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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1936}}<ref name="WC">{{cite web |title=Blake, Julia 1936- |url=http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2003005598/ |publisher=WorldCat}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1937|5|13|}}
| birth_place = [[Bristol]], England
| birth_place = [[Bristol]], England
| education = [[Bristol University]]
| education = [[Bristol University]]
| other_names = Julie Blake
| other_names = Julie Blake
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1963–present
| years_active = c. 1950s-present
| notable_works = ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' {{small|(1981, 1983, 1986)}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Terry Norris (actor)|Terry Norris]]|24 March 1962|March 2023|reason=died}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Terry Norris (actor)|Terry Norris]]|24 March 1962|March 2023|reason=died}}
| children = 2
| children = 2
}}
}}
'''Julia Blake''' (born 1936)<ref name="WC"/> is an English–born Australian actress.
'''Julia Blake''' (born 13 May 1937)<ref name="FE">{{cite web|url=https://www,thefashionelder.co/2016/06/julia-blake-actress.html|title=Julie Blake}}</ref> is an English–born actress, notable for numerous film and TV roles, particularly in Australia. She also acted in the theatre.


==Early life==
Blake won the 1989 [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama|AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries]] for ''[[Eden's Lost]]'', and the 1990 [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role opposite [[Max von Sydow]] in the film ''[[Father (1990 film)|Father]]''. She also received AFI nominations for ''[[Travelling North (film)|Travelling North]]'' (1987), ''[[Innocence (2000 film)|Innocence]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Boys Are Back (film)|The Boys are Back]]'' (2009).
Blake was born in [[Bristol]], England, United Kingdom on 13 May 1937 and attended [[Bristol University]], whilst working in theatre in [[Yorkshire]] she met the Australia-born actor later politician [[Terry Norris (actor)|Terry Norris]].


==Film and television==
On the small screen she is known for her role as Nancy McCormick on the TV series ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'', (known internationally as Prisoner Cell Block H) for which she appeared during the final season in 1986, she previously appeared in two smaller roles earlier as Evelyn Randall and Alice Dodds
Blake married Norris in 1962 and they emigrated to Australia, where she carved out her career and won the 1989 [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama|AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries]] for ''[[Eden's Lost]]'', and the 1990 [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role opposite [[Max von Sydow]] in the film ''[[Father (1990 film)|Father]]''. She also received AFI nominations for ''[[Travelling North (film)|Travelling North]]'' (1987), ''[[Innocence (2000 film)|Innocence]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Boys Are Back (film)|The Boys are Back]]'' (2009).


On the small screen she is known for her role as Nancy McCormick on the TV series ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'', (known internationally as Prisoner Cell Block H) for which she appeared during the final season in 1986, she previously appeared in two smaller roles earlier as Evelyn Randall and Alice Dodds<ref name="ausstage">{{cite web|url=https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3961|title=Julia Blake|publisher=AusStage}}</ref>
==Personal life ==
Blake was born in [[Bristol]], England, and studied drama at [[Bristol University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Shelf: Julia Blake |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/booksandarts/top-shelf3a-julia-blake/4624936 |website=ABC |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> While working in repertory theatre in Yorkshire she met the Australian actor [[Terry Norris (actor)|Terry Norris]]. They married in 1962 and both moved to Australia.<ref name="ausstage">{{cite web|url=https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3961|title=Julia Blake|publisher=AusStage}}</ref>


In 2018, she and Norris jointly received the [[Equity Ensemble Awards|Equity Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref>{{cite web |date=12 November 2018|title=Lifetime achievement award for Julia Blake and Terry Norris |url=https://www.if.com.au/lifetime-achievement-award-for-julia-blake-and-terry-norris/ |website=If |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> Their daughters are the actresses Sarah and Jane Norris.
In 2018, she and Norris jointly received the [[Equity Ensemble Awards|Equity Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref>{{cite web |date=12 November 2018|title=Lifetime achievement award for Julia Blake and Terry Norris |url=https://www.if.com.au/lifetime-achievement-award-for-julia-blake-and-terry-norris/ |website=If |access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> Their daughters are the actresses Sarah and Jane Norris.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|-
|-
|1985
|1985
|''[[An Indecent Obsession]]''
|''[[An Indecent Obsession (film)|An Indecent Obsession]]''
|Matron
|Matron
|Feature film
|Feature film
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|-
|-
|1995
|1995
|''Mushrooms''
|''[[Mushrooms (1995 film)|Mushrooms]]''
|Flo
|Flo
|Feature film
|Feature film
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|-
|-
|2003
|2003
|''The Forest''
|''[[The Forest (telemovie)|The Forest]]''
|Margot
|Margot
|Film short
|Film short
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|2006
|2006
|''[[Aquamarine (film)|Aquamarine]]''
|''[[Aquamarine (film)|Aquamarine]]''
|Grandma Maggie
|Grandma Maggie Brown
|Feature film
|Feature film
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|''[[Is This The Real World]]''
|''[[Is This the Real World]]''
|Gamma
|Gamma
|Feature film
|Feature film
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|2015
|2015
|''[[Looking for Grace]]''
|''[[Looking for Grace]]''
|Nell
|Nell Norris
|Feature film
|Feature film
|-
|-
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|2020
|2020
|''{{sortname|The|Dry|The Dry (film)}}''
|''{{sortname|The|Dry|The Dry (film)}}''
|Barb
|Barb Hadler
|Feature film
|Feature film
|}
|}


=== Television ===
===Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
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! class="unsortable" | Type
! class="unsortable" | Type
|-
|-
|1963; 1964
| 1963; 1964
|''[[Consider Your Verdict]]''
|''[[Consider Your Verdict]]''
|Guest roles
| Guest roles
|TV series, 1 episodes
| TV series
|-
|-
|1963
| 1963
|''[[The Hot Potato Boys]]''
|''[[The Hot Potato Boys]]''
|Hong Kong Anna
| Hong Kong Anna
|Teleplay
| Teleplay
|-
|-
|1964
| 1964
|''[[Nude with Violin (film)|Nude With Violin]]''
|''[[Nude with Violin (film)|Nude With Violin]]''
| Pamela
| Pamela
|TV film
| TV film
|-
|-
|1964
| 1964
|''{{sortname|The|Sponge Room}}''
|''TheSponge Room''
|Hilary
| Hilary
| Teleplay
| Teleplay
|-
|-
|1965
| 1965
|''The Face at the Clubhouse Door''
|''The Face at the Clubhouse Door''
|
|
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|rowspan="5"|1969–75
|rowspan="5"|1969–75
|rowspan="5"|''[[Division 4]]''
|rowspan="5"|''[[Division 4]]''
|Stella Palmer
| Stella Palmer
|TV series, 6 episodes "Farewell Little Chicago"
| TV series, episode: "Farewell Little Chicago"
|-
|-
|Mother
| Mother
|"The Grasshoppers"
| Episode: "The Grasshoppers"
|-
|-
|Kerri
| Kerri
|"Rules of the Game"
| Episode: "Rules of the Game"
|-
|-
|Det. Sgt. Joan Palmer
| Det. Sgt. Joan Palmer
|"Cleanliness is Next to Godliness"<hr />"The Vickers Way"
| 2 episodes: "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness", "The Vickers Way"
|-
|-
|Beverly Lang
| Beverly Lang
|"Unfit to Plead"
| Episode: "Unfit to Plead"
|-
|-
|1972–75
|1972–75
|''[[Bellbird (TV series)|Bellbird]]''
|''[[Bellbird (TV series)|Bellbird]]''
|Regular role: Elaine Thomas
| Elaine Thomas
| TV series, 677 episodes
| TV series, 677 episodes
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1973–75
|rowspan="2"|1973–75
|rowspan="2"|''[[Matlock Police]]''
|rowspan="2"|''[[Matlock Police]]''
|Guest role: Jean Williams
| Jean Williams
|TV series, 2 episodes: "Help"
| TV series, episode: "Help"
|-
|-
|April Simpson
| April Simpson
|"Forget Me Not"
| Episode: "Forget Me Not"
|-
|-
|1975
|1975
|''[[Homicide (Australian TV series)|Homicide]]''
|''[[Homicide (Australian TV series)|Homicide]]''
|Juliet
| Juliet
|TV series, 1 episode: "Speaking Ill of the Dead"
| TV series, episode: "Speaking Ill of the Dead"
|-
|-
|1977
|1977
|''[[Moynihan (TV series)|Moynihan]]''
|''[[Moynihan (TV series)|Moynihan]]''
|Recurring role: Tanya Shaw
| Tanya Shaw
|TV series, 2 episodes
|TV series, 2 episodes
|-
|-
|1978
| 1978
|''[[Against the Wind (miniseries)|Against the Wind]]''
|''[[Against the Wind (miniseries)|Against the Wind]]''
|Regular role: Cook
| Cook
|TV miniseries, 5 episodes
| TV miniseries, 5 episodes
|-
|-
|1978-81
| 1978-81
|''[[Cop Shop]]''
|''[[Cop Shop]]''
|Guest roles: Catherine Maynard / Elaine Davis / Jessie Benson / Laura Hewitt / Mrs. Parker
| Catherine Maynard / Elaine Davis / Jessie Benson / Laura Hewitt / Mrs. Parker
|TV series, 8 episodes
| TV series, 8 episodes
|-
|-
|1979
| 1979
|''[[Twenty Good Years]]''
|''Twenty Good Years''
|Regular role: Eva Goldman
| Eva Goldman
| TV series, 20 episodes
| TV series, 20 episodes
|-
|-
|1980
| 1980
|''[[Celebrity Tattletales]]''
|Herself (with Terry Norris)
|TV series, 3 episodes
|-
|1980
|''{{sortname|The|Last Outlaw|The Last Outlaw (miniseries)}}''
|''{{sortname|The|Last Outlaw|The Last Outlaw (miniseries)}}''
|Recurring role: Mrs. Scott
| Mrs. Scott
|TV miniseries, 4 episodes
| TV miniseries, 4 episodes
|-
|-
|1980
| 1980
|''[[Locusts and Wild Honey]]''
|''[[Locusts and Wild Honey]]''
|Regular role: Dr. Fletcher
| Dr. Fletcher
|TV series, 3 episodes
| TV series, 3 episodes
|-
|-
|1981
| 1981
|''[[Holiday Island]]''
|''[[Holiday Island]]''
|Guest role: Mrs. Simpson
| Mrs. Simpson
|TV series, 1 episode: "Zack"
| TV series, episode: "Zack"
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|1981–86
|rowspan="3"|1981–86
|rowspan="3"|''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]''
|rowspan="3"|''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]''
|Evelyn Randall
| Evelyn Randall
|TV series, 70 episodes, Season 3 (guest, 5 episodes)
| TV series, season 3, 70 episodes (guest, 5 episodes)
|-
|-
|Alice Dodds
| Alice Dodds
|Season 5 (guest, 4 episodes)
| Season 5, 4 episodes
|-
|-
|Nancy McCormack
| Nancy McCormack
|Season 8 (regular, 61 episodes)
| Season 8, 61 episodes
|-
|-
|1982
|1982
|''[[Women of the Sun]]''
|''[[Women of the Sun]]''
|Regular role: Mrs. McPhee
| Mrs. McPhee
| TV miniseries, 1 episode: "Maydina, the Shadow"
| TV miniseries, episode 2: "Maydina, the Shadow"
|-
|-
|1983
| 1983
|''[[Under Capricorn (miniseries)|Under Capricorn]]''
|''[[Under Capricorn (miniseries)|Under Capricorn]]''
|Milly
| Milly
|TV miniseries, 2 episodes
| TV miniseries, 2 episodes
|-
|-
|1983
| 1983
|''[[Carson's Law]]''
|''[[Carson's Law]]''
|Miss Beasley / Miss Hilda Deniston
| Miss Beasley / Miss Hilda Deniston
|TV series, 4 episodes: "Best Laid Plans"
| TV series, 4 episodes: "Best Laid Plans"
|-
|-
|1985
| 1985
|''{{sortname|The|Dunera Boys}}''
|''{{sortname|The|Dunera Boys}}''
|Mum
| Mum
|TV miniseries, 2 episodes "1.1", "1.2"
| TV miniseries, 2 episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
|-
|-
|1985
| 1985
|''[[Zoo Family]]''
|''[[Zoo Family]]''
|Guest role: Mrs. Watson
| Mrs. Watson
|TV series, 1 episode
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
|-
|1985
| 1985
|''[[WINNERS - The Paper Boy]]''
|''[[Winners (Australian TV series)|Winners: The Paper Boy]]''
|Reformed Sinner
| Reformed Sinner
|TV film series, 1 episode
| TV film series, 1 episode
|-
|-
|1986
| 1986
|''[[Sword of Honour (miniseries)|Sword of Honour]]''
|''[[Sword of Honour (miniseries)|Sword of Honour]]''
|Jean Rogers
| Jean Rogers
|TV miniseries, 4 episodes
| TV miniseries, 4 episodes
|-
|-
| 1989
|1986
| ''[[The Magistrate (miniseries)|The Magistrate]]'' (aka ''Il Magistrato'')
|''Travelling North: Original Cast Screen Tests''
| Jean Shaw
|Herself
|Video
|-
|1989
|''Il Magistrato'' (''[[The Magistrate (miniseries)|The Magistrate]]'')
|Lead role: Jean Shaw
| TV miniseries, 6 episodes
| TV miniseries, 6 episodes
|-
|-
|1989
| 1989
|''[[Edens Lost]]''
|''[[Edens Lost]]''
|Lead role: Eve
| Eve
| TV miniseries, 4 episodes
| TV miniseries, 4 episodes
|-
|-
| 1996
|1989
|''The 1989 [[AFI Awards]]''
|Herself - Best Actress Winner 'Edens Lost'
| TV special
|-
|1990
|''The 1990 [[AFI Awards]]''
|Herself - Best Actress Winner 'Father'
| TV special
|-
|1996
|''{{sortname|The|Thorn Birds: The Missing Years}}''
|''{{sortname|The|Thorn Birds: The Missing Years}}''
|Lead role: Fee Cleary
| Fee Cleary
|TV film
| TV film
|-
|-
|1998
| 1998
|''{{sortname|A|Difficult Woman|nolink=1}}''
|''{{sortname|A|Difficult Woman|nolink=1}}''
|Lead role: Mrs. McKenzie
| Mrs. McKenzie
|TV miniseries, 4 episodes
| TV miniseries, 4 episodes
|-
|-
|1998
| 1998
|''Clive Barker's Salome` & The Forbidden''
|''Clive Barker's Salome & The Forbidden''
|
|(segments: The Forbidden & Salome)
|Video
| Video
|-
|-
|1998
| 1998
|''[[Driven Crazy]]''
|''[[Driven Crazy]]''
|Miss Baker
| Miss Baker
|TV series, 1 episode: "Barely There"
| TV series, episode: "Barely There"
|-
|-
| 1999
|1998; 2000
|''[[Good Morning Australia (1992 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]''
|Guest (with Terry Norris)
|TV series, 2,episodes
|-
|1999
|''[[SeaChange]]''
|''[[SeaChange]]''
|Guest role: Tenzin Jetsunma
| Tenzin Jetsunma
| TV series, 1 episode: "Manna from Heaven"
| TV series, episode: "Manna from Heaven"
|-
|-
|2001
| 2001
|''[[Blue Heelers]]''
|''[[Blue Heelers]]''
|Guest role: Dorothy Roberts
| Dorothy Roberts
|TV series, 1 episode: "Strays"
| TV series, episode: "Strays"
|-
|-
| 2004
|2001
|''Innocence: Interview with Julia Blake''
|Herself - Actress
|Video
|-
|2004
|''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''
|''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''
|Guest role: Evelyn Ulrich
| Evelyn Ulrich
|TV series, 1 episode: "A Place in the Heart"
| TV series, episode: "A Place in the Heart"
|-
|-
|2004
| 2004
|''From Stage to Screen: Travelling North''
|Herself / Frances
|Video
|-
|2004
|''[[Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)|Salem's Lot]]''
|''[[Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)|Salem's Lot]]''
|Eva Prunier
| Eva Prunier
|TV miniseries, 2 episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
| TV miniseries, 2 episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
|-
|-
|2006
| 2006
|''{{sortname|The|Society Murders|Society_Murders#Book_and_film}}''
|''The Society Murders''
|Margaret Wales-King
| Margaret Wales-King
|TV film
| TV film
|-
|-
|2007
| 2007
|''{{sortname|The|Starter Wife|The Starter Wife (miniseries)}}''
|''[[The Starter Wife (miniseries)|The Starter Wife]]''
|Mrs. Caldecott
| Mrs. Caldecott
|TV miniseries, 3 episodes
| TV miniseries, 3 episodes
|-
|-
|2007
| 2007
|''[[City Homicide]]''
|''[[City Homicide]]''
|Guest role: Hilda Conway
| Hilda Conway
|TV series, 1 episode "The Return"
| TV series, episode: "The Return"
|-
|-
|2008–11
| 2008–11
|''[[Bed of Roses (TV series)|Bed of Roses]]''
|''[[Bed of Roses (TV series)|Bed of Roses]]''
|Regular role: Minna Franklin
| Minna Franklin
| TV series, 26 episodes
| TV series, 26 episodes
|-
|-
|2010
| 2010
|''[[Hawke (film)|Hawke]]''
|''[[Hawke (film)|Hawke]]''
|Ellie Hawke
| Ellie Hawke
|TV film
| TV film
|-
|-
|2011
| 2011
|''[[Winners & Losers]]''
|''[[Winners & Losers]]''
|Guest role: Gwen Armstrong
| Gwen Armstrong
|TV series, 1 episode: "Happiness is a Delusion"
| TV series, episode: "Happiness is a Delusion"
|-
|-
|2012
| 2012
|''[[Conspiracy 365]]''
|''[[Conspiracy 365]]''
|Guest role: Melba Snipe
| Melba Snipe
|TV series, 1 episode: "April"
| TV series, episode: "April"
|-
|-
|2013
| 2013
|''The Making of 'Last Dance'''
|Herself
|Video
|-
|2013
|''[[Mr & Mrs Murder]]''
|''[[Mr & Mrs Murder]]''
|Guest role: Allegra Scaletta
| Allegra Scaletta
|TV series, 1 episode: "The Next Best Man"
| TV series, episode: "The Next Best Man"
|-
|-
|2013
| 2013
|''[[Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries]]''
|''[[Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries]]''
|Guest role: Hilly McNaster
| Hilly McNaster
| TV series, 1 episode"Dead Man's Chest"
| TV series, episode: "Dead Man's Chest"
|-
|-
|2015
| 2015
|''[[House Husbands]]''
|''[[House Husbands]]''
|Guest role: Edith Benson
| Edith Benson
|TV series, 1 episode: "4.8"
| TV series, episode: "4.8"
|}

===TV appearances as self ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Type
|-
| 1980
|''[[Tattletales|Celebrity Tattletales]]''
| Herself (with [[Terry Norris (actor)|Terry Norris]])
|TV series, 3 episodes
|-
| 1986
|''Travelling North: Original Cast Screen Tests''
| Herself
| Video
|-
| 1989
|''The 1989 [[AACTA Awards|AFI Awards]]''
| Best Actress Winner ''[[Edens Lost]]''
| TV special
|-
| 1990
|''The 1990 [[AACTA Awards|AFI Awards]]''
| Best Actress Winner ''Father''
| TV special
|-
| 1995
|''[[Good Morning Australia (1992 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]''
| Guest (with [[Simon Chilvers]])
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1998; 2000
|''[[Good Morning Australia (1992 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]''
| Guest (with [[Terry Norris (actor)|Terry Norris]])
| TV series, 2,episodes
|-
| 2001
|''Innocence: Interview with Julia Blake''
| Herself
| Video
|-
| 2004
|''From Stage to Screen: Travelling North''
| Herself / Frances
| Video
|-
| 2008
|''Talking Heads''
| Herself (with [[Terry Norris (actor)|Terry Norris]])
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
|2013
|''The Making of 'Last Dance' ''
| Herself
| Video
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|''A Sunday too Far''
|''A Sunday too Far''
|Herself
| Herself
|Video
| Video
|}
|}


==Honours and awards==
==Honours and awards==
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
| Association
! Association
| Year
! Year
| Award
! Award
| Work
! Work
| Results
! Results
|-
| [[Penguin Awards]]
| 1986
| [[Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a One-off Drama]]
| ''[[The Dunera Boys]]''
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[AACTA Awards|AFI Award]]s
| 1987
| [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
| ''[[Travelling North (film)|Travelling North]]''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
|-
| [[AACTA Award]]s
| [[AACTA Award]]s
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| {{Won}}
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
| AACTA Awards
| [[AACTA Award]]s
| 1990
| 1990
| [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| ''[[Father (1990 film)|Father]]
| ''[[Father (1990 film)|Father]]''
| {{Won}}
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
| [[AACTA Awards|AFI Award]]s
| [[Australian Film Institute Television Awards|AFI Awards]]
| 1987
|
| ''[[Travelling North (film)|Travelling North]]''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| AFI Awards
| 2000
| 2000
| [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
|
| ''[[Innocence (2000 film)|Innocence]]
| ''[[Innocence (2000 film)|Innocence]]''
| {{Nominated}}
| {{Nominated}}
|-
|-
| [[Australian Film Institute Television Awards|AFI Awards]]
| AFI Awards
| 2009
| 2010
|[[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
|
| ''[[The Boy's are Back]]''
| ''[[The Boys Are Back (film)|The Boys are Back]]''
| {{Nominated}}
| {{Nominated}}
|-
|-
| Equity
| [[Equity Ensemble Awards]]
| 2018
| 2018
| Equity Lifetime Achievement Award
| Equity Lifetime Achievement Award
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 12 September 2024

Julia Blake
Born (1937-05-13) 13 May 1937 (age 87)
Bristol, England
Other namesJulie Blake
EducationBristol University
OccupationActress
Years activec. 1950s-present
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1962; died 2023)​
Children2

Julia Blake (born 13 May 1937)[1] is an English–born actress, notable for numerous film and TV roles, particularly in Australia. She also acted in the theatre.

Early life

[edit]

Blake was born in Bristol, England, United Kingdom on 13 May 1937 and attended Bristol University, whilst working in theatre in Yorkshire she met the Australia-born actor later politician Terry Norris.

Film and television

[edit]

Blake married Norris in 1962 and they emigrated to Australia, where she carved out her career and won the 1989 AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries for Eden's Lost, and the 1990 AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role opposite Max von Sydow in the film Father. She also received AFI nominations for Travelling North (1987), Innocence (2000) and The Boys are Back (2009).

On the small screen she is known for her role as Nancy McCormick on the TV series Prisoner, (known internationally as Prisoner Cell Block H) for which she appeared during the final season in 1986, she previously appeared in two smaller roles earlier as Evelyn Randall and Alice Dodds[2]

In 2018, she and Norris jointly received the Equity Lifetime Achievement Award.[3] Their daughters are the actresses Sarah and Jane Norris.

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Type
1973 Salome Film short
1977 The Getting of Wisdom Isabella Shepherd Feature film
1978 Patrick Matron Cassidy Feature film
1978 The Forbidden Film short
1979 Snapshot aka 'One More Minute' Mrs. Bailey Feature film
1982 Lonely Hearts Pamela Feature film
1983 Man of Flowers Art Teacher Feature film
1984 My First Wife Kirstin Feature film
1985 An Indecent Obsession Matron Feature film
1986 Cactus Club Speaker Feature film
1987 Travelling North Frances Feature film
1988 Georgia Elizabeth Feature film
1990 Father Iya Zetnick Feature film
1995 Mushrooms Flo Feature film
1996 Hotel de Love Edith Dunne Feature film
1999 Passion Queen Alexandra Feature film
2000 Innocence Claire Feature film
2003 The Forest Margot Film short
2004 Human Touch Anna's Mother Feature film
2005 Three Dollars Tanya's Mother Feature film
2006 Aquamarine Grandma Maggie Brown Feature film
2006 The Barrows Bonnie Film short
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Heather Hudson Feature film
2009 The Boys Are Back Barbara Feature film
2010 Matching Jack Cleo Feature film
2010 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Mrs. Underhill Feature film
2012 Last Dance Ulah Lippmann Feature film
2015 Is This the Real World Gamma Feature film
2015 Looking for Grace Nell Norris Feature film
2015 A Month of Sundays Sarah Feature film
2015 The Dressmaker Irma Almanac Feature film
2017 Dance Academy: The Movie Juliet Jones Feature film
2020 The Dry Barb Hadler Feature film

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1963; 1964 Consider Your Verdict Guest roles TV series
1963 The Hot Potato Boys Hong Kong Anna Teleplay
1964 Nude With Violin Pamela TV film
1964 TheSponge Room Hilary Teleplay
1965 The Face at the Clubhouse Door Teleplay
1969–75 Division 4 Stella Palmer TV series, episode: "Farewell Little Chicago"
Mother Episode: "The Grasshoppers"
Kerri Episode: "Rules of the Game"
Det. Sgt. Joan Palmer 2 episodes: "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness", "The Vickers Way"
Beverly Lang Episode: "Unfit to Plead"
1972–75 Bellbird Elaine Thomas TV series, 677 episodes
1973–75 Matlock Police Jean Williams TV series, episode: "Help"
April Simpson Episode: "Forget Me Not"
1975 Homicide Juliet TV series, episode: "Speaking Ill of the Dead"
1977 Moynihan Tanya Shaw TV series, 2 episodes
1978 Against the Wind Cook TV miniseries, 5 episodes
1978-81 Cop Shop Catherine Maynard / Elaine Davis / Jessie Benson / Laura Hewitt / Mrs. Parker TV series, 8 episodes
1979 Twenty Good Years Eva Goldman TV series, 20 episodes
1980 The Last Outlaw Mrs. Scott TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1980 Locusts and Wild Honey Dr. Fletcher TV series, 3 episodes
1981 Holiday Island Mrs. Simpson TV series, episode: "Zack"
1981–86 Prisoner Evelyn Randall TV series, season 3, 70 episodes (guest, 5 episodes)
Alice Dodds Season 5, 4 episodes
Nancy McCormack Season 8, 61 episodes
1982 Women of the Sun Mrs. McPhee TV miniseries, episode 2: "Maydina, the Shadow"
1983 Under Capricorn Milly TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1983 Carson's Law Miss Beasley / Miss Hilda Deniston TV series, 4 episodes: "Best Laid Plans"
1985 The Dunera Boys Mum TV miniseries, 2 episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
1985 Zoo Family Mrs. Watson TV series, 1 episode
1985 Winners: The Paper Boy Reformed Sinner TV film series, 1 episode
1986 Sword of Honour Jean Rogers TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1989 The Magistrate (aka Il Magistrato) Jean Shaw TV miniseries, 6 episodes
1989 Edens Lost Eve TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1996 The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years Fee Cleary TV film
1998 A Difficult Woman Mrs. McKenzie TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1998 Clive Barker's Salome & The Forbidden Video
1998 Driven Crazy Miss Baker TV series, episode: "Barely There"
1999 SeaChange Tenzin Jetsunma TV series, episode: "Manna from Heaven"
2001 Blue Heelers Dorothy Roberts TV series, episode: "Strays"
2004 All Saints Evelyn Ulrich TV series, episode: "A Place in the Heart"
2004 Salem's Lot Eva Prunier TV miniseries, 2 episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
2006 The Society Murders Margaret Wales-King TV film
2007 The Starter Wife Mrs. Caldecott TV miniseries, 3 episodes
2007 City Homicide Hilda Conway TV series, episode: "The Return"
2008–11 Bed of Roses Minna Franklin TV series, 26 episodes
2010 Hawke Ellie Hawke TV film
2011 Winners & Losers Gwen Armstrong TV series, episode: "Happiness is a Delusion"
2012 Conspiracy 365 Melba Snipe TV series, episode: "April"
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Allegra Scaletta TV series, episode: "The Next Best Man"
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Hilly McNaster TV series, episode: "Dead Man's Chest"
2015 House Husbands Edith Benson TV series, episode: "4.8"

TV appearances as self

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Year Title Role Type
1980 Celebrity Tattletales Herself (with Terry Norris) TV series, 3 episodes
1986 Travelling North: Original Cast Screen Tests Herself Video
1989 The 1989 AFI Awards Best Actress Winner Edens Lost TV special
1990 The 1990 AFI Awards Best Actress Winner Father TV special
1995 Good Morning Australia Guest (with Simon Chilvers) TV series, 1 episode
1998; 2000 Good Morning Australia Guest (with Terry Norris) TV series, 2,episodes
2001 Innocence: Interview with Julia Blake Herself Video
2004 From Stage to Screen: Travelling North Herself / Frances Video
2008 Talking Heads Herself (with Terry Norris) TV series, 1 episode
2013 The Making of 'Last Dance' Herself Video
2016 A Sunday too Far Herself Video

Honours and awards

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Association Year Award Work Results
Penguin Awards 1986 Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a One-off Drama The Dunera Boys Won
AFI Awards 1987 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Travelling North Nominated
AACTA Awards 1989 AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Edens Lost Won
AACTA Awards 1990 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Father Won
AFI Awards 2000 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Innocence Nominated
AFI Awards 2010 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Boys are Back Nominated
Equity Ensemble Awards 2018 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award Honoured

References

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  1. ^ "Julie Blake".
  2. ^ "Julia Blake". AusStage.
  3. ^ "Lifetime achievement award for Julia Blake and Terry Norris". If. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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