About
Ballet dancer and artistic director of The Washington Ballet. She was a principle dancer with the American Ballet Theatre from 1993 - 2015.
Before Fame
She was born in Bethesda, Maryland and studied dance at the Academy of the Maryland Youth Ballet.
Trivia
She appeared in the ballet cult hit Center Stage as prima ballerina Kathleen Donahue.
Family Life
She married fellow American Ballet Theatre Victor Barbee in 1996.
Associated With
She was born Julie Cox, but when Mikhail Baryshnikov discovered her at age 16 he encouraged her to change it to Julie Kent.
