Julie Cooper-Nichol (born January 20, 1970) is a fictional character on the Fox TV series The O.C.. She is portrayed by the actress Melinda Clarke.
The character initially was only supposed to be in a few episodes, but due to the extreme popularity of her character, she (along with Summer Roberts) were added as regulars from episode 14 onward.
Julie Cooper, who is introduced in episode 1.01 (Pilot), was raised in a trailer park in Riverside, and ...
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Julie Cooper-Nichol (born January 20, 1970) is a fictional character on the Fox TV series The O.C.. She is portrayed by the actress Melinda Clarke.
The character initially was only supposed to be in a few episodes, but due to the extreme popularity of her character, she (along with Summer Roberts) were added as regulars from episode 14 onward.
Julie Cooper, who is introduced in episode 1.01 (Pilot), was raised in a trailer park in Riverside, and has stated she always imagined living the high life. She left her former boyfriend Lance Baldwin for Jimmy Cooper, and she started a new life in Newport Beach. In the second season, Cooper mentions she was pregnant at 18 with her first daughter, Marissa, and that Jimmy Cooper did the "honorable thing" by marrying her.
When her husband, Jimmy stole money from his clients' trust funds, Julie soon divorces him, claiming she and her daughters deserved better. After dating Caleb Nichol, she was dumped by his daughter for him, and had a passionate...
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