{{short description|American actress (born 2009)}} {{Infobox person | birth_name = | image = Julia Butters at the 2022 TIFF Premiere of The Fabelmans (52358880706) (cropped).jpg | image_size = 175 | caption = Butters in 2022 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2009|04|15}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2011–present | known_for = ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood''<br>''The Fabelmans'' <br> ''American Housewife''<br>''Freakier Friday'' | notable_works = }}
'''Julia Butters''' (born April 15, 2009)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrERda-pMP1/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> is an American actress. She began her career at the age of five, and starred as Trudi Fraser in the film ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019), for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Actor/Actress, and as Reggie Fabelman in ''The Fabelmans'' (2022). She rose to prominence for playing Anna-Kat Otto in ''American Housewife'' (2016–2020), and for playing Harper Coleman in ''Freakier Friday'' (2025).
==Early life== Butters was born on April 15, 2009, in Los Angeles. Her father Darrin Butters is a Disney animator who has worked on films such as ''Frozen'' and ''Ralph Breaks the Internet''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guest Speaker Darrin Butters |url=https://www.nyfa.edu/guest/darrin-butters/ |website=www.nyfa.edu}}</ref><ref name="people.curto.2019.07.29">{{cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |title=Meet Julia Butters, the 10-Year-Old Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Breakout Star |url=https://people.com/movies/julia-butters-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-10-year-old/ |work=People |date=July 29, 2019 |access-date=October 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811142439/https://people.com/movies/julia-butters-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-10-year-old/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="variety.malkin.2019.07.25">{{cite web |last=Malkin |first=Marc |title='Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Actress Julia Butters on Working With Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/features/once-upon-a-time-julia-butters-leonardo-dicaprio-brad-pitt-1203277180/ |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=July 25, 2019 |location=Los Angeles, California |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121193821/https://variety.com/2019/film/features/once-upon-a-time-julia-butters-leonardo-dicaprio-brad-pitt-1203277180/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career== Julia Butters began her career doing commercials. Her first speaking role was the role of Gabby in ''Criminal Minds''.<ref name="kearneyhub_butters">{{cite web |last=White |first=Ashley |title=Butters' daughter gets taste of Hollywood |url=https://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/butters-daughter-gets-taste-of-hollywood/article_b4416422-a6a2-11e3-b38e-001a4bcf887a.html |work=Kearney Hub |date=March 8, 2014 |access-date=August 2, 2019 |archive-date=April 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401215917/https://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/butters-daughter-gets-taste-of-hollywood/article_b4416422-a6a2-11e3-b38e-001a4bcf887a.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Butters portrayed the recurring role of Ella in the Amazon Prime Video series ''Transparent''.<ref name="Transparent">{{cite web |last=Vessing |first=Etan |title=James Marsden, Julia Butters Join Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-marsden-julia-butters-join-once-a-time-hollywood-cast-1118542 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Eldridge Industries |date=June 8, 2018 |location=Los Angeles, California |access-date=July 28, 2019 |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907183142/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-marsden-julia-butters-join-once-a-time-hollywood-cast-1118542 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, she began starring in the ABC sitcom ''American Housewife'' as Anna-Kat Otto.<ref name="American Housewife1">{{Cite web |title=Julia Butters {{!}} American Housewife|url=https://abc.go.com/shows/american-housewife/cast/julia-butters|work=ABC |access-date=August 2, 2019 |archive-date=October 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013072912/https://abc.go.com/shows/american-housewife/cast/julia-butters |url-status=live}}</ref> While Quentin Tarantino was writing the script of his ninth film ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'', he spotted Butters on television, and later cast her in the role of precocious child actress Trudi Fraser.<ref name="OUaTiH">{{cite web |last=Desta |first=Yohana |title=Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood: Meet the 10-Year-Old Leo Compared to a Young Meryl Streep |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/07/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-julia-butters-interview |work=Vanity Fair |publisher=Condé Nast |date=July 26, 2019 |location=New York City |access-date=July 28, 2019 |archive-date=July 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727013035/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/07/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-julia-butters-interview |url-status=live}}</ref> After she received critical acclaim for this role, Butters decided to pursue similar opportunities, leading her to leave ''American Housewife'' after four seasons.<ref name="American Housewife2">{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |title=American Housewife' Recasts Anna-Kat Role With Giselle Eisenberg As Julia Butters Exits ABC Comedy |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/american-housewife-anna-kat-role-recast-giselle-eisenberg-replaces-julia-butters-exits-abc-comedy-series-season-5-1234575693/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 11, 2020 |access-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-date=September 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912053824/https://deadline.com/2020/09/american-housewife-anna-kat-role-recast-giselle-eisenberg-replaces-julia-butters-exits-abc-comedy-series-season-5-1234575693/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2020, Butters was cast in Netflix's ''The Gray Man''.<ref name="Gray Man">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/jessica-henwick-wagner-moura-dhanush-julia-butters-the-russo-brothers-gray-man-ryan-gosling-1234658170/ |title=Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, Dhanush and Julia Butters Join the Russo Brothers' 'Gray Man' Starring Ryan Gosling |author-first1=Justin|author-last1=Kroll|work=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 17, 2020 |access-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130161411/https://deadline.com/2020/12/jessica-henwick-wagner-moura-dhanush-julia-butters-the-russo-brothers-gray-man-ryan-gosling-1234658170/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In June 2021, it was announced that Butters was cast in ''The Fabelmans'', Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age film as Reggie Fabelman, a character based on Spielberg's sister Anne.<ref name="Fabelmans">{{cite web |last=Mirabel |first=Marisa |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/next-spielberg-movie-cast/ |title=Steven Spielberg's Movie About His Childhood Casts "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Breakout Julia Butters |date=June 15, 2021 |access-date=June 15, 2021 |work=/Film |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616045134/https://www.slashfilm.com/next-spielberg-movie-cast/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2022, Butters was cast as Lily in the film ''Queen of Bones''.<ref name="Queen of Bones">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/martin-freeman-taylor-schilling-more-set-for-horror-queen-of-bones-1235100333/ |title=Julia Butters, Jacob Tremblay, Martin Freeman & Taylor Schilling Set For Horror 'Queen Of Bones'; Robert Budreau Directing For Appian Way, Lumanity Productions And Productivity Media |last=Grobar |first=Matt |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=August 30, 2022 |access-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830160356/https://deadline.com/2022/08/martin-freeman-taylor-schilling-more-set-for-horror-queen-of-bones-1235100333/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, she was cast in ''Freakier Friday'' (2025), the sequel to the 2003 film ''Freaky Friday''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stephan|first=Katcy|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/julia-butters-freaky-friday-2-disney-1236029360/|title=Julia Butters Joins ''Freaky Friday 2'' at Disney|work=Variety|date=June 7, 2024|access-date=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She played Harper Coleman, the daughter of Anna Coleman (Lindsay Lohan) and granddaughter of Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|last2=Gomez|first2=Dessi|url=https://deadline.com/2025/06/freakier-friday-trailer-jamie-lee-curtis-lindsay-lohan-1236326601/|title=''Freakier Friday'' Trailer: Jamie Lee Curtis & Lindsay Lohan Face Another Body Swap 22 Years Later|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 6, 2025|access-date=August 14, 2025}}</ref>
== Filmography == ===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! scope="col" class=unsortable | Notes |- | rowspan="3"| 2016 | ''13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'' | Beverly Silva | |- | ''Term Life'' | young Cate Barrow | |- | data-sort-value="Family Man, A" | ''A Family Man'' | Lauren Jensen | |- | 2019 | ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' | Trudi Fraser | |- | rowspan="2"| 2022 | data-sort-value="Gray Man, The" | ''The Gray Man'' | Claire Fitzroy | |- | data-sort-value="Fabelmans, The" | ''The Fabelmans'' | Regina "Reggie" Fabelman | |- | 2023 | ''Queen of Bones'' | Lily | |- | 2025 | ''Freakier Friday'' | Harper Coleman / Anna Coleman | |- | 2026 | ''Wish I Were a Phoenix'' | TBA | <ref>{{cite web |last=Brogmus |first=Sierra |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DXhwCwlgSBM/?igsh=MXR3a2VrM3gwZm43OA== |title=Wish I Were a Phoenix Screening Announcement |date=April 24, 2026 |access-date=April 24, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! scope="col" class=unsortable | Notes |- | 2014 || ''Criminal Minds'' || Gabby Hoffer || Season 9, episode 16 |- | 2015–2016 || ''Best Friends Whenever'' || 5-year-old Cyd || 2 episodes |- | 2015 || ''The Kicks'' || Ashley McBride || Season 1, episode 5 |- | 2015–2016 || ''Transparent'' || Ella || 8 episodes |- | 2016–2020 || ''American Housewife'' || Anna-Kat Otto || Seasons 1–4; Main role |- | 2020 || ''Short Circuit'' || Little Girl || Voice; Season 1, episode 14 |- | rowspan = "2" | 2021 || ''I Think You Should Leave'' || Tammy Craps Doll Spokesperson || Season 2, episode 6 |- | ''Adventure Time: Distant Lands'' || Larry / Additional Voices || Voice; Season 1 episode 4 |- | 2024 || ''Monsters at Work'' || Lorelei Worthington || Voice; 3 episodes |- | 2025 || ''The Paper'' || High School Student || Season 1, episode 4 |}
==Discography== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Song !Album !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | 2025 |"Baby" {{small|(with Lindsay Lohan)}} |''Freakier Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' |<ref>{{Cite web |title=DISNEY'S "FREAKIER FRIDAY" ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OUT NOW! |url=https://press.disney.co.uk/news/disneys-freakier-friday-original-soundtrack-out-now! |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250803205215/https://press.disney.co.uk/news/disneys-freakier-friday-original-soundtrack-out-now! |archive-date=August 3, 2025 |access-date=November 16, 2025 |publisher= Disney}}</ref> |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Award !Category !Work !Result !Ref |- | rowspan="5"| 2019 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Most Promising Performer | rowspan="9" | ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' | {{nominated}} | style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/2019awards|title=2019 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards|last=|first=|date=31 December 2019|website=Chicago Film Critics Association|language=en-US|access-date=7 January 2020|archive-date=25 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425142324/https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/2019awards|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Youth in Film – Female | {{won}} |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://awardswatch.com/las-vegas-film-critics-society-once-upon-a-time-is-best-picture-director-and-more/ |title=Las Vegas Film Critics Society: Once Upon a Time…is Best Picture, Director and more |first=Erik |last=Anderson |website=AwardsWatch |date=December 13, 2019 |access-date=March 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213213342/https://awardswatch.com/las-vegas-film-critics-society-once-upon-a-time-is-best-picture-director-and-more/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | San Diego Film Critics Society | Breakthrough Artist | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sdfcs.org/2019-nominations/ |title=2019 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Nominations |date=December 9, 2019 |website=San Diego Film Critics Society |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191207160902/http://www.sdfcs.org/2019-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Seattle Film Critics Society | Best Youth Performance | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seattlefilmcritics.com/2019/12/09/the-irishman-leads-the-2019-seattle-film-critics-society-nominations/ |title="The Irishman" Leads the 2019 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations |date=December 9, 2019 |website=Seattle Film Critics Society |access-date=January 7, 2020 |archive-date=December 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210112128/http://seattlefilmcritics.com/2019/12/09/the-irishman-leads-the-2019-seattle-film-critics-society-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Youth Performance | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2019 |title=The 2019 WAFCA Awards |url=http://www.wafca.com/awards/2019.htm |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association |language=en-US |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209110314/http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="4"| 2020 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Young Actor/Actress | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-critics-choice-awards-nominations-list-full-1260595 |title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Irishman' Leads with 14 Nominations |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 8, 2019 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111193429/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/lists/2020-critics-choice-awards-nominations-list-full-1260595 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Hollywood Film Critics Association | Best Actress 23 and Under | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/11/25/laofcs-2019-nominations/|title=LAOFCS Announces New Name and 2019 Nominations • AwardsCircuit {{!}} Entertainment, Predictions, Reviews|last=Peterson|first=Karen M.|date=25 November 2019|website=AwardsCircuit {{!}} Entertainment, Predictions, Reviews|language=en-US|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125213722/https://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/11/25/laofcs-2019-nominations/|archive-date=25 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Music City Film Critics Association | Best Young Actress | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2019-music-city-film-critics-association-mcfca-winners/ |title=The 2019 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Winners |first=Matt |last=Neglia |website=Next Best Picture |date=January 10, 2020 |access-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517033612/https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2019-music-city-film-critics-association-mcfca-winners |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Online Film and Television Association | Best Youth Performance | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/24th-annual-film-awards-2019/ |title=24th Annual Film Awards |access-date=March 19, 2022 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531125607/http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/24th-annual-film-awards-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 | Palm Springs International Film Festival | Vanguard Award | data-sort-value="Fabelmans, The" rowspan="2"| ''The Fabelmans'' | {{won}} | style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/oscar-hopefuls-cate-blanchett-steven-spielberg-palm-springs-awards-gala-1235213125/|title=Oscar Hopefuls From Cate Blanchett To Steven Spielberg Hit Palm Springs As Awards Season Cranks Up|website=Deadline|first=Pete|last=Hammond|date=January 6, 2023|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> |- | Music City Film Critics Association | Best Young Actress | {{nom}} | style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=January 9, 2023 |title=The 2022 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Winners |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2022-music-city-film-critics-association-mcfca-winners/ |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109170108/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2022-music-city-film-critics-association-mcfca-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |}
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