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{{Short description|British actress, voice actress, and director}}
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'''Julia Ford''' (born 7 August 1963)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=228033284:7229&d=bmd_1610362594|title = FreeBMD Entry Info}}</ref> is a British actress, voice actress<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bespokevoiceagency.co.uk/julia-ford|title = Bespoke Voice Agency}}</ref> and director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bdd7a9df2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206061220/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bdd7a9df2|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2017|title = Julia Ford}}</ref>
'''Julia Ford''' is a British actress and TV/ Film director.
She has appeared in a variety of theatre, film, radio and television productions, including ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'', ''[[Silent Witness]]'', ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' and ''All About George'', ''The Street'', ''Red Riding'', ''Coming Down The Mountain'', ''In A Land of Plenty'', ''Insiders'' and ''Island at War''. In 2009 she played the part of Fleur in ''[[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]]'' and ''Jean'' in an episode of ''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]'' called "Bully". In 2009, Ford portrayed a disturbed women known as Maureen in Channel 4's ''[[Shameless (UK TV series)|Shameless]]''. In 2013, she appeared as Mary McCloud in the [[BBC One]] drama series, ''[[Frankie (TV series)|Frankie]]''.


==Early life==
On film she has been in Now is Good, Summer, I'll tell you and played Sandra in ''[[A Room for Romeo Brass]]''.
Ford was born in [[Chester]], [[Cheshire]] and grew up in [[Sutton Weaver]]. She attended [[Helsby High School|Helsby County Grammar School]].
She played the lead role of Agnes in Moliere's School For Wives at The National Theatre age 23.
Other Theatre includes acting In the original production of ''[[The Weir]]'' in which she played Valerie at the [[Royal Court Theatre|Royal Court]]. Playing Ophelia opposite Alan Rickman in Hamlet and she played Hero in Much Ado About Nothing opposite Ralph Fiennes at the RSC. She starred as Amanda in [[Vivienne Franzmann]]'s play ''[[Mogadishu (play)|Mogadishu]]'' at the [[Royal Exchange, Manchester]], and then at the [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Theatre]], Hammersmith, in 2011. Additionally in 2011 Ford portrayed Lady Macbeth opposite [[David Morrissey]] in the title role of ''[[Macbeth]]'' at the [[Everyman Theatre]] in Liverpool.


==Career==
In November 2012 she appeared in the BBC 1 drama thriller ''[[The Secret of Crickley Hall (TV series)|The Secret of Crickley Hall]]'' as Irene Judd.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p8hlf|title=BBC One – The Secret of Crickley Hall, Episode 3|work=BBC Website|accessdate=2 January 2013}}</ref> In 2014, she appeared in ''[[Happy Valley (TV series)|Happy Valley]]'' as Jenny Weatherill.
Her acting work includes theatre, film, radio and television productions. She played the lead role of Agnes in Molière's ''School For Wives'' at The National Theatre, aged 23. In 2017 she directed ''In His Kiss'' for BBC Radio 4. In 2015 and 2016 she playing Lydia Lambert in ''Husbands and Sons'' at the National Theatre.
In 2018 she directed Harlan Coben's ''[[Safe (TV series)|Safe]]'' for [[Netflix]]. In 2019 she directed a new three-part series for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] ''Sticks and Stones''. In 2022 she directed the last 3 episodes of the BBC Series "Everything I Know about Love".

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1987
| ''The Continental''
| Carol
| TV film
|-
| 1994
| ''The Healer''
| Dr. Martha Fairbrass
| TV film
|-
| 1997
| ''Eight Hours from Paris''
| Janet
| TV film
|-
| 1998
| ''Soft Sand, Blue Sea''
| Sarah
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[A Room for Romeo Brass]]''
| Sandra Woolley
|
|-
| 2000
| ''Anchor Me''
| Jackie Carter
| TV film
|-
| rowspan="3"|2002
| ''Shadow Man''
|
| Short film
|-
| ''Birthday Girl''
| Karen
| TV film
|-
| ''The Life Class''
| Vanessa
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003
| ''[[Wondrous Oblivion]]''
| Mrs. Bryce
|
|-
| ''Butterfly World''
| Liz
| Short film
|-
| 2004
| ''Moth''
| Angela
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="3"|2007
| ''The Good Samaritan''
| Hannah Farrell
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Coming Down the Mountain]]''
| Shelia Philips
| TV film
|-
| ''[[To Build a Home]]''
|
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
| ''[[Hughie Green|Hughie Green, Most Sincerly]]''
| [[June Laverick]]
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Summer (2008 film)|Summer]]''
| Anne
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[Red Riding|Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980]]''
| Elizabeth Hall
| TV film
|-
| ''The Park''
| Tony's Mum
| Short film
|-
| 2010
| ''I'll Tell You''
| Maureen
| Short film
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Macbeth]]''
| [[Lady Macbeth]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012
| ''[[Vinyl (2012 film)|Vinyl]]''
| Jules
|
|-
| ''[[Now Is Good]]''
| Sally
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Radiator (film)|Radiator]]''
| Jean
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Don't Take My Baby''
| Laura
| TV film
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Babs (2017 film)|Babs]]''
| Julie Deeks
| TV film
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1985
| ''[[The Practice (1985 TV series)|The Practice]]''
| Janis Jones
| Recurring role, 11 episodes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[The Ritz (TV series)|The Ritz]]''
| Carol
| Series regular, 6 episodes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]''
| Suzy Burchet
| Episode: ''"All the Sad Songs"''
|-
| 1992
| ''[[A Fatal Inversion]]''
| Vivien
| Mini-series, 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|1993
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Jean Ashmore
| Episode: ''"Tangled Webs"''
|-
| ''[[ScreenPlay]]''
| Fiona Clarke
| Episode: ''"The Merrihill Millionaires''
|-
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Susie
| Episode: ''"Good Friends"''
|-
| rowspan="3"|1994
| ''[[In Suspicious Circumstances]]''
| Alice Hewitt
| Episode: ''"Absence of Mercy"''
|-
| ''A Skirt Through History''
| Anne Lister
| Episode: ''"A Marriage"''
|-
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Sheena Jackman
| Episode: ''"War of Nerves"''
|-
| rowspan="3"|1995
| ''[[Ghosts (1995 British TV series)|Ghosts]]''
| Joanne
| Episode: ''"The Chemistry Lesson"''
|-
| ''[[Medics (British TV series)|Medics]]''
| Liz Seymour
| Recurring role, 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Peak Practice]]''
| Liz Thurston
| Episode: ''"Family Ties"''
|-
| rowspan="2"|1996
| ''[[Accused (1996 TV series)|Accused]]''
| Carol Tyler
| Episode: ''"Carol"''
|-
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| W.P.C. Sampson
| Episode: ''"Happy Birthday"''
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Insiders (British TV series)|Insiders]]''
| Annie Whitby
| Series regular, 6 episodes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]''
| Sue Bradley
| Episode: ''"Ice Pops"''
|-
| 1999
| ''[[City Central (TV series)|City Central]]''
| DSI Gagan
| Recurring role, 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2000
| ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]''
| Sandra Wilson
| Episode: ''"The Fool on the Hill"''
|-
| ''[[Peak Practice]]''
| Sandra Jordan
| Episode: ''"Playing God"''
|-
| 2001
| ''[[In a Land of Plenty]]''
| Sonia
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2002
| ''Fergus's Wedding''
| Penny Kent
| Series regular, 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Always and Everyone]]''
| Claire Hampel
| Episode: ''"Warrior's Heart"''
|-
| ''[[Dinotopia (TV series)|Dinotopia]]''
| Iridia
| Episode: ''"The Matriarch"''
|-
| rowspan="3"|2004
| ''[[Island at War]]''
| Kathleen Jones
| Series regular, 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Silent Witness]]''
| Louise Dryden
| Episode: ''"Nowhere Fast"''
|-
| ''[[Best Friends (Wilson novel)|Best Friends]]''
| Liz
| Series regular, 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005
| ''[[Midsomer Murders]]''
| Joanna Craxton
| Episode: ''"Bantling Boy"''
|-
| ''[[All About George]]''
| Annie Kinsey
| Series regular, 6 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''Director's Debut''
| Debbie
| Episode: ''"The Lightning Kid"''
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Street (British TV series)|The Street]]''
| Roz Morgan
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
| ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]''
| Lucy Dearden
| Episode: ''"Wounds"''
|-
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Louise Turner
| Episode: ''"This Be the Verse"''
|-
| rowspan="7"|2009
| ''[[Jonathan Creek]]''
| Delia Gunning
| Episode: ''"The Grinning Man"''
|-
| ''[[Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human]]''
| Fleur
| Episode: ''"Another Fine Mess"''
|-
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Sally Hamilton
| Episode: ''"Lucky"''
|-
| ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]''
| Maureen
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]''
| Jean
| Episode: ''"Bully"''
|-
| ''[[Inspector George Gently]]''
| Mrs. Fuller
| Episode: ''"Gently Through the Mill"''
|-
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Debbie Readshaw
| Episode: ''"Live by the Sword"''
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Law & Order: UK]]''
| Judy Johnson
| Episode: ''"Hounded"''
|-
| 2011
| ''[[New Tricks]]''
| Jean
| Episode: ''"Setting Out Your Stall"''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012
| ''[[Room at the Top (2012 TV series)|Room at the Top]]''
| Mrs. Thompson
| Mini-series, 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Secret of Crickley Hall (TV series)|The Secret of Crickley Hall]]''
| Irene Judd
| Mini-series, 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2013
| ''[[Frankie (TV series)|Frankie]]''
| Mary McCloud
| Series regular, 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Misfits (TV series)|Misfits]]''
| Pat
| Episode: ''"The Dark Side"''
|-
| ''[[The Paradise (TV series)|The Paradise]]''
| Ruby
| Episode: ''"Series 2, Episode 4"''
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Happy Valley (TV series)|Happy Valley]]''
| Jenny Weatherill
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]''
| Morven
| Episode: ''"Tuesday's Child"''
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Love, Lies and Records]]''
| Frances
| Recurring role, 2 episodes
|-
|}


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0285726}}
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 29 March 2024

For the American alpine skier, see Julia Ford (skier).

Julia Ford (born 7 August 1963)[1] is a British actress, voice actress[2] and director.[3]

Early life

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Ford was born in Chester, Cheshire and grew up in Sutton Weaver. She attended Helsby County Grammar School.

Career

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Her acting work includes theatre, film, radio and television productions. She played the lead role of Agnes in Molière's School For Wives at The National Theatre, aged 23. In 2017 she directed In His Kiss for BBC Radio 4. In 2015 and 2016 she playing Lydia Lambert in Husbands and Sons at the National Theatre. In 2018 she directed Harlan Coben's Safe for Netflix. In 2019 she directed a new three-part series for ITV Sticks and Stones. In 2022 she directed the last 3 episodes of the BBC Series "Everything I Know about Love".

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1987 The Continental Carol TV film
1994 The Healer Dr. Martha Fairbrass TV film
1997 Eight Hours from Paris Janet TV film
1998 Soft Sand, Blue Sea Sarah
1999 A Room for Romeo Brass Sandra Woolley
2000 Anchor Me Jackie Carter TV film
2002 Shadow Man Short film
Birthday Girl Karen TV film
The Life Class Vanessa
2003 Wondrous Oblivion Mrs. Bryce
Butterfly World Liz Short film
2004 Moth Angela Short film
2007 The Good Samaritan Hannah Farrell TV film
Coming Down the Mountain Shelia Philips TV film
To Build a Home Short film
2008 Hughie Green, Most Sincerly June Laverick TV film
Summer Anne
2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 Elizabeth Hall TV film
The Park Tony's Mum Short film
2010 I'll Tell You Maureen Short film
2011 Macbeth Lady Macbeth
2012 Vinyl Jules
Now Is Good Sally
2014 Radiator Jean
2015 Don't Take My Baby Laura TV film
2017 Babs Julie Deeks TV film

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1985 The Practice Janis Jones Recurring role, 11 episodes
1987 The Ritz Carol Series regular, 6 episodes
1990 Bergerac Suzy Burchet Episode: "All the Sad Songs"
1992 A Fatal Inversion Vivien Mini-series, 2 episodes
1993 The Bill Jean Ashmore Episode: "Tangled Webs"
ScreenPlay Fiona Clarke Episode: "The Merrihill Millionaires
Casualty Susie Episode: "Good Friends"
1994 In Suspicious Circumstances Alice Hewitt Episode: "Absence of Mercy"
A Skirt Through History Anne Lister Episode: "A Marriage"
The Bill Sheena Jackman Episode: "War of Nerves"
1995 Ghosts Joanne Episode: "The Chemistry Lesson"
Medics Liz Seymour Recurring role, 3 episodes
Peak Practice Liz Thurston Episode: "Family Ties"
1996 Accused Carol Tyler Episode: "Carol"
The Bill W.P.C. Sampson Episode: "Happy Birthday"
1997 Insiders Annie Whitby Series regular, 6 episodes
1998 Where the Heart Is Sue Bradley Episode: "Ice Pops"
1999 City Central DSI Gagan Recurring role, 2 episodes
2000 Heartbeat Sandra Wilson Episode: "The Fool on the Hill"
Peak Practice Sandra Jordan Episode: "Playing God"
2001 In a Land of Plenty Sonia Recurring role, 5 episodes
2002 Fergus's Wedding Penny Kent Series regular, 6 episodes
Always and Everyone Claire Hampel Episode: "Warrior's Heart"
Dinotopia Iridia Episode: "The Matriarch"
2004 Island at War Kathleen Jones Series regular, 6 episodes
Silent Witness Louise Dryden Episode: "Nowhere Fast"
Best Friends Liz Series regular, 5 episodes
2005 Midsomer Murders Joanna Craxton Episode: "Bantling Boy"
All About George Annie Kinsey Series regular, 6 episodes
2006 Director's Debut Debbie Episode: "The Lightning Kid"
2007 The Street Roz Morgan Recurring role, 5 episodes
2008 Waking the Dead Lucy Dearden Episode: "Wounds"
Holby City Louise Turner Episode: "This Be the Verse"
2009 Jonathan Creek Delia Gunning Episode: "The Grinning Man"
Being Human Fleur Episode: "Another Fine Mess"
Doctors Sally Hamilton Episode: "Lucky"
Shameless Maureen Recurring role, 5 episodes
Moving On Jean Episode: "Bully"
Inspector George Gently Mrs. Fuller Episode: "Gently Through the Mill"
The Bill Debbie Readshaw Episode: "Live by the Sword"
2010 Law & Order: UK Judy Johnson Episode: "Hounded"
2011 New Tricks Jean Episode: "Setting Out Your Stall"
2012 Room at the Top Mrs. Thompson Mini-series, 2 episodes
The Secret of Crickley Hall Irene Judd Mini-series, 2 episodes
2013 Frankie Mary McCloud Series regular, 6 episodes
Misfits Pat Episode: "The Dark Side"
The Paradise Ruby Episode: "Series 2, Episode 4"
2014 Happy Valley Jenny Weatherill Recurring role, 5 episodes
2016 Vera Morven Episode: "Tuesday's Child"
2017 Love, Lies and Records Frances Recurring role, 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
  2. ^ "Bespoke Voice Agency".
  3. ^ "Julia Ford". Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.
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