Julie Albright

"Julie" redirects here. For the doll, see Julie Albright (doll).

Julie Albright
Basic Information
Birth	May 1, 1966
Nickname(s)	Alley Oop, Jules, Cool Hands Albright
Series Data
Series Location	San Francisco, CA
Series Timeline	Early Fall 1975 to Spring 1977
Family Relationships
Father	Daniel Albright
Mother	Joyce Albright
Sibling(s)	Tracy Albright
Uncle(s)	Uncle Buddy
Aunt(s)	Aunt Catherine Maia Albright
Grandparents	Grandma Grandpa
Cousin(s)	April Jimmy

Julie Albright is the ninth of the Historical Characters of the American Girl Dolls, representing the seventies. Julie was released in 2007 and is part of the BeForever collection.

Personality and Facts

Julie is a fun-loving, happy, spirited girl, full of energy and new ideas but prone to fits of despair at the upheaval of the world around her. She finds it a duty to stand up against the prejudices of the past, as opposed to Ivy, with whom she sometimes fights because Ivy is more concerned with keeping life the way it is and not getting into trouble. This is at least partially because she herself is affected by these prejudices, tormented by the class rumor mill for being a tomboy, an athlete, and a child of divorce, but she also feels for the other people who may be affected.  Her dad is a pilot and, because of his job, often doesn't see Julie. Though Julie has to deal with all of the above, she faces it more courageously and optimistically than her sister Tracy, who whines and goes into denial about the divorce, refuses to speak with her father, and says she'll never be normal again. This is something that Julie has in common with her mother, who left her life as a housewife to become an entrepreneur; it is implied in Meet Julie both in the main story and Looking Back sections that Joyce and Daniel divorced because he disagreed with her independence and decision to enter the workforce, and he expresses similar disapproval of Julie's wish to play basketball in the boys' league, even though he taught her how to play.

Though Julie initially finds the changes bothersome, she tries to make the best of her situation, and courageously makes some of her own changes.

Julie can be thin-skinned. This was most evident in Julie's Journey, when she was angry for some time at her cousin for laughing at her poor horse experience.

Julie is interested in artistic things—making things or decorating. She is shown to be very crafty and creative. She helped her mom decorate her own room in Meet Julie, and Julie also made a tennis racket cover for Tracy for Christmas. Julie is also very determined, often surprising her friends when she seems to be giving up. Usually once Julie sets her mind on a project, she wants to follow through on completing it. She is often involved in new projects, whether it is for the community, for school, or the environment. Julie likes to read, showing interest in the Little House on the Prairie series and Nancy Drew. She likes writing in her journal as a pastime. She shows interest in becoming President of the United States, as shown at the end of Changes for Julie. She likes reading her horoscope; her sun sign is Taurus.

She has three nicknames in her series: "Alley Oop" came from her best friend Ivy; her basketball teammates call her "Cool Hands Albright" because she's swift with basketball passes; and her older sister Tracy calls her "Jules."

Julie's favorite song is "Julia" by The Beatles, especially when her father sings it to her. Her favorite food is chocolate fondue.

Her favorite colors are purple and yellow.

American Girl characterizes her as "creative," "fun," "spirited, "athletic", "groovy," "strong," and (previously) "upbeat."

She's given the personal quotes in Beforever:

• "I'm bright and sunny on the outside. But on the inside, I'm a real fighter."
• "My friends call me a True Champion. I'll take a stand when life doesn't play fair."
• "Now is my time to stand up and fight for what's right."
• "I try to make everywhere I go a little brighter."

Family and Friends

See Also: Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M), Minor Characters in Julie's Series (N-Z)

Family

• Daniel Albright: Julie's father, Dad
• Joyce Albright: Julie's mother, Mom
• Tracy Albright: Julie's older sister
• Uncle Buddy: Julie's uncle
• Aunt Catherine: Julie's aunt
• Jimmy: Julie's cousin
• April: Julie's cousin
• Maia Albright: Julie's paternal aunt
• Grandma: Julie's maternal grandmother
• Grandpa: Julie's maternal grandmother

Friends and other Minor Characters

• Ivy Ling: Julie’s best friend
• T. J.: Julie’s classmate and friend
• Coach Manley: The basketball coach at Julie's school
• The Water Fountain Girls: A clique of three girls: Allison, Amanda, and Angela
• Joy Jenner: A deaf classmate and friend of Julie's
• Joseph Sanchez: The principal of Jack London Elementary School

Books

See: List of Julie's Books

Other Media

• Julie Saves the Eagles: PC computer game
• Julie Finds a Way: Nintendo DS game

Doll

The Julie doll.

Main article: Julie Albright (doll)

• Face Mold: Josefina Mold
• Skin: Light
• Hair: Pale blonde, straight (comes with side braid)
• Eyes: Brown

Collection

See: Julie's Collection

Trivia

• Julie was the first and only currently Historical Character to be simultaneously released with her Best Friend, Ivy Ling.
• Julie is the first Historical and Beforever Character to wear pants with her Meet Outfit, as fitting the change in attitudes about clothing for women.
• Rumors have been going since 2007 of a Julie movie musical. This was confirmed in December 2009 by the New York Times with an unknown release date, but no further news has been released.
• Julie is the first and currently only Historical Character to be released with divorced parents.
• Julie's house is located on the corner of two streets called Redbud and Frederick.
• While Julie's series and collection are tagged officially as the year 1974 by American Girl, her first book takes place in fall of 1975; no events in her series take place in 1974. In this Julie can be seen as the first Historical Character to break the year ending in -4 pattern.

See also

• Locations in Julie's Series

References

American Girl Historical Characters
1760s Kaya'aton'my ♦	1770s Felicity Merriman ♦ ★	1810s Caroline Abbott ♦ ★	1820s Josefina Montoya ♦
1850s Cécile Rey ★ and Marie-Grace Gardner ★	1850s Kirsten Larson ★	1860s Addy Walker ♦	1900s Samantha Parkington ♦
1910s Rebecca Rubin ♦	1920s Claudie Wells	1930s Kit Kittredge ♦	1940s Nanea Mitchell ♦
1940s Molly McIntire ♦	1950s Maryellen Larkin ♦	1960s Melody Ellison ♦	1970s Julie Albright ♦
1980s Courtney Moore	2000s Nicki Hoffman and Isabel Hoffman
★ Archived / ♦ Part of the BeForever Collection