T.V. Land

‘Little Julia Child’ Breaks Out in Hollywood

Photo: Bradley K. Ross

There is another red-haired Julia Child in Southern California, this one the grand-niece of Julia, blood-related through her husband Paul. British-bred Julia Child Prud’homme, or “Little Julia,” as she was dubbed after her famously tall relative, is a trained actress who appeared in The Office and Julie and Julia as the boring bridge instructor that sent Child fleeing to cooking classes. Squid Ink introduced us to the younger namesake who lives in Hollywood and thinks Streep’s impression was on target and far from insulting. Prud’homme is able to slip into her own Julia impression with the chef’s well-used word “wonderful” and recalls Julia Child trying new recipes in her family kitchen. Best is a reminiscence of the time Little Julia mentioned her dating a younger man to which “Big Julia” replied, “That’s wonderful…because men die first!”

Julie and Julia and Julia [Squid Ink]

‘Little Julia Child’ Breaks Out in Hollywood