<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress, model, producer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2003--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Aimee Richelle Teegarden (born October 10, 1989) is an American actress, model, and producer . She starred as Julie Taylor in the NBC drama Friday Night Lights (2006--2011). In 2014, she starred as Emery Whitehill in The CW's short - lived science fiction romantic drama Star - Crossed . </P> <P> Teegarden was born and raised in Downey, California, a suburb of Los Angeles . She graduated from high school through independent study at the age of sixteen . </P>

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