Date
of publishing: 25th April 2006
Julie Caitlin Brown, a native of San Francisco, California,
began her musical career at the age of twelve. After working
as a singer-guitarist, competing in vocal jazz in high school,
and fronting a number of bands, Julie moved at age eighteen
to the Napa Valley. In 1983, she made her stage debut as "Mary
Magdalene" in the Mondavi Concert Series production of
"Jesus Christ Superstar". Other musicals followed,
along with straight stage plays, including the critically
acclaimed and sold-out production of "A Late Snow"
at Theatre Rhinoceros in San Francisco. 1988 found her in
Florida where over the next two years, she appeared in over
sixty commercials, and was also seen in the NBC movie, "Roxanne-The
Prize Pulitzer", ABC's "B.L. Stryker", CBS's
"Wolf", and the feature films "Miami Blues"
with Alec Baldwin and "Chains of Gold" with John
Travolta. Making the move to New York in 1990, Julie appeared
in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
starring George Wendt, as, who else? "Gymnasia",
for the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival.
She returned home to California in 1992, and immediately landed
a pilot for Stephen J. Cannell and went on to guest star in
shows such as: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,
"Raven" for CBS, "Dream on", for HBO,
Star Trek: The Next Generation, and many
others. It was a phone call at home from casting director,
Mary Jo Slater, that led to her being offered the series regular
role of Na'Toth, on Babylon 5. After the
first season as G'Kar's intense attaché, she then appeared
as the human lawyer Guinevere Corey in season two's "There
All Honor Lies" and was invited back to reprise her role
as Na'Toth in season five's "A Tragedy of Telepaths".
(Biography taken from http://www.juliecaitlinbrown.com)
 Gilles
Nuytens: What motivated
you to begin to sing and later to become an actress?
Julie Caitlin Brown: I have always sung,
as my mother tells me, I started singing at 6 months old!
Later, when I was 18, I joined a musical theatre group and
fell in love with acting.
Gilles Nuytens: You were an actress
and now you are the agent of many well-known ctors/actresses,
what motivated you to go to the other "side"?
Julie Caitlin Brown: I am still an actress,
writer, and producer, but when I went out on the convention
circuit, I found that there really were no managers handling
the talent in a way that I was comfortable with. I had been
an agent for rock bands and well-known comics when I was
22 years old, and had worked for an agency. Therefore, I
was trained in contracts, negotiation and running events,
and it became clear that I was going to have to do it for
myself. When my fellow actors saw how well I was doing,
they asked me to do it for them too!
Gilles Nuytens: You
do a lot of different things, you are an actress, musician,
speaker, agent ... Which are the points that interest you
the most in each of these jobs?
Julie Caitlin Brown: All of these jobs
deal with communication. I enjoy expressing my self in the
different forms, I like the travel, the opportunity to meet
so many interesting
people and learn more about life. I also enjoy creating
abundance for people, and the convention work is a wonderful
way to give back to the fans, create abundance and see the
world.
Gilles Nuytens: What
gave you the idea to create the audio book "Love First"?
Julie Caitlin Brown: After traveling all
over, I realized that one theme presented itself with all
the people I met. Everyone wants to FEEL love, not just
BE loved, but to feel LOVE. So many people will tell you
that although they know their families love them, they do
not love themselves, and they struggle to find substitutes
for that self-love in many external things. I wanted to
focus on how to Love First, giving the love, respect and
approval to YOURSELF, and then to others, knowing that without
the love of self, you have nothing to give.
Gilles Nuytens: What
are your next/future acting projects?
Julie Caitlin Brown: I am currently attached
to do a role in a picture called, "Knife Through
the Veil" and am auditioning for different things.
Gilles Nuytens: And
outside of acting, what are your other future projects?
Julie Caitlin Brown: I am a writer and
have several scripts for television and film that are being
represented by my literary agent, Jo-Ann Carol of Monteiro,
Rose and Dravis, as well as another book that I am writing,
Love First and Business. I have many speaking engagements
lined up and you can find out more about them on www.lovefirstbooks.com
 Gilles
Nuytens: Can you speak
about the movie "Kontrast" and your involvement
on it?
Julie Caitlin Brown: I am an elemental
producer of feature films. I work with the writer on the
script and develop the package to get it financed. I work
on attaching actors, producers and other creative talent
to the project and then approach different sources for the
financing. I am the producer on "Kontrast" an
urban fairytale about a hip-hop boy and a punk rock girl,
whose lives are forever changed by their meeting.
Gilles Nuytens: You
know a lot of people working on Stargate, did you ever try
to get yourself a role on that show? Or would you be interested
to have a part on it?
Julie Caitlin Brown: I would love to work
on Stargate, and my clients on the show have told the producers
they would love to see me get a part. So far, nothing has
come up that I was right for.
Gilles Nuytens: What
is your best memory since you work into the cinema industry?
Julie Caitlin Brown: I loved my role on
"JAG" as Staff Sgt. Carrington, who was accused
of killing one of her recruits. I had such an intense part
and was able to fool some journalists who thought I was
a real Marine officer who had been given the chance to act!
Gilles Nuytens: What
do you keep in mind from your time spent on the sets of
Babylon 5?
Julie Caitlin Brown: I loved the character
of Na'Toth and the strength of the writing. I had a great
time with the crew and felt that I was offered the opportunity
to push myself as an actor.
Gilles Nuytens: Do
you regret sometimes to have left Babylon 5 after the first
season?
Julie Caitlin Brown: Yes, I wish I would
have stayed a little longer, as the character was so interesting.
I didn't know at the time that I could have been released
from my contract if I signed it, so I was afraid to sign
it. My face was very sore from the makeup and I was afraid
there would be permanent damage.
Gilles Nuytens: Was
the make-up so hard?
Julie Caitlin Brown: In a word, yes!
Gilles Nuytens: What
does science-fiction represent to you?
Julie Caitlin Brown: I have always enjoyed
Sci-Fi, the idea of the future is exciting and the possibilities
are endless. Sci-Fi for me, is the limitless opportunity
to keep reaching, keep growing as a race, to look for more
in the Universe!
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