Julia Karin Ormond was born on January 4, 1965 in Epsom, Surrey, England. She is a British actress.

Ormond is known for her work in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997), Sabrina (1995), Nostradamus (1994) and Legends of the Fall (1994).

Her TV credits include HBO's Stalin and Iron-Jawed Angels, the drama series Traffik, Varian's War and Animal Farm.

Her last credits include Inland Empire (2006), I Know Who Killed Me (2007) and Guerrilla (2008).

Ormond married Rory Edwards but the marriage ended in 1994. She was romantically linked to actor Gabriel Byrne. In 1999 she married political activist Jon Rubin.

Filmography

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
• Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
• Conjura de El Escorial, La (2008)
• Guerrilla (2008)
• Surveillance (2008)
• I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
• Inland Empire (2006)
• The Way (2006) (TV)
• "Beach Girls" (2005) TV mini-series
• Iron Jawed Angels (2004) (TV)
• Resistance (2003)
• Varian's War (2001) (TV)
• The Prime Gig (2000)
• Animal Farm (1999) (TV) (voice)
• Sibirskiy tsiryulnik (1998)
• Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
• Sabrina (1995)
• First Knight (1995)
• Legends of the Fall (1994)
• Captives (1994)
• Nostradamus (1994)
• The Baby of Mâcon (1993)
• Stalin (1992) (TV)
• Young Catherine (1991) (TV)
• "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" (1 episode, 1990)
• "Traffik" (1989) TV mini-series

Awards

• Golden Satellite Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series or Television Movie "Varian's War" 2001
• CableACE Award International Informational Special or Series "Calling the Ghosts" 1997
• Emmy Investigative Journalism "Calling the Ghosts" 1997 - 1998
• NATO/ShoWest Star of Tomorrow Award 1995
• London Critics' Circle Award Most Promising Newcomer "Faith, Hope and Charity" 1989