julia Fox Takes Flight in Supreme's Spring-Summer 2022 Campaign". Grazia. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  14. ^ Morgan, Maybelle (January 9, 2020). "Julia Fox". Wonderland. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  15. ^ Okwodu, Janelle (September 14, 2020). "I Love New York: Whoopi Goldberg, Bella Hadid, and Jeremy O. Harris Celebrate the City". Vogue. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  16. ^ Silvers, Diana (September 8, 2021). "(Rebirth of) Venus". Vogue Italia. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  17. ^ Dorfman, Tommy (November 21, 2019). "Break the Internet: Pete Davidson". Paper. ENTtech Media Group. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  18. ^ Anderson, Samuel (December 1, 2019). "V Girls: Julia Fox". V. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  19. ^ Dorfman, Tommy (September 1, 2021). "Julia Fox and Tommy Dorfman Talk Fame, Codependency, and Motherhood". Interview Magazine. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  20. ^ "Gotham Awards Nominations: A24's The Farewell, Uncut Gems, Netflix's Marriage Story Lead Way". Deadline Hollywood. October 29, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  21. ^ Walschlager, Megan (November 6, 2019). "Coolest Person in the Room: Julia Fox". Paper. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  22. ^ "PVT Chat". Pretorius Pictures. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  23. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (January 5, 2021). "PVT Chat Trailer: Uncut Gems Star Julia Fox Is a Cam-Girl Femme Fatale in Psychosexual Noir". IndieWire. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  24. ^ Corr, Alan (October 9, 2021). "Julia Fox: a femme fatale to die for in No Sudden Move". RTÉ. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  25. ^ Goldfine, Jael (January 17, 2020). "This Indie Psychodrama Stars All The Cool Kids". Paper. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  26. ^ Grobar, Matt (December 7, 2021). "Upper Cut: Atmosphere Entertainment To Develop Film Based On Memoir By Hollywood Hairdresser Carrie White; Susan McMartin Adapting Script For Julia Fox Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  27. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 18, 2022). "Vito Schnabel, Julia Fox & Steven Van Zandt To Star In Dark Comedy The Trainer; American History X's Tony Kaye Directing From Script By Schnabel And Jeff Solomon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  28. ^ Thompson, Eliza (January 7, 2022). "Julia Fox Details Dating Kanye West After Her 'Toxic' Marriage: You Never Know Who Could Be Waiting". Us Weekly. Retrieved January 17, 2022. [...] Fox was married to Peter Artemiev, whom she wed in 2018. Us Weekly confirmed that the pilot filed for divorce from the actress in February 2020, and the proceedings were finalized in July of that year.
  29. ^ Tashjian, Rachel (May 14, 2020). "How Uncut Gems Actress Julia Fox Is Keeping Nightlife Alive in Quarantine". GQ. Retrieved January 17, 2022. And just before the pandemic, Fox [...] was plotting a big new life, moving to Los Angeles and filing for divorce. ("We're friendly, but we're not together," she says of her soon-to-be ex, Peter Artemiev. [...])
  30. ^ Edwards, Eve (January 13, 2020). "Has Julia Fox had plastic surgery? Uncut Gems fans think the newbie actress is too beautiful!". HITC. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  31. ^ Ziegler, Hannah (January 13, 2020). "So You Watched Uncut Gems and Want to Know More About Julia Fox". Elle Canada. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  32. ^ Specter, Emma (January 6, 2022). "Who, Exactly, Is Julia Fox? 5 Things to Know About the Uncut Gems Star". Vogue. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  33. ^ Kiefer, Halle (February 14, 2021). "Julia Fox Had a Pregnancy Photoshoot, Then a Baby Boy Immediately Afterward". Vulture. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  34. ^ Garner, Glenn (January 6, 2022). "Kanye West and Julia Fox Confirm Their Romance and Share Intimate Photos of Lavish Second Date". People. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  35. ^ Fox, Julia (January 6, 2022). "Date Night". Interview. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  36. ^ VanHoose, Benjamin (February 14, 2022). "Julia Fox Splits from Kanye West After Whirlwind Romance: 'I Have Love for Him But I Wasn't in Love'". People. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  37. ^ Soteriou, Stephanie (February 16, 2022). "Julia Fox Has Revealed The Bizarre Reason Why She And Kanye West Were So Public With Their Whirlwind Romance Before Their Split". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  38. ^ "Slobbing out and giving up: why are so many people going 'goblin mode'?". the Guardian. March 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  39. ^ "'Goblin mode': How the fake news spread amid Julia Fox, Kanye break-up". The Focus. February 24, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  40. ^ Dodgson, Lindsay. "The person behind a fake Julia Fox headline about 'goblin mode' says they did her a favor by distracting from her breakup with Ye". Insider. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  41. ^ "2019 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards". Chicago Film Critics Association. December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  42. ^ "2019 Awards". Georgia Film Critics Association. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  43. ^ "Marriage Story Sweeps Gotham Awards; Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 2, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  44. ^ "Announcing the TFCA's 2019 Award Winners". Toronto Film Critics Association. December 8, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

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