Born in New York, she came to prominence onscreen in the 1980s, winning an award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in John Cassavetes' "Gloria" opposite Gena Rowlands and Buck Henry. Her acting training was with Sanford Meisner at Neighborhood Playhouse and with Uta Hagen at HB Studios. Julie Carmen was on the Board of Directors of both Women in Film for three years and IFP/West for six years. She received a BS from SUNY in Theater and Choreography; and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Antioch. Julie is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice in Malibu where, not surprisingly, she treats many actors and women going through life transitions. She is also certified through the International Association of Yoga Therapists and Yoga Alliance at the ERYT-500 level and has been Suzanne Somers' private yoga teacher for the past six years.