Is dyslexic

Auditioned for the title role in "Ally McBeal" (1997) (press interview, May 2, 1999)

Moved to Los Angeles with her mother the day after her High School graduation.

Was named after the Julie Christie character in Doctor Zhivago (1965).

She was reportedly a passenger in Jack Nicholson's Mercedes when the car collided with another car in the Hollywood Hills on July 8, 1999. She was dating David Spade at the time, and reportedly fled the scene for fear of being seen romantically with Nicholson.

Got her SAG (Screen Actor's Guild) card working on Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), even though all of her onscreen time wound up on the cutting room floor.

Educated at the Chicago Academy for the Arts.

Dated actor David Spade. [1998-1999]

Dated actor Jack Nicholson. [1999-2001]

Attended the Piven Theater Workshop in Evanston, IL.

Good friends with Chris Isaak.

Grew up in Chicago with Robin Tunney.

Mother, Sally Boyle, is her assistant.

As a young child, she was extremely shy. Overcame her shyness by taking Irish folk dancing, art classes, and working in a local improv class.