“I think with '10 Things I Hate About You,' I was an angsty teenager, and in some ways, I responded to that character. That was one of my first big jobs, so I think maybe I lucked out, and casting thought that I was a good match for it. Since then, as I've gotten older, I'm a much more happy, joyful, almost carefree person.”

American actress and director

Julia O'Hara Stiles is an American actress and director. Born in 1981, she began acting at 11 with New York's La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club and later became known for film and television roles that brought her wide recognition. Her film debut came at 15 in I Love You, I Love You Not (1996), and she went on to star in Wicked (1998), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Down to You (2001), and Save the Last Dance (2001). She also appeared in the mini-series The '60s (1999), and her awards include a Teen Choice Award, two MTV Movie Awards, and a Karlovy Vary Film Festival Award for Best Actress.