Julia Hart (born April 7, 1982) is an American filmmaker and actress. She is known for writing and directing the comedy drama '' Miss Stevens'' (2016), the superhero drama '' Fast Color'' (2018), the musical romance '' Stargirl'' (2020), and the crime thriller '' I'm Your Woman'' (2020).

Early life

Julia Hart was born on April 7, 1982. Her father

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is a screenwriter in

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, and her mother Judith is an actress. In 1998, while still a teenager, Hart co-founded the Peter Pan Birthday Club, a charity program associated with the Peter Pan Children's Fund. The Birthday Club was inspired by one of her own experiences as a child. In 1992, while in

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for the UK premiere of the movie ''

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'', which was written by her father, she was given a tour of the

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. After returning home to the United States, she asked her friends to make donations to the hospital in lieu of presents for her tenth birthday. Directly after graduating college, Hart began teaching high school at 25 years old. After eight years of teaching, she quit her job to pursue screenwriting. In addition to her father, her brother Jake is also a screenwriter.

Career

''Miss Stevens'' was Hart's directorial debut. Inspired by her experience as a teacher, ''Miss Stevens'' follows a teacher as she chaperones three students on a weekend trip to a drama competition. This film premiered at the

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(SXSW) Film Festival on March 12, 2016. ''Miss Stevens'' was nominated for the Grand Jury Award and Gamechanger Award at the festival. Hart's film ''Fast Color'' premiered at South by Southwest in 2018, a year when 80% of the films in the SXSW festival's narrative feature competition were directed or co-directed by women. Hart co-wrote ''Fast Color'' and ''I'm Your Woman'' with Jordan Horowitz, who has also served as a producer on her projects.

Personal life

Hart is married to film producer Jordan Horowitz. The couple have two children together.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Julia 1982 births Living people American women philanthropists American women screenwriters American women film directors American film actresses 21st-century American actresses