Who Is Julia?
Synopsis
A strikingly beautiful and wealthy woman is hit by a truck and is all smashed up and nearly killed. At nearly the same time, a very plain looking lower middle class woman simply faints and suffers brain death. The beautiful womans brain is fine, so, doctors merely transplant her brain into plain Jane. Problems ensue when plain Janes husband continues to believe she is still his wife. She has no memory of him, and goes to live with the beautiful womans husband. She doesn't mix well with her new socialite friends and family. Mirrors are emotional battlefields as well.
Top Cast
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Mare Winningham
Mary Frances Bodine
Jameson Parker
Don North
Jeffrey DeMunn
Dr. David Matthews
Jonathan Banks
Jack Bodine
Bert Remsen
Joseph Dineen
Mason Adams
Dr. Gordon
James Handy
Bob Greenmeyer
Philip Baker Hall
Dean May
Tracy Brooks Swope
Loni
Judith Ledford
Julia North
Ford Rainey
The Commentator
Joel Colodner
Dr. Carlson
Bruce French
Dr. Haverford
Clare Torao
Kathy
Patricia Smith
Marlene
John Hammil
Dr. Lehman
George Cheung
Dr. Cheung
Robert Lesser
Dr. Stone
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Walter Grauman
- Screenplay & Story
- Barbara S. Harris, James Steven Sadwith
- Original Score
- Robert Drasnin
- Original Title
- Who Is Julia?
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Production Studios
- CBS Broadcast International, CBS Entertainment Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Walter Grauman
Barbara S. Harris, James Steven Sadwith
Robert Drasnin
Sidney Katz, Virginia Katz
Andrew J. Fenady, Walter Grauman, Philip Barry Jr.
Department Leadership Roster
Walter Grauman
Director
James Steven Sadwith
Writer
Andrew J. Fenady
Producer
Walter Grauman
Producer
Sidney Katz
Editor
Virginia Katz
Editor
Al Rohm
Production Design
Philip Barry Jr.
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Who Is Julia?
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Who Is Julia? about?
A strikingly beautiful and wealthy woman is hit by a truck and is all smashed up and nearly killed. At nearly the same time, a very plain looking lower middle class woman simply faints and suffers brain death. The beautiful womans brain is fine, so, doctors merely transplant her brain into plain Jane. Problems ensue when plain Janes husband continues to believe she is still his wife. She has no memory of him, and goes to live with the beautiful womans husband. She doesn't mix well with her new socialite friends and family. Mirrors are emotional battlefields as well.
Who directed Who Is Julia??
Who Is Julia? was directed by Walter Grauman.
Who stars in Who Is Julia??
The principal cast of Who Is Julia? includes Mare Winningham, Jameson Parker, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jonathan Banks, Bert Remsen.
When was Who Is Julia? released and how long is it?
Who Is Julia? was released in 1986 with a total runtime of 1h 31m.
Who composed the musical score for Who Is Julia??
The original motion picture soundtrack for Who Is Julia? was composed by Robert Drasnin.
Is Who Is Julia? based on a book or true story?
Who Is Julia? is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Barbara S. Harris".
What is the age rating and content advisory for Who Is Julia??
Who Is Julia? holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).