She was awarded the 2000 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting ROle in a Play for "Ghetto" at the Famous Door Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Ann Boyd, Timothy Hendrickson, and she were nominated for a 2000 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation of the play, "The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon," at the Running with Scissors Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Julia's great-grandmother was performer and opera singer, Perle Barti.