Julia Stiles is an American stage and screen actress, hailed as "the thinking teenagers' movie goddess" by a New York Times critic. 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. (more...)
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