Julie Sommars
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Julie Sommars is an American
actress. She played assistant District Attorney Julie March on the TV series, Matlock
from 1987 to 1994. The March role garnered her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award
for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama.
Sommars has appeared in other TV crime shows including Diagnosis: Murder
(1994), Perry Mason
(1965), the Perry Mason made-for-TV movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991), Magnum, P.I.
(1982), Barnaby Jones
(1979), McCloud (1974), The Rockford Files
(1974), The Fugitive
(1966), as well as movie roles. Her career spans 30 years with more than 250 TV and film credits. In the early 1970s, she played "J.J." the daughter of Dan Dailey's the "Governor" in a series called The Governor and J.J., for which she won a Golden Globe. She is also known for her role as the assertive race car driver Diane Darcy in Disney's Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
(1977).
Originally from Fremont, Nebraska
, she resides in Los Angeles
and is married with three children.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress. She played assistant District Attorney Julie March on the TV series, Matlock
Matlock (TV series)
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...
from 1987 to 1994. The March role garnered her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama.
Sommars has appeared in other TV crime shows including Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
(1994), Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Perry Mason is a fictional character, a defense attorney who was the main character in works of detective fiction authored by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason was featured in more than 80 novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial...
(1965), the Perry Mason made-for-TV movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991), Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
(1982), Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. A spin-off from Cannon, the show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement...
(1979), McCloud (1974), The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is an American television drama series which aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980. It has remained in regular syndication to the present day. The show stars James Garner as Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford and features Noah...
(1974), The Fugitive
The Fugitive (TV series)
The Fugitive is an American drama series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1967. David Janssen stars as Richard Kimble, a doctor from the fictional town of Stafford, Indiana, who is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death...
(1966), as well as movie roles. Her career spans 30 years with more than 250 TV and film credits. In the early 1970s, she played "J.J." the daughter of Dan Dailey's the "Governor" in a series called The Governor and J.J., for which she won a Golden Globe. She is also known for her role as the assertive race car driver Diane Darcy in Disney's Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo is a 1977 film, the third of a series of films by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie – the white Volkswagen racing Beetle with a mind of its own.-Plot:...
(1977).
Originally from Fremont, Nebraska
Fremont, Nebraska
Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Dodge County, Nebraska, United States, near Omaha in the eastern part of the state. The population was 26,397 at the 2010 census....
, she resides in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and is married with three children.