Julia Montgomery

Julia Montgomery (born July 2, 1960)^[1][2] 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 (1977–1981, 1987). 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 third and fourth sequels (1992–1994).

Julia Montgomery
Montgomery in 1977
Born	(1960-07-02) July 2, 1960 (age 64) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Years active	1976–present
Spouse	Jon Reede ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	2

Life and career

Montgomery was born July 2, 1960, in Kansas City, Missouri.^[3] Montgomery's first role was on the soap opera One Life to Live as Samantha Vernon from 1976 to 1981.^[4][5] 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).^[3] She also played Dr. Sally Arthur, M.D. in Earth Star Voyager (1988),^[3] 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).^[3]

Montgomery appeared on multiple television shows, including Columbo; Magnum, P.I.; Midnight Caller; Full House; Cheers and The Honourable Woman.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1981	Senior Trip	Marlene		[3]
1982	Girls Nite Out	Lynn Connors		[3]
1984	Up the Creek	Lisa	As Julie Montgomery	[3]
1984	Anatomy of an Illness	Candis	As Julie Montgomery
1984	Revenge of the Nerds	Betty Childs	As Julie Montgomery	[3]
1984	Nickel Mountain	Delivery Nurse	As Julie Montgomery
1986	Stewardess School	Pimmie Polk		[6]
1987	The Kindred	Cindy Russell		[6]
1988	South of Reno	Susan		[3]
1988	Earth Star Voyager	Dr. Sally Arthur
1988	Savage Justice	Sarah		[3]
1989	Black Snow	Lindsay Deveraux		[6]
1992	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Secretary		[6]
1992	Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation	Betty Childs-Skolnick		[3]
1994	Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love	Betty Childs-Skolnick		[3]
1994	Milk Money	Stacey's Mom		[3]
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.
1976–1981, 1987	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"	[6]
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"	[6]
1990	Full House	Adult Steph	Episode: "Those Better Not Be the Days"	[6]
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"
2022	The Young and the Restless	Tanya	One episode; aired on March 23, 2022

References

1. "Julia Montgomery Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023.
2. Mr. Skin (2005). Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia: The A-to-Z Guide to Finding Your Favorite Actresses Naked. New York City, New York: Macmillan. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-312-33144-3.
3. "Julia Montgomery". AllMovie. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
4. Schemering, Christopher (September 1985). "One Life to Live". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. pp. 158–166. ISBN 0-345-32459-5.
5. Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "One Life to Live". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Harper Paperbacks. pp. 163–188. ISBN 0-06-101157-6.
6. "Julia Montgomery Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

External links

• Julia Montgomery at IMDb