Jules Asner

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Biography

Asner was born Julie Ann White in Tempe, Arizona, the daughter of Lee White, a furniture saleswoman. At the age of sixteen Jules was discovered at a modeling convention in Scottsdale, Arizona. She began her career as an Elite model. Jules and Cindy Crawford shared a bunkroom in the early years of her modeling career. In 1986, Jules graduated from McClintock High School in Tempe. She has earned a degree in politics and journalism from UCLA. On May 10, 2003 she married movie director Steven Soderbergh. Soderbergh often credits Asner with influencing his female characters

  • Primary profession
  • Actress·director·writer
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 14 February 1968
  • Place of birth
  • Tempe· Arizona
  • Spouses
  • Steven Soderbergh
  • Education
  • University of California· Los Angeles

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Former Elite model.

Earned a degree in Political Science at UCLA.

Was discovered at a modeling convention in Scottsdale, Arizona at age 16.

Has been 5 10" since age 11.

Former daughter-in-law of Edward Asner

Cindy Crawford and Jules Asner shared a bunkroom during the early days of their modeling careers.

(June 2002) Voted 51st Sexiest Girl in the World in FHMs Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition.

She graduated from McClintock High School in Tempe, Arizona in 1986.

Stepmother of her husband, Steven Soderbergh ,s daughter, Sarah.

Award winning journalist. She received a Prism Award as well as a Gracie award for her interview show "Revealed with Jules Asner" .

Asner left E! in 2003 shortly before the ouster of then network President, Mindy Herman. An article in the Los Angeles Times mentions that Herman stole gifts and mail intended for Asner.

Prior to joining E!, Asner was an entertainment reporter for Reuters Television, "Good Morning England", "HCTV", "The Entertainment Show" on Sky Television, and "Extra" . Jules also hosted "Live by Request" on A&E and was a segment director and producer on the now-defunct tabloid show, "Hard Copy" .

The Weinstein Company/Miramax Books purchased the publishing rights to her first novel, Whacked. The book was released June 3, 2008. "Whacked" was a top ten fiction bestseller on Amazon, and was in its third printing within the novels first month of release. The paperback is due to be published in May of 2009.

Appeared as a guest on "The Adam Carolla Radio Show" to promote her Novel and ended up in a heated back-and-forth with Carolla defending her husband, Steven Soderbergh s film Oceans Thirteen after a year of Carolla referring to the movie as "an abortion of a film".

Quotes

I like smart, funny, self-deprecating men.

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