Meet 16-year-old Julia Butters, who stars in Freakier Friday with Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan , Jamie Lee Curtis and
Chad Michael Murray
Jamie Lee Curtis, Julia Butters, Lindsay Lohan, Sophia Hammons and Chad Michael Murray at the Los Angeles premiere of their film Freakier Friday on July 22. Photo: Reuters
Butters made her acting debut in 2014 with an appearance in TV crime show Criminal Minds and delivered a noteworthy performance in her portrayal of Anna-Kat Otto, the sweet but anxious daughter in the sitcom American Housewife. Butters then got her breakout moment with a role in Tarantino's 2019 film Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood – a project that earned her a ticket to the Oscars, where she made headlines for bringing a turkey sandwich in her designer bag.
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Here's what you need to know about Butters, one of Hollywood's most promising young actresses.
She didn't know who Leonardo DiCaprio was before she worked with him
Julia Butters worked with Leonardo DiCaprio on the set of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood. Photo: @julia_butters/Instagram
When Butters filmed Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, she was only 10 – far too young to have seen any Tarantino films or recognise her A-list co-stars. In fact, at the premiere of her own movie, she had to leave during some age-inappropriate scenes.
During her audition for the part of Trudi Fraser, Tarantino handed her all 21 pages of the scene and gave her an overview of the character. When he mentioned writing the script, the young actress responded with charming candour: 'Oh, you wrote it? Well done,' she recalled in an interview with Esquire.
She was cast in The Fabelmans on her 12th birthday
Julia Butters worked with her idol, director Steven Spielberg, on The Fabelmans. Photo: @julia_butters/Instagram
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