Julia Butters

Julia Butters is an American actress. She is known for her role 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 for her role as Reggie Fabelman in The Fabelmans (2022).

Julia Butters
Butters in 2020
Born	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood The Fabelmans American Housewife

Early life

Butters was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is a Disney animator who has worked on films such as Frozen and Ralph Breaks the Internet.^[1][2]

Career

Julia Butters began her career doing commercials. Her first speaking role was the role of Gabby in Criminal Minds.^[3] In 2016, Butters portrayed the recurring role of Ella in the Amazon Prime Video series Transparent.^[4] Later that year, she began starring in the ABC sitcom American Housewife as Anna-Kat Otto.^[5] When 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.^[6] After she received critical acclaim for this role, Butters decided to pursue similar opportunities, leading her to leave American Housewife after four seasons.^[7] In December 2020, Butters was cast in Netflix’s The Gray Man.^[8] 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.^[9] In August 2022, Butters was cast as Lily in the film Queen of Bones.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi	Beverly Silva
	Term Life	Young Cate
	A Family Man	Lauren Jensen
2019	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Trudi Fraser
2022	The Gray Man	Claire
	The Fabelmans	Reggie Fabelman
2023	Queen of Bones	Lily
2025	Freakier Friday †	Harper Coleman	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Criminal Minds	Gabby Hoffer	Season 9, Episode 16
2015	The Kicks	Ashley McBride	Season 1, Episode 5
2016–2020	American Housewife	Anna-Kat Otto
2021	I Think You Should Leave	Tammy Craps Doll Spokesperson	Season 2, Episode 6
2024	Monsters at Work	Lorelei Worthington (voice)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2019	Chicago Film Critics Association	Most Promising Performer	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Nominated	[11]
	Las Vegas Film Critics Society	Youth in Film – Female	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Won	[12]
	San Diego Film Critics Society	Breakthrough Artist	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Nominated	[13]
	Seattle Film Critics Society	Best Youth Performance	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Nominated	[14]
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Youth Performance	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Nominated	[15]
2020	Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Young Actor/Actress	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Nominated	[16]
	Hollywood Film Critics Association	Best Actress 23 and Under	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Nominated	[17]
	Music City Film Critics Association	Best Young Actress	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Nominated	[18]
	Online Film and Television Association	Best Youth Performance	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Nominated	[19]
2023	Music City Film Critics Association	Best Young Actress	The Fabelmans	Nominated	[20]