| Julia Ridge | |||||||
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| Sarah Jane Morris as Julia Ridge | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Sarah Jane Morris | ||||||
| First appearance | Patriarchy | ||||||
| Last appearance | Nearly Weds | ||||||
| Cause/reason | Left for a job in Seattle. | ||||||
| Created by | Jon Robin Baitz | ||||||
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| Gender | Female | ||||||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||||||
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Julia Ridge (previously Walker) is a fictional character on the primetime show Brothers & Sisters. She is played by actress Sarah Jane Morris.
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Julia was the only child of Ben and Beth Ridge. She eventually met and married Thomas Walker.
Julia helped Tommy cope with the sudden death of his father. Meanwhile, they were trying for a baby, but Tommy was devastated to learn he was infertile. Tommy asked his brother Kevin to give his sperm, but Kevin refused. Tommy's other brother, Justin, offered, but Tommy was wary because of Justin's drug abuse. Finally, both Kevin and Justin donated sperm and they all agreed they would never find out who the biological father was.
Julia and Tommy were overjoyed to learn she was pregnant with twins, but joy turned to horror when she went into labor too early. She gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth, and a son, William. William was very weak and the only possible way to save him was a transplant from Elizabeth. This could have killed both babies, so Julia and Tommy reluctantly chose to not have the transplant leading to William's death.
Julia sank into post-partum depression and blamed Tommy for William's death. Her parents visited and convinced her to take Elizabeth and stay with them for a while. While she was gone, Tommy had an affair with his secretary, Lena (as portrayed by actress Emily Rose). Julia herself had had a one-night encounter with a man, and the dual revelations led to some tension between husband and wife when Julia returned. Julia felt what Tommy did was worse, as he'd had an ongoing relationship with Lena. Lena left town, and Julia and Tommy pledged to try again.
Tommy get involved in an illegal scheme to fire Holly from Ojai and to avoid jail he escape to Mexico. This enrages Julia and she decides to move to Seattle for a job offer and leaves the Walker family taking Lizzie with her. Her last episode at Season 3 is titled: "Julia".
Tommy moves to Seattle to be with Lizzie and he and Julia officially divorce. Julia is only seen briefly in the episode "Nearlyweeds" after Tommy takes Lizzie to the wedding of Justin and Rebecca without asking her. She first attempts to take Lizzie with her but after a talk with Kevin and Scotty agrees to let her stay just for the wedding.
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