Martha Julia debuted as soap opera actress in 1995 playing Consuelo Flores, a mistress, in the melodrama El premio mayor.

She acted in the soap operas Las vías del amor (2002) and Luciana y Nicolás (2003), the latter which was filmed in Peru.

In 2010, she was a villain in Niña de mi corazón, a production of Pedro Damián, playing the character Tamara.

In October of that same year, she had a role as a maid-of-honor in Soy tu dueña, a production of Nicandro Díaz González.

Later that year she joined the cast of Cuando me enamoro, produced by Carlos Moreno Laguillo, in the role of Marina.