Acting

Julie Philips

Julie Philips rose to fame as an actress, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of her Hollywood career. She also was featured in the miniseries "James A. Michener's "Space"" (1984-85). She also starred in the TV movies "The War Between the Tates" (1976-77), "Crazy Times" (ABC, 1980-81) and "Jealousy" (ABC, 1983-84). She also acted in various movies at the time, including "Baby It's You" (1983) with Rosanna Arquette and the dramedy "Racing With the Moon" (1984) with Sean Penn. She also landed a role in the miniseries "The Deliberate Stranger" (1985-86). She also starred in the TV movies "Police Story: The Freeway Killings" (NBC, 1986-87) and "Street of Dreams" (CBS, 1988-89). She also had roles in film during these years, including roles in the thriller "Lies" (1986) with Ann Dusenberry and the William Hurt romance "A Time of Destiny" (1988). Philips had a number of different projects under her belt in the eighties through the early 2000s, including "Money, Power, Murder" (CBS, 1989-1990), "Alone in the Woods" (1997) starring Laraine Newman and "Valerie Flake" (1999) starring Susan Traylor. Her credits also expanded to "The Big Bounce" with Owen Wilson (2004) and "For Your Consideration" with Catherine O'Hara (2006). Philips most recently worked on the Albert Brooks comedy "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" (2006). TCM

Acting credits

Baby It's You poster
6.0

In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.

Baby It's You

1983

Racing with the Moon poster
6.3

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.

Racing with the Moon

1984

The Deliberate Stranger poster
6.3

Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the cooperation of a number of police forces to work efficiently on this case. Soon, but not soon enough, the police eliminate endless possibilities and close in on him. Bundy is tried in the media and his good-boy attitude brings him sympathy but also the hatred of many.

The Deliberate Stranger

1986

Police Story: The Freeway Killings poster
6.3

Thriller/Drama about LAPD detectives tracking down two serial killers who are murdering hookers.

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

1987

Money, Power, Murder. poster
5.4

Peter Finley is a cable-TV newsman who is led into a network of sin and conspiracy when he has interest in a missing anchorwoman's story.

Money, Power, Murder.

1989

Jealousy poster
4.0

In this made-for-TV drama, Angie Dickinson stars in three separate vignettes as a woman whose life is dramatically affected by the emotion that gives the film its name.

Jealousy

1984

Lies poster
4.6

Struggling actress accepts high paying job to play a rich heiress committed in a lunatic asylum, not knowing she's really being set up as a surrogate for the real girl who'd been murdered.

Lies

1983

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