Julie St. Claire (born Juliette Marie Capone; June 10, 1970), is an American actress, director and producer.

Early life

St. Claire was born in

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, but moved to California with her family in 1979. She competed in the U.S. Gymnastic Federation as a child, and also showed horses (both Western and English).

Career

In 1982 she debuted on the

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television series ''

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'', portraying Ricky Schroder's girlfriend, which led to numerous guest appearances and film roles, including ''

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'' (1986). The Southern California Motion Picture Council awarded her the Bronze Halo in 1983 for Best Up & Coming Young Actress; she also received a nomination for the

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. Her first regular television role came on ''Personal & Confidential''. Following high school, after a year of attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (West) in

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on a scholarship, in 1990 she starred as Tawny Richards on the soap opera series '' Santa Barbara''. In 1987 she was nominated for "Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress, Guest Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama Series" for a 1986 appearance on '' The Judge''.

Later work

After ''Santa Barbara'' and along with many more film and television roles, St. Claire went on to star as Maria in

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's '' A.J.'s Time Travelers'' and portrayed Marla Antoni on '' Lincoln Heights''.

Personal details

St. Claire lives in California with her husband and their son. She is a member of the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team hall of fame and has been credited as "Julie Capone".Profile
, HollywoodKnights.com; accessed April 11, 2015. She attended AADA West in Pasadena, California.

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