Julia Garner

Julia Garner (born February 1, 1994) is an American actress and model. She has appeared in the films Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and has leading roles in Electrick Children, We Are What We Are and Grandma. She has also appeared in the major role of Ruth Langmore in the Netflix original series Ozark and in several episodes of the television series The Americans. 2Personal life Garner was born in the Riverdale neighborhood, in the Bronx, New York. Her mother, Tami Gingold, a therapist, had a successful career in Israel around 30 years ago as a comedian. Her father, Thomas Garner, is a painter and an art teacher, originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio. She has an older sister, Anna (Ani), who is a writer, producer and an artist. Garner resides with her parents in their house in New York City. She considers Italian actress Monica Vitti and especially Bette Davis to be a major influence on her acting style, having cited Davis's performance in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 2Career She started taking acting lessons at the age of 15 to overcome her shynes