JULIA FOX, born on this date, is an Italian-American actress and model. Her debut performance was in the 2019 film Uncut Gems, for which she was nominated for the Breakthrough Actor Award at the 2019 Gotham Awards. She is also known for her eccentric style and online presence. Fox was born in Milan, Italy, to an Italian mother, Gracie, and an American father, Thomas Fox, who worked as a contractor. The two split during her childhood. Fox has two siblings. Until age six, she was raised by her grandfather in the small town of Saronno, located outside of Milan, while her mother finished college.

Fox started as a clothing designer and launched a successful women’s knitwear luxe line, Franziska Fox, with her friend Briana Andalore. She also worked as a model, posing for the last nude edition of Playboy in 2015, and as an exhibiting painter and photographer. She self-published two books of photography, Symptomatic of a Relationship Gone Sour: Heartburn/Nausea, published in 2015, and PTSD, published in 2016. In 2017, Fox hosted an art exhibit titled “R.I.P. Julia Fox'”, which featured silk canvases painted with her own blood.

In November 2018, Fox married private pilot Peter Artemiev. Their divorce was finalized in July 2020. They resided together in Yorkville, Manhattan. Their son was born in January 2021, and Fox announced the birth in February.

In October 2022, she stated that she experienced postpartum depression. She also said she has bipolar disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), and that she is autistic.

In May 2024, Fox stated that she had been celibate for two and a half years. She publicly came out as a lesbian in July 2024.

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In October 2023, Fox released her debut novel, a memoir titled Down The Drain. She has since released a single by the same name. She also hosts a Spotify podcast with Niki Takesh, titled Forbidden Fruits.