Julia McNamara, Nip/Tuck

Julia McNamara (Joely Richardson)

At the start of the medical drama series Nip/Tuck, Julia McNamara was married to lead character and star plastic surgeon Sean McNamara, whom she then divorced, re-married, and then divorced for good in Season 4. Most of Julia’s storylines revolved around a love triangle between her, her husband Sean, and Sean’s colleague, lead character Christian Troy. She had three children, two with Sean and one with Christian.

In Season 4, Julia decided to move away from Los Angeles to New York. When she returned in Season 5, it was revealed that she was in a relationship with a woman, Olivia Lord. However, Julia slept with Christian after Olivia encouraged her to do so in order to “get him out of her system”. After Julia and Olivia were carjacked, Julia sought out comfort with Christian and the two reignited their affair. Later in the season, Julia was shot in the head, leaving her with amnesia and no memory of her relationship with Olivia. Her ex-husband told her they were still married and happy, which she believed, leaving her relationship with Olivia behind. Four months later, Julia was starting to regain her memories but Olivia ended up dead after an operation, leaving Julia to go back alone to New York.

When Julia came back once more in the sixth and final season, she told Sean and Christian that she was engaged to a wealthy older man named Edmond, and at the series end she moved to London with her two youngest children to be with him.

Appearances:

• 100 episodes. 1x01 - 6x19

Female love interests:

• Olivia Lord 💀 (Portia de Rossi, recurring, 10 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: Questionable

Male love interests:

• Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh, main cast, ex-husband)
• Christian Troy (Julian McMahon, main cast)
• Jude Sawyer (Phillip Rhys, recurring S1, guest, S2-3)
• Quentin Costa (Bruno Campos, recurring 16 episodes)
• Edmond (off-screen)

Relationship story arc with a man: Yes

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Male (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? Yes

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.