Julia Morizawa is an American actress of Japanese origin, writer and producer. She has performed in over 100 film, television, theatre and internet productions throughout her career. She is best known for playing Maya Stadi in the webseries , S'Tal in Star Trek: Hidden Frontier, and the voice of Dr. Bright in the podcast The Bright Sessions. Her most notable credit as a writer is the book Memoirs of a Wannabe Sex Addict, a compilation of short erotic stories published by
Career Highlights
Julia is probably best known for her recurring roles in the webseries ' and , and the lead role of Dr. Bright in the fictional narrative podcast '. Her resume also includes the feature films Judas Kiss and Tied Up ; the title role in East West Players' production of Masha No Home; TV's Lewis Black's The Root of All Evil; and the webseries Frontier Guard. From its beginning, she has provided the introduction to The Amelia Project podcast.
Original Projects
Julia has also written, produced and starred in her own original projects JesusCat , Twenty-Two and Sin & Lyle. JesusCat is a feature-length improvisational mockumentary about a vlogger, a cat, a cult, and the second-coming of Jesus Christ. It was awarded Best Comedy Feature at the Asians On Film Festival in 2014 and the Movie Heroes Rising Star Award at the Action On Film Festival in 2013. Twenty-Two, a stage play about cocaine addiction, premiered at the Knightsbridge Theatre in 2010. LA Theatre Review stated, "Well, if art is supposed to imitate life, Twenty Two has accomplished its mission. The characters are totally believable, the dialogue is as natural as it gets and the acting overall is amazingly realistic." Sin & Lyle, a short film tackling the subject of suicide and depression, earned Julia a Best Female Filmmaker nomination at the Action on Film International Film Festival in Long Beach in 2007. In addition, Julia's first book, Memoirs of a Wannabe Sex Addict, a collection of short erotic stories, has earned rave reviews. Erotica Revealed stated, "Morizawa is a first-rate writer. The quality of the writing blends literate prose with an accessible style that few authors can manage." And Sacramento Book Review stated, "Morizawa's debut collection of erotica is an impressive read with an array of identifiable characters connecting to the darker side of the feminine."
