Julia Whelan
American actress and author · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1984 · age 42
Julia May Whelan is an American actress, narrator and author. As an actress, she is best known for her role as Grace Manning on the television family drama series Once and Again (1999-2002), and her co-starring role in the 2002 Lifetime movie The Secret Life of Zoey.
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My Oxford YearFilm, Writer2009
CastleSeries, Tina Massey
NCIS: Los AngelesSeries, 2009Karen Davis
Fading of the CriesFilm, 2009Emily2005
The CloserSeries, Natalie Gilbert2004
ClubhouseSeries, Maggie Archer2003
NCISSeries, Greta Fensternacht2002
The Secret Life of ZoeyFilm, Zoey1999
Once and AgainSeries, Grace Manning1998
Fifteen and PregnantFilm, Rachel Spangler1996
Christmas Every DayFilm, Cousin Jacey Jackson1995
Nowhere ManSeries, Young Laura1994
ERSeries, Laura1984Born8 May 1984People around Julia
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A noted child actor, Whelan first appeared on screen at the age of 11 and continued to take television roles until her matriculation into Middlebury College in 2004; Whelan graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury in 2008 after spending the 2006-2007 academic year as a visiting student at Lincoln College, Oxford. Whelan returned to film acting in November 2008 with a role in the fantasy thriller Fading of the Cries. In the 2010s, Whelan stepped away from her acting career to become an audiobook narrator. As of August 2025, she has narrated over 600 audiobooks. In 2018, she published her debut novel My Oxford Year.
