Julie Nimoy
Julie Ellen Nimoy is an American film producer and director. Nimoy is the daughter of actors Leonard Nimoy and Sandra Zober.
Early life
Julie Nimoy was born in Atlanta while her father was stationed at Fort McPherson and grew up near Century City and in Westwood. She attended University High School. Nimoy shared in her father's interests, including flying and photography. She took flying lessons in order to back him up in his single-engine Piper and learned to work in his home darkroom. She would also travel with her father while he was working and would eventually work behind the scenes on some of his productions, including his one-man show, Vincent and In Search of.... Nimoy attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated with a degree in fine arts.Career
After college, Nimoy interned briefly as a geriatric art therapist and occupational therapist. She subsequently decided to pursue a career in television and film production, landing production jobs with such companies as Alan Landsburg Productions and Merv Griffin Productions. She also spent time shadowing her father and others, including the second and third assistant directors on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.Her credits include Deadly Games; Microwarriors: The Origin and the Destiny, about probiotics and directed by her brother, Adam Nimoy and narrated by Leonard Nimoy; and Unexplained Bleeding: Shedding Light on Acquired Hemophilia A. Nimoy also appeared in one of series of Oldsmobile commercials with her father, who directed the commercial.
In her 50s, Nimoy graduated from Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, in Pasadena, California. She then ran a catering service and worked as a baker in a restaurant.