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In the mid-’90s, British actor Julia Ormond become a cinematic It Girl, frequently cast in movies where at least two men were vying for her love (
First Knight), sometimes within the same family ( Sabrina). But Ormond’s career took an unusual turn after her heyday; after playing the title role in 1997’s
Smilla’s Sense Of Snow, she veered into more colorful supporting roles. She also became a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and has founded her own nonprofit to combat human trafficking.
Ormond continued to work steadily since her breakout, even if her roles were no longer the title ones. She won an Emmy for playing Temple Grandin’s mother in the TV movie
The Handmaid’s Tale and
Mrs. America.
How have you spent this challenging year?
In late 2019, I lost my mum. I had already planned to have some time off of course, I didn’t realise I’d be doing that with the rest of the world as well. And when I did get back to work, it’s mostly been to focus on my writing and my development, and doing Zoom calls like everyone else, to pre-prep as much as we can. And to start creating new projects in a way that I haven’t had a good opportunity to do in the last few years as I’ve been filming.