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Aliases: Julie Hesmond-Halgh

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 7

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

Biography

Julie was born in Accrington, Lancashire in February 1970. A woman with a strong social conscience, she originally wanted to be a social worker. She was an amateur actress with the Oswaldtwistle Players and studied A-level Theatre Studies at Accrington and Rossendale College. Fate took a turn when she took an audition for drama school to be with her friends. It landed her a place at LAMDA, where she studied from 1988-1991. After graduating she set up her own theatre company, Arts Threshold, with a group of friends in Paddington, taking time out for TV roles in The Bill, the Catherine Cookson drama The Dwelling Place, a care home worker in Victoria Wood's comedy film Pat and Margaret and, just prior to Coronation Street, as an animal rights protestor in Dalziel & Pascoe. She was spotted by the casting crew for "Coronation Street" whilst playing in "Much Ado About Nothing" in the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester, playing the dual roles of a maid and a night watchman!

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
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8

Doctor Who

(2005) Judy Maddox
Coronation Street
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5

Coronation Street

(1960) Hayley Patterson / Hayley Cropper
Broadchurch
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8

Broadchurch

(2013) Trish Winterman
Happy Valley
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8

Happy Valley

(2014) Amanda Wadsworth
Moving On
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7

Moving On

(2009) Linda
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
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8

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

(2024) Suzanne Sercombe
The Pact
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7

The Pact

(2021) Nancy
The Dwelling Place
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6

The Dwelling Place

(1994) Rose Turnbull

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Party Guest
Suzanne Sercombe
2023 Carol Galloway
Linda
2022 N/A
Nellie
2021 Nancy
2020 Jill Wheadon
Self
2019 Muirel Panks
2018 Female Reformer
Herself (Introduced By)
2016 Penny (segment "Closets")
2015 N/A
Penny
Kath
Cleo Whitaker
Cleo
2014 Amanda Wadsworth
Kath
2013 Trish Winterman
2009 Hayley Cropper
Linda
2005 Judy Maddox
2002 N/A
1999 Self
Self - Presenter
1998 Self
1996 N/A
1995 Self
1994 Helper in Old Age Home
Rose Turnbull
1960 Hayley Patterson / Hayley Cropper
Herself
Year Character Movie/Tv

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