{{Short description|American and Venezuelan actress (born 1958)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Julie Restifo | image = Julie Restifo 2014.jpg | alt = | caption = Restifo in 2014 | birth_name = Julie Marie Restifo | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|7|31}}<ref name="venevision" /> | birth_place = Long Island, New York, U.S.<ref name="venevision" /> | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|death date†|birth date†}} --> | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | spouse = Javier Vidal | children = Jan <br /> Josette Vidal | citizenship = {{hlist|United States|Venezuela}} | education = Universidad Católica Andrés Bello | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1981–present | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''Julie Marie Restifo''' (born July 31, 1958) is an American and Venezuelan actress.<ref name="venevision" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Carlota Sosa, Julie Restifo y Eulalia Siso son las "Señoras"|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/arte-y-entretenimiento/150728/carlota-sosa-julie-restifo-y-eulalia-siso-son-las-senoras|work=El Universal|accessdate=31 August 2015|language=Spanish}}</ref> She is best known for his characters in the telenovelas ''La loba herida'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Julie Restifo "Los rostros de las telenovelas"|url=http://teleprograma.fotogramas.es/telenovela/los-rostros-de-las-telenovelas/julie-restifo-biografia/julie-restifo-012|work=teleprograma.fotogramas.es|accessdate=September 2, 2015|language=Spanish|pages=14|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190526/http://teleprograma.fotogramas.es/telenovela/los-rostros-de-las-telenovelas/julie-restifo-biografia/julie-restifo-012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''La llaman Mariamor'',<ref name=teleprograma>{{cite web|title=Julie Restifo|url=http://teleprograma.fotogramas.es/telenovela/los-rostros-de-las-telenovelas/julie-restifo-biografia/julie-restifo-03|accessdate=September 2, 2015|language=Spanish|pages=15}}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''Hay amores que matan'',<ref name="teleprograma" /> ''Viva la Pepa'',<ref name="teleprograma" /> and ''La mujer de Judas''.<ref name="teleprograma" /><ref>{{cite web|title=¡Viva la Pepa! rompe con tabúes|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2000/11/29/cul_art_29314AA|work=El Universal|author=Jesús Abel Fernández|accessdate=September 2, 2015|language=Spanish|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235941/http://www.eluniversal.com/2000/11/29/cul_art_29314AA|archivedate=September 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Julie Restifo, una mujer en busca de la verdad|url=http://informe21.com/arte-y-espectaculos/julie-restifo-una-mujer-en-busca-de-la-verdad|work=Infomes21|accessdate=September 2, 2015|language=Spanish|pages=|archive-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724142709/https://informe21.com/arte-y-espectaculos/julie-restifo-una-mujer-en-busca-de-la-verdad|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Biography == Restifo was born in Long Island, United States on 31 July 1958. She studied social communication at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello.<ref name=venevision>{{cite web|title=Julie Restifo|url=http://www.venevision.net/estrella/julie-restifo|work=Venevisión|accessdate=31 August 2015|language=Spanish}}</ref> She is married to actor Javier Vidal, with whom she has two children, Jan and Josette Vidal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Julie Restifo: Es un orgullo trabajar con mi hija|url=http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/chevere/espectaculos/julie-restifo--es-un-orgullo-trabajar-con-mi-hija.aspx|work=Últimas Noticias Venezuela|accessdate=31 August 2015|language=Spanish|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305185525/http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/chevere/espectaculos/julie-restifo--es-un-orgullo-trabajar-con-mi-hija.aspx|archivedate=5 March 2016}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Films === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1983 || ''Homicidio culposo'' || Alicia's friend || Film debut |- | 1985 || ''Más allá del silencio'' || || |- | 1986 || ''La otra ilusión'' || || |- | 1986 || ''De cómo Anita Camacho quiso levantarse a Marino Méndez''<ref>{{cite web|title=De cómo Anita Camacho quiso levantarse a Marino Méndez|url=http://www.cineseisocho.com/pdf/anita.pdf|work=cineseisocho.com|accessdate=September 4, 2015|language=Spanish|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090840/http://www.cineseisocho.com/pdf/anita.pdf|archivedate=March 4, 2016}}</ref> || || |- | 1990 || ''Río Negro'' || || |- | 1995 || ''Rosa de Francia'' || || |- | 2000 || ''La mágica aventura de Óscar'' || || |- | 2002 || ''Rosa, un delirio'' || || Short film |- | 2009 || ''Son de la Calle'' || Cristina || |- | 2014 || ''La roca'' || Mother || Short film |- |2016 |''Tamara'' |Isbelia | |- |2018 |The Vampire of Lake<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rojo |first=Gabriela Mesones |title=“Quedarse en Venezuela significa aceptarla tal cual es” |url=https://www.cinco8.com/perspectivas/quedarse-en-venezuela-significa-aceptarla-tal-cual-es/ |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=Cinco8 |language=es}}</ref> |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1984 || ''Azucena'' || Brenda Mirabal || Television debut |- | 1989 || ''Coplan'' || Chef des services secrets anglais || "Vengeance à Caracas" (Season 1, Episode 4) |- | 1990 || ''Emperatriz'' || || |- | 1990 || ''María María'' || Regina || |- | 1992 || ''La loba herida'' ||Eva Rudel de Castillo || |- | 1993 || ''Pedacito de cielo'' || || |- | 1995 || ''Entrega total'' || || |- | 1996 || ''La llaman Mariamor'' || Mara || |- | 1998 || ''Aunque me cueste la vida'' || Bélgica Michelena || |- | 1999 || ''Carita pintada'' || Conchetta de Rossi || |- | 2000 || ''Hay amores que matan'' || Emma de Castro-León || |- | 2001 || ''Viva la Pepa'' || Josefa Lunar / Pepa || |- | 2003 || ''La mujer de Judas'' || Joaquina Leal "La Juaca" / Juaca Leal || |- | 2003 || ''La cuaima'' || Arminda Rovaina de Cáceres || |- | 2005 || ''Mujer con pantalones'' || Cristina Galué de Torrealba || |- | 2006 || ''Y los declaro marido y mujer'' || Lucía Mujica de Spert || |- | 2010 || ''La mujer perfecta'' || Antonella Montiel || |- | 2012 || ''Mi ex me tiene ganas'' || Clara Sotillo || |- | 2014 || ''La virgen de la calle'' || Ana Lucía Molina de Rivas || |- | 2015 || ''Piel salvaje'' || Marcelina Esquivel || |- |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb name|0720423|Julie Restifo}}
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