Julie Proudfoot is the founder and Executive Artistic Director of Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre and a story analyst for HBO Films. Julie has been seen on major network TV and in independent film, with credits including Chicago Justice, Boomtown & The Practice, among others. Julie has 20 plus years of experience as a professional actor, director and dramaturge developing and producing new work. Julie won critical and audience acclaim for her portrayal of Viola in Artemisia’s world premiere of Chewing On Beckett, directed by Steve Scott, and for her performance as Lauren in Visiting, which was nominated for two Broadway World Awards, Best Ensemble (all women) and Best Director (Carrie Lee Patterson.) Julie has also enjoyed performing in “the classics,” and was most recently seen as Paulina in The Winter’s Tale, at The Shakespeare Project of Chicago. Julie teaches screenwriting at Roosevelt University and holds an MFA in acting/directing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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