Julia Stiles

Julia O'Hara Stiles (born March 28, 1981 in New York City) is an American stage and screen actress. After beginning her theater career in small parts, she has moved on to leading roles in plays by writers as diverse as William Shakespeare and David Mamet; her film career has been both a commercial and critical success, ranging from teen romantic comedies such as 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) to dark art house pictures such as The Business of Strangers (2001). When Stiles isn't working, she actively supports a variety of progressive and liberal issues.

References

• Aimee Agresti. "Type A Student". Premiere. v. 15, n. 12. August 2002. 74-6. (Lynda Obst)
• John Andrews. "Prince Charming isn't her crowning achievement". Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) April 2, 2004. B5. (The Prince and Me)
• Joe Balthai. "Screen Idol-escents". The Arizona Republic. October 28, 1999. (General material, Sundance)
• John Bankston. Julia Stiles. Bear, Delaware: Mitchell Lane, 2003. (General material; biography for younger readers)
• Ben Brantley. "Wayward Currents in Uncharted Waters". The New York Times. July 22, 2002. (Twelfth Night)
• Jancee Dunn. "Is Julia Stiles too cool for school?". Rolling Stone. Issue 866. April 12, 2001. (General material, college career)
• Alec Foege. "Stiles and Substance". Biography. v. 6, n. 7 July 2002. 74.
• Scott Foundas. "Not a Fresh 'Prince'". Variety. March 29, 2004. 80, 86. (The Prince and Me)
• Leslie Goober. "The Hottest Chicks in Hollywood". Cosmopolitan. v. 231, n.6. December 2001. 192. (General material)
• Dennis Harvey. Review of A Guy Thing. Variety. January 20, 2003.
• Adina Hoffman. "Good teen fun". The Jerusalem Post. July 26, 1999. 7. (10 Things)
• Stephen Holden. "A Hangover Is the Least of His Problems". The New York Times. January 17, 2003. B31. (A Guy Thing)
• Stephen Holden. "Creeping 1953 Feminism Without Quite Dispelling Dreams of Prince Charming". The New York Times. December 19, 2003. B8. (Mona Lisa Smile)
• Martin Hoyle. "Martin Hoyle enjoys a film that turns the Bard's almost unplayable comedy into a teenage coup". Financial Times. July 8, 1999. 18. (10 Things)
• Dave Kehr. "At the Movies: Understanding a Dragon Lady". The New York Times. December 7, 2001. E8. (Stockard Channing and The Business of Strangers)
• Caryn James. "This Time, Man, The 60's Go, Like Faster". The New York Times. February 5, 1999. E30. (The 60's)
• Gia Kourlas. "Julia speaks her mind". Glamour. v. 100, n. 11. January 2003. 92-3, 155. (General material)
• Sarah Partin. "Julia Stiles". In Newsmakers 2002. Detroit, Michigan: Gale, 2002. 415-7. (General material)
• Charlotte O'Sullivan. "Shakespeare goes to the prom". The Independent (London). July 9, 1999. 11. (10 Things)
• Jeffrey Ressner. "10 Things About Her: Julia Stiles' career is a class in teen stardom". Time. v. 153, n. 14. April 12, 1999. (General material, Sundance)
• Jennifer L. Smith. "Julia Stiles gets real". Teen People. v. 7, n. 3. April 2004. 112-5. (General material)
• Julia Stiles. "No one can shut me up". YM. v. 51, n. 2. February 2003. 74-7. (General material)
• Julia Stiles. "Who's afraid of the 1950s?" The Guardian (London). June 17, 2004. http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1240843,00.html (Mona Lisa Smile, Oleanna and feminism)