Julia Nickson-Soul Movies and Career Information

Julia Nickson-Soul (born September 11, 1958) is an actress. She first came to the attention of audiences in the United States in the Sylvester Stallone film, Rambo: First Blood Part II. More recently, she appeared in the 2004 film, Ethan Mao and in the 2008 independent film Half-Life. Nickson-Soul was born Julia Nickson in Singapore, of English paternal and Chinese maternal ancestry. She attended the University of Hawaii. She was married to the American actor David Soul for six years from 1987 to 1993, and had one daughter, China, with him. She is a practicing Scientologist, having joined the Church in 1996. While attending the University of Hawaii, Nickson-Soul was a model in Honolulu. There she appeared in her first play, William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. After acting classes, community theater and roles on Magnum, P.I., she won the female lead in Rambo: First Blood Part II. Nickson-Soul guest starred in the final episode of seaQuest 2032 as Lieutenant Commander Heiko Kimura, a role that would have been a main character had the series continued; and in two Star Trek series: The Next Generation episode "The Arsenal of Freedom" as Enterprise-D crewmember, Ensign Lian T'su;