Juliet Sharp
{{Infobox character
| series = Gossip Girl
| name = Juliet Sharp
| image = Katie Cassidy as Juliet Sharp.jpg
| alt = A tall blonde woman carrying a metallic handbag and a coffee cup walks next to an individual wearing a white shirt
| caption = Katie Cassidy as Juliet Sharp
| portrayer = Katie Cassidy
| creator = Stephanie Savage
| first = "Belles de Jour"
(episode 4.01)
| last = "New York, I Love You XOXO"
(episode 6.10)
| alias =
| nickname = Jules
| family = Cynthia Sharp
(mother)
Ben Donovan
(older half-brother)
Colin Forrester
(cousin)
| occupation = Socialite
College student
Charity volunteer
| lbl21 = Birthplace
| data21 = Connecticut
}}
Juliet Sharp is a recurring character who exclusively appeared in the Gossip Girl television adaptation. The character was created by Gossip Girl producer Stephanie Savage and is portrayed by actress Katie Cassidy. The series portrays her as a scheming and secretive but caring woman who develops into a formidable antagonist as her agenda against Serena van der Woodsen progressed. The actions of character has drawn comparisons to another villain of Gossip Girl, Georgina Sparks, and received positive reviews for her inclusion in the series. Juliet only appears during the first half of the fourth season, though she returns in the series finale.
Television series
=Casting=
Prior to the premiere of the fourth season, former Melrose Place star Katie Cassidy joined the cast as Juliet, a student at Columbia University and a potential love interest for Nate, with an agenda against Serena.{{cite magazine |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Ausiello |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/06/26/gossip-girl-snags-katie-cassidy/ |title=Exclusive: 'Gossip Girl' snags 'Melrose' minx Katie Cassidy |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time Inc |date=June 26, 2010 |access-date=June 26, 2010}}
=Season 4=
Juliet was introduced in the fourth season as the primary antagonist to Serena.
=Season 6=
On October 12, 2012, it was reported that Cassidy would reprise her role as Juliet in the Gossip Girl series finale.{{cite magazine |last=Gonzalez |first=Sandra |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/10/12/gossip-girl-scoop-katie-cassidy-returning/ |title='Gossip Girl' scoop: Katie Cassidy returning for the finale! |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time Inc |date=October 12, 2012 |access-date=October 22, 2012}} Her brief cameo featured her, once suspected of being Gossip Girl herself, reacting with astonishment to the revelation of Gossip Girl's true identity.
Reception
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| style="text-align: left;" |"I didn't actually read that into it until I actually saw it on TV and how they set it up. I can see why people would think that." |
During the fourth season premiere, The A.V. Club{{'}} Erik Adams praised the casting of Cassidy and the character of Juliet having "the most intriguing hand to reveal in coming episodes. Introduced as the cultured, compassionate antidote to the bimbos performing a commercial for Rock Band 3 [...] the character leaves 'Belles du Jour' by flashing a cork-board diagram of the main cast's social circle that would leave The Wire{{'}}s Lester Freamon thoughtfully nodding his head."{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Erik |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/belles-de-jour,45119/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915210616/http://www.avclub.com/articles/belles-de-jour,45119/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 15, 2010 |title="Belles de Jour" |work=The A.V. Club |publisher=Onion, Inc |date=September 14, 2010 |access-date=May 26, 2010}} Steve Marsi of TV Fanatic commended her addition to the cast, stating, "There's chemistry between them, but is it all part of some devious plan to ruin Nate ... or Serena? The final shot of Juliet's bulletin board was awesome. We thought for a split second that she just might be Gossip Girl herself. While that might be a stretch, Juliet is clearly plotting something elaborate and we're hooked on her."{{cite web |last=Marsi |first=Steve |url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/09/gossip-girl-review-belles-du-jour/ |title=Gossip Girl Season Premiere Review: "Belles Du Jour" |publisher=TV Fanatic |date=September 14, 2010 |access-date=May 1, 2011}} An interview with the New York Post dispelled rumors when Cassidy jokingly stated that she was not portraying Gossip Girl but understood how the episode had been set up to make fans assume.{{cite web|last=Wieselman |first=Jarett |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/katie_cassidy_R3zeFjvJtBtqhA3QlUeTeI |title=Katie Cassidy: I'm not Gossip Girl |work=New York Post |publisher=News Corporation |date=September 27, 2010 |access-date=November 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115203826/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/katie_cassidy_R3zeFjvJtBtqhA3QlUeTeI |archive-date=November 15, 2010 }}
Judy Berman of the Los Angeles Times labeled her as "the season's most mysterious schemer" and commended how "her true goal remains the biggest mystery of the season so far."{{cite web |last=Berman |first=Judy |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/09/gossip-girl-recap-it-is-the-upper-east-and-juliet-is.html |title='Gossip Girl' recap: The great frenemy fake-out |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 28, 2010 |access-date=June 12, 2011}} With the airing of the mid-season finale, "The Townie", Berman declared her role in Serena's storyline as "the best of the season".{{cite web |last=Berman |first=Judy |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/12/gossip-girl-recap-every-lily-has-its-thorn.html |title='Gossip Girl' recap: Every Lily has its thorn |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 7, 2010 |access-date=May 22, 2011}}
Following the airing of the Thanksgiving episode, "Gaslit", Steve Marsi of TV Fanatic named her "one of the best villains in Gossip Girl history".{{cite web |last=Marsi |first=Steve |url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/11/gossip-girl-review-gaslit/ |title=Gossip Girl Review: Ostroff the Wagon |publisher=TV Fanatic |date=November 30, 2010 |access-date=May 4, 2011}} Her actions in the episode have earned her notoriety that New York magazine's Vulture set a poll on whether Georgina or Juliet was the more devious character, stating, "Never before has anyone on Gossip Girl challenged Georgina for sheer evilness, but in last night's episode, Juliet stepped up."{{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2010/11/whos_more_devious_juliet_or_ge.html |title=Who's More Devious on Gossip Girl: Juliet or Georgina? |publisher=Vulture |date=November 30, 2010 |access-date=October 22, 2012}}
References
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