Julie was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When she was five years old, her family moved to California to get some sunshine and that's where they stayed.As a child, Julie had daydreams of being an actress and a singer, but at night had dreams of not being prepared for tests, being naked in public and falling.After graduating Magna Cum Laude from UC Santa Barbara, Julie spent many years in the corporate world before pursuing her dreams of performing.Julie has one sister, Allyson, who is exactly eleven months older and exactly three years wiser.