Julia Pace Mitchell

Julia Pace Mitchell (born Julia Annette Mitchell; September 14, 1985) is an American stage, television and film actress. She is best known for her role as Sofia Dupre on the CBS television soap opera The Young and the Restless (2010-2012).

Pace-Mitchell is the daughter of former TV actress Judy Pace and actor Don Mitchell. She attended Hamilton High School Music Academy and graduated from Howard University with a BFA. In September 2011, she married Stephen L. Hightower II. On May 22, 2013 at Atrium Medical Center, Middletown, Ohio, where she resides with her husband, Pace-Mitchell gave birth to her first child, Stephen L. Hightower III.

She played the role of Jan in the The Notorious B.I.G. biopic, Notorious, opposite newcoming actor Jamal Woolard who plays the title character. Julia has appeared on the soap opera The Young and the Restless as business executive, Sofia Dupre. Her first appearance was July 19, 2010. In September 2012, Mitchell was taken off her contract and bumped to recurring; having made no appearances since then.