They look nothing alike. They both have a faciab68l structure that reminds one of a Barbie Doll with the face pushed in but other than that there is literally not one feature shared.
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Well the way I see it is one(Julia) is a Honey Baby and the other (Erika)is a Certified Honey Baby,or maybe even a full blown Goddess!Do they really look much alike ? well perhaps just a bit!

I give up, everyone here is bind and boring. You would never have thought she looks like Julia if Erika hadn't replaced her in that Prince something film. Julia has eyes so almond shaped and a moon-pie shaped face. guess they both have round faces, other than that, I would bet any amount of money it was just the re-cast situation.
Doesn't ANYONE who posts here want to talk about ANYTHING that has nothing to do with "so and so look exactly alike which is the most effing important thing in the free world!"
Show me some photographic evidence, at least then you won't all seem lazy.

I found myself here because I'm watching an SVU episode and Erika is in it. I totally thought it was Julia Stiles and I looked Julia up first to more easily find about this episode.
I totally see the resemblance.

and Margarita Levieva from Revenge. the wavy hair, the eyes

Really? The only resemblance I see is that they're both blond.

When people watch a film and think it's a different actor throughout the entire movie then of course people are going to talk about it. Most of the time I will agree that when people say two actors look alike it is pretty ridiculous and I usually don't see the resemblance. However, I just watched Traffic (for the 2nd time) and only now just realized that was not Julia Stiles. I felt like an idiot but am glad to see I'm not the only one.
Just love all the nitpicky reasons people are giving to try and prove the differences between the two. Green eyes vs. brown eyes (ever heard of contacts?), curves (ever hear of dieting?), lower voice (unless one starts speaking like a man I'm certainly not going to notice that). So they look alike. Get over it.
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Why is it that on many messageboards the longest topic is about the resemblance of that person with someone else? If Erika's own merits are good enough then this comparison should not be the most discussed topic.
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See, I think she's hotter than Julia Stiles. Erika is sultry. Look at her, man. Her lips, her eyesshe's way more, I don't knowlusty. She's seductive. I've never gotten that vibe from Julia Stiles.

Yes, I think they look a lot like each other, so much so that I'm not sure which one it is unless I see the credits. Also, they are only about a year apart in age.

Ohh yeah, she does look alot like Julia Styles
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Yes,and her name is Julia in the show as well! I just lost a ten dollar bet on this by the way

a blonde Robin Tunney?
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm263884544/nm0000677
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm664312576/nm0159776

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Best way of putting it.
Stiles does not have the depth Christensen has, nor does she exude the same sultry confidence.
Superficially, Stiles has that 'hit in the face with a shovel' look, while Christensen has a beautiful face - and body.

A good-looking Julia Stiles - yes.

she looks WAY better than Julia Stiles

I thought she was Julia Stiles. O_O I've been watching Parenthood thinking ALL this time that she WAS her. I'm kind of in awe right now.

she looks much better than Julia Stiles

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I just realized the similarities when I caught a glimpse of Flightplan on TV last night.

I agree that they're very similar looking! My boyfriend and I were watching Traffic today and near the end of the movie he said, "You know, I liked this girl better in Ten Things I Hate About You". When I told him that the girl in the movie wasn't Julia Stiles, he couldn't believe it.
I get the feeling you're violating somebody's basic human rights here

They look NOTHING alike, shame on the lot of ya for giving in to foolish urban legends.
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