Julia Wainwright Capwell
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Nancy Lee Grahn as Julia Wainwright (1989)
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| Santa Barbara character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Nancy Lee Grahn | ||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 198 May 6, 1985 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 2137 January 15, 1993 |
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| Created by | Bridget and Jerome Dobson | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Lawyer Assistant to the D.A. District Attorney |
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| Residence | Santa Barbara, California | ||||||||||
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| Father | Roger Wainwright |
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| Sisters | Augusta Wainwright |
| Spouse | Mason Capwell (1989–90, 1992–) |
| Daughters | Samantha Capwell |
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Julia Wainwright Capwell is a fictional character from the American soap opera Santa Barbara. She was portrayed by actress Nancy Lee Grahn from May 6, 1985 to then show's demise on January 15, 1993. Julia was a part of one of the show's main supercouples, Mason and Julia. The character is still identified as one of the most important characters in the show's history. Eighteen years following the character's final appearance, women continue to be a driving force in soap operas. The show offered "multitudes" of her and other female characters as men became secondary in a woman's world, according to a published article in The New York Times.
Julia Wainwright arrived in Santa Barbara in May 1985 to help her sister, Augusta Lockridge, who had been blinded by an accident in a tunnel. Julia was a strong, independent lawyer and businesswoman. Julia soon fell in love with Jack Lee, a man who later turned out to be Jerry Cooper, his look-alike cousin. Julia was then disappointed in love again when she dated David Laurent, a man who was accused of murdering his wife, Madeline. Realizing that she had bad luck with men, Julia decided to stay single and concentrate on her career and on her goal of having a child.
Julia decided to ask fellow attorney Mason Capwell to help her make a baby under a contract. Although her sister Augusta's family despised the Capwells and Julia had little regard for Mason personally, she thought a child of his was likely to be healthy and intelligent. Additionally, she felt confident that there was no possibility of emotional involvement for the two of them and that Mason would never interfere with her desire to raise her child alone. Mason accepted the idea although he was at the time involved with a woman named Victoria (Tori) Lane. Mason and Julia set about the business of making a baby, but soon began to fall in love. Neither was willing to admit their feelings to the other due to their history of being hurt in love and their (mistaken) belief that the other viewed the relationship as a merely contractual one. Angry words led to Mason asking to be released from the contract. Shortly thereafter, on the very night that Julia's pregnancy was confirmed, Mason asked Tori to marry him. He was urged into this marriage to protect his sister Eden Capwell from learning that her lover Cruz Castillo was the father of Tori's unborn child. Mason and Julia (who was unaware for a while that Cruz was the father of Tori's baby), grew closer as Julia's pregnancy progressed and even more so when Julia gave birth to their daughter, Samantha. Mason and Julia eventually admitted they loved each other, and Mason left Victoria to be with Julia and Samantha.
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