Julia Montgomery

Julia Montgomery (born July 2, 1960) is an American film and television actress. She first gained public attention for her role as Samantha Vernon on the soap opera One Life to Live (1977–1980). She subsequently appeared in the slasher film Girls Nite Out (1982), followed by the role of Betty Childs in the comedy film Revenge of the Nerds (1984). Montgomery reprised her role of Betty in the film's following third and fourth sequels (1992–1994).

Julia Montgomery
Montgomery in 1977
Born (1960-07-02) July 2, 1960
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Years active1976–present
Spouse(s)
Jon Reede
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(m. 1996)​
Children2

Early life

Montgomery was born July 2, 1960 in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

Career

Montgomery's first role was on the soap opera One Life to Live as Samantha Vernon from 1976–1981.[2][3] Her well-known film role is in the hit comedy film Revenge of the Nerds (1984) as Betty Childs; she reprised the role in the TV films Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992) and Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994).[1] She also played Dr. Sally Arthur, M.D. in Earth Star Voyager (1988),[1] and appeared in the comedy films Up the Creek (1984) and Stewardess School (1986), and the horror films Girls Nite Out (1982) and The Kindred (1987).[1]

Montgomery has made appearances on TV shows, some of them range from Columbo, Magnum PI, Midnight Caller, Full House, Cheers and The Honourable Woman.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1981 Senior Trip Marlene [1]
1982 Girls Nite Out Lynn Connors [1]
1984 Up the Creek Lisa As Julie Montgomery [1]
1984 Anatomy of an Illness Candis As Julie Montgomery
1984 Revenge of the Nerds Betty Childs As Julie Montgomery [1]
1984 Nickel Mountain Delivery Nurse As Julie Montgomery
1986 Stewardess School Pimmie Polk [4]
1987 The Kindred Cindy Russell [4]
1988 South of Reno Susan [1]
1988 Savage Justice Sarah [1]
1989 Black Snow Lindsay Deveraux [4]
1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot Secretary [4]
1992 Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation Betty Skolnick [1]
1994 Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love Betty Skolnick [1]
1994 Milk Money Stacey's Mom [1]
2012 A Green Story Lady Customer
2013 Sharp Kaitlin Withrow
2015 Intervention Mom Short film
2016 Altered Reality Hope
2016 Appetence Mrs. Rose Short film
2019 One Hot Day Victoria Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1977–1980 One Life to Live Samantha Vernon Series regular
1985 Remington Steele Lorraine Maywood Episode: "Coffee, Tea or Steele"
1986 Magnum, P.I. Lydia McCarthy Episode: "Find Me a Rainbow"
1986 Murder, She Wrote Alexandra Bell Episode: "Dead Man's Gold"
1986 Who's the Boss? Casey Fryman Episode: "Older Than Springtime" [4]
1988 The Magical World of Disney Sally Arthur, M.D. Episode: "Earth Star Voyager"
1988 In the Heat of the Night Elmyra Carroway Episode: "A Necessary Evil"
1988 Midnight Caller Kelly West Episode: "After it Happened"
1989 Hunter Dana Lynch Episode: "Partners"
1989 Columbo Cindy Episode: "Sex and the Married Detective" [4]
1990 Full House Adult Steph Episode: "Those Better Not Be the Days" [4]
1992 Cheers Ellen Episode: "The Beer is Always Greener"
1993 Reasonable Doubts Tina Cassidy Episode: "Sister, Can You Spare a Dime?"
2013 Busted Roots Lillie Pilot episode
2016 Dadly Mom with sons Episode: "Playdate"

References
  1. "Julia Montgomery". AllMovie. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. Schemering, Christopher (September 1985). "One Life to Live". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. pp. 158–166. ISBN 0-345-32459-5.
  3. Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "One Life to Live". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Harper Paperbacks. pp. 163–188. ISBN 0-06-101157-6.
  4. "Julia Montgomery Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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