Biography
Who is Julie Gonzalo?
Early life and career beginnings
Julieta Susana Gonzalo Martyniuk was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She spent her childhood in General San Martin Partido before relocating to Miami Beach, Florida, with her family at age eight. Before pursuing acting, she began her professional career working as a model.
Julie Gonzalo developed an interest in performance and enrolled in theater classes to build her skills. Eventually, she moved to Los Angeles to advance her career. She made her feature film debut in the 2002 romantic comedy I am with Lucy, acting alongside Monica Potter.
Film roles and early television
Her television debut occurred on the comedy series Greetings from Tucson. In 2003, she appeared on the procedural drama NCIS. She later guest-starred in the 2004 pilot episode of the Nickelodeon series Drake and Josh. During this period, she auditioned for several pilots that were not picked up, including Exit 9 and Me, Me, Me.
Julie Gonzalo appeared in several high-profile films during the early 2000s. She played a rival character in the 2003 film Freaky Friday and reprised a similar antagonistic role in 2004 for A Cinderella Story. That same year, she appeared in the comedy Dodgeball: a Underdog Story and played a character in Christmas with the Kranks. Her filmography continued with supporting parts in Must Love Dogs, the 2007 thriller Cherry Crush, and the 2013 horror-comedy Vamp U.
Television series and major projects
In 2006, she secured a regular role as Parker Lee on the series Veronica Mars, which ran until 2007. Following that, she played Maggie Dekker in the legal comedy-drama Eli Stone from 2008 to 2009. For this performance, she received an ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2008. She was also cast as the lead in the unaired NBC science fiction project Day One.
Julie Gonzalo joined the cast of the TNT revival series Dallas in 2012, where she portrayed Pamela Rebecca Barnes for three seasons until the show ended in 2014. Later, she portrayed Andrea Rojas on the series Supergirl from 2019 to 2021. Since 2016, she has appeared frequently in made-for-TV movies on the Hallmark Channel.
Personal life and citizenship
During a 2013 appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, she announced that she became an American citizen in 2011. She met actor Chris McNally in 2017 while working on the television movie The Sweetest Heart.
The couple married in 2018. They welcomed their first child in June 2022. The pair announced they were expecting a second child in December 2025 and Julie Gonzalo gave birth to their second child on June 24, 2026.
Birthday and age
Julie Gonzalo was born on September 9, 1981, which makes Julie 45 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Julie shares the date with 36 other famous people.
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