Julia Fox

Julia Fox (born February 2, 1990) is an Italian-American actress and model. As an actress, she is known for her debut performance in the 2019 film Uncut Gems, for which she was nominated for the Breakthrough Actor Award at the 2019 Gotham Awards. Fox is also known for her eccentric style and online presence. Early life and education Fox was born in Milan, Italy, to an Italian mother, Gracie, and an American father, Thomas Fox, who worked as a contractor. The two split during her childhood. Fox has two siblings. Until age six, she was raised by her grandfather in the small town of Saronno, located outside of Milan, while her mother finished college. During this time, Fox's father lived on a boat docked off of New York City. In Italy, she lived in a one-bedroom apartment with her mother's family, and was raised in a Catholic household. At age six, she moved to New York City to live with her father in Yorkville, Manhattan, while also regularly visiting her mother in Italy. At age 14, Fox moved back to Italy to stay with a host family that lived near her mother's hometown, and attended a private Catholic school. She was asked to leave the host family due to smoking and skipping school, and lived alone in her mother's empty apartment for some time until she returned to New York. While growing up, Fox experienced periods of relative homelessness, and had a difficult relationship with her parents. Her father was "volatile and verbally abusive", and her mother was "absent for long stretches" when Fox visited her, and the two also "fought explosively". At age 15, she left home to live with her boyfriend, who was a drug dealer. After he was imprisoned, she moved into a friend's home. Fox ended their relationship after he sent her a death threat that also targeted her family.