Julia Sweeney

Julia Sweeney

TPMA Board Member

Julia Sweeney is an American actress, comedian, author and director. She was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1994. While there, she played many characters, including Pat, an androgynous person who mystified others. The Pat character was quite popular.

Julia has been in numerous TV shows and films and voiced parts in animated TV and film. She performed several one-person comedy shows, with her first called God Said, Ha! It played on Broadway at the Lyceum Theater. Quentin Tarantino produced the film version, which Julia starred in and directed. It was bought by Disney. Julia created another one-person show called Letting Go of God. That show chronicled her path from Catholicism to atheism. Julia performed that show in New York off-Broadway. It was filmed and bought by Showtime. She is currently working as an executive producer and as an actress on the TV series Work in Progress, which airs on Showtime.