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'''Julie Legrand''' (born in [[Pitlochry]], [[Scotland]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television]], [[film]], and [[Theatre|stage]] [[actress]] best known for her role as Jeanette Dunkley on ''[[Footballers' Wives]]''<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/99961-Titus-Opens-May-30-at-Londons-Shakespeare-Globe "Titus Opens May 30 at London's Shakespeare Globe" - Playbill]</ref><ref>[http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/flyingunderbridges.htm "Footballers Wives Star Transfers To Watford" - British Theatre Guide]</ref> and ''[[Footballers' Wives: Extra Time]]''.<ref name="Bnet">[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/evening-news-edinburgh-scotland/mi_7832/is_2006_Feb_16/julie-nursing-ambitions/ai_n34266452/ "Julie is nursing ambitions" - BNET]</ref> On both of these [[television shows]], she is credited as a main cast member. She has also guest starred in a wide variety of [[United Kingdom|British]] television shows, as well as stage productions.<ref>[http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/ju8/wizardofoz333154.htm "Casting announced for The Wizard of Oz" - London Theatre]</ref> |
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'''Julie Legrand''' (born in [[Pitlochry]], [[Scotland]]) is a British [[television]], [[film]], and [[Theatre|stage]] [[actress]] best known for her role as Jeanette Dunkley on ''[[Footballers' Wives]]''.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/99961-Titus-Opens-May-30-at-Londons-Shakespeare-Globe "Titus Opens May 30 at London's Shakespeare Globe" - Playbill] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605135020/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/99961-Titus-Opens-May-30-at-Londons-Shakespeare-Globe |date= 5 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/flyingunderbridges.htm "Footballers Wives Star Transfers To Watford" - British Theatre Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007011752/http://britishtheatreguide.info/news/flyingunderbridges.htm |date= 7 October 2010 }}</ref> She has also guest starred in a wide variety of [[United Kingdom|British]] television shows, as well as stage productions.<ref>[http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/ju8/wizardofoz333154.htm "Casting announced for The Wizard of Oz" - London Theatre]</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Julie Legrand was married in 2005 to Simon Clark, a sound engineer who has worked on numerous TV and films including ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'', the [[BAFTA Award]] winning drama ''Kelly'' and a number of years ago ''[[Challenge Anneka]]''.<ref name="Bnet" /> |
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==Television== |
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One of her earliest roles was in the [[Channel 4]] comedy drama ''Hollywood Hits Chiswick'', alongside [[Derek Newark]] as [[W.C. Fields]].<ref>[https://www.bright-thoughts.co.uk/wc-fields.html] Hollywood Hits Chiswick</ref> Her subsequent television career has been extensive, including appearances in [[Anglo-Saxon Attitudes]]. [[Kavanagh QC]] and [[Holby City]]. |
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==Theatre== |
==Theatre== |
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Along with her television work, Legrand has had numerous |
Along with her television work, Legrand has had numerous successes within theatre, most recently in ''[[See How They Run (play)|See How They Run]]''<ref>[http://www.curtainup.com/seehowtheyrun.html "A CurtainUp London Review: See How They Run" - Curtain Up]</ref> and has also starred in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' in the West End at The Savoy theatre and as the [[Wicked Witch of the West]] in ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1987 stage play)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', along with the films ''[[One for the Road (2003 film)|One for the Road]]'', ''[[Prick Up Your Ears]]'', and ''[[Water (1985 film)|Water]]''.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119701-Wizard-of-Oz-Begins-Performances-at-Londons-Royal-Festival-Hall-July-23 "Wizard of Oz Begins Performances at London's Royal Festival Hall July 23" - Playbill] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605135108/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119701-Wizard-of-Oz-Begins-Performances-at-Londons-Royal-Festival-Hall-July-23 |date= 5 June 2011 }}</ref> She also toured Britain in the [[Royal Shakespeare Company|RSC]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' as [[Nurse (Romeo and Juliet)|The Nurse]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110615081613/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article5018335.ece "Romeo and Juliet at the Theatre Royal, Brighton" - Times Online]</ref> She played the role of Madame Morrible in the [[West End Theatre|West End]] production of ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]''. She began performances on 29 March 2010, replacing [[Harriet Thorpe]].<ref>[http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest/view/item109332/ "Mead gets Wicked" - Official London Theatre Guide]</ref> After a lengthy run, Legrand exited the show on 27 October 2012, and was replaced by [[Louise Plowright]] on Oct. 29, 2012. in 2014-2015 Legrand portrayed Electra in ''[[Gypsy (musical)|Gypsy]]'' at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]] and the subsequent transfer to the [[Savoy Theatre]] in London. In 2016 Legrand played Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan's ''[[The Rivals]]'' in Bristol and Glasgow. |
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==Personal life== |
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She played the role of Madame Morrible in the [[West End Theatre|West End]] production of ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]''. She began performances on 29 March 2010, replacing [[Harriet Thorpe]].<ref>[http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest/view/item109332/ "Mead gets Wicked" - Official London Theatre Guide]</ref> After a lengthy run, Legrand exited the show on 27 October 2012, and was replaced by [[Louise Plowright]] on Oct. 29, 2012. in 2014-2015 Legrand portrayed Electra in ''[[Gypsy (musical)|Gypsy]]'' at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]] and the subsequent transfer to the [[Savoy Theatre]] in London. |
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Julie Legrand married Simon Clark, a sound engineer, in 2005.<ref name="Bnet">[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/evening-news-edinburgh-scotland/mi_7832/is_2006_Feb_16/julie-nursing-ambitions/ai_n34266452/ "Julie is nursing ambitions" - BNET]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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===Television=== |
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*''[[Angels (TV series)|Angels]]'' (1 episode, 1980) |
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*''[[Play for Today]]'' (1 episode, 1984) |
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! Role |
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*''[[4 Play (TV series)|4 Play]]'' (1 episode, 1989) |
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! Notes |
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*''[[Coasting (TV series)|Coasting]]'' (1 episode, 1990) |
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*''[[El C.I.D.]]'' (1 episode, 1991) |
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| 1980 |
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*''[[The House of Bernarda Alba]]'' (1991) |
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| ''[[Angels (TV series)|Angels]]'' |
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*''[[Anglo-Saxon Attitudes]]'' (2 episodes, 1992) |
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| Social worker |
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*''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' (1 episode, 1993) |
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| Series 6 Episode 25 |
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*''[[Kavanagh QC]]'' (1 episode, 1999) |
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*''Starting Out'' (1999) |
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| 1981 |
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*''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' (1 episode, 2000) |
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| ''The Innes Book of Records'' |
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*''[[North Square]]'' (1 episode, 2000) |
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*''Fields of Gold'' (2002) |
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| Series 3 Episode 2 |
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*''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' (1 episode, 2002) |
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*''[[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]'' (2001) |
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| 1984 |
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*''[[Footballers' Wives]]'' (10 episodes, 2002–2005) |
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| ''[[Play for Today]]'' |
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*''[[The Bill]]'' (4 episodes, 1992–2005) |
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| Frenchwoman |
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*''[[Footballers' Wives: Extra Time]]'' (7 episodes, 2006) |
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| Episode: "Under the Hammer" |
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*''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' (1 episode, 2009) |
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*''[[Doctor Who]]'' (1 episode, 2010) |
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| 1985 |
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*''[[Holby City]]'' (6 episodes, 1999–2010) |
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| ''[[Water (1985 film)|Water]]'' |
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| Business executive |
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===Films=== |
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*''[[Water (1985 film)|Water]]'' (1985/I) |
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*''[[Prick Up Your Ears]]'' (1987) |
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| 1987 |
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*''[[Turbulence (1991 film)|Turbulence]]'' (1991) |
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| ''[[Prick Up Your Ears]]'' |
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| Gallery Owner |
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*''[[One for the Road (2003 film)|One for the Road]]'' (2003) |
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*''Ex Memoria'' (2006) |
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*''One Hundredth of a Second'' (2006) |
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| 1989 |
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| ''[[4 Play (TV series)|4 Play]]'' |
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| Babs |
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| Episode: "Chains of Love" |
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| 1990 |
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| ''[[Coasting (TV series)|Coasting]]'' |
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| Anna Milburn |
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| Episode: "Star Quality" |
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| rowspan="3"| 1991 |
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| ''[[El C.I.D.]]'' |
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| Laura |
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| Episode: "Piece of Cake" |
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| ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba]]'' |
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| Angustius |
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| Television film |
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| ''[[Turbulence (1991 film)|Turbulence]]'' |
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| Annie |
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| rowspan="2"| 1992 |
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| ''[[Anglo-Saxon Attitudes]]'' |
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| Clarissa Crane |
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| 3 episodes |
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| ''[[The Bill]]'' |
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| Marie Nevin |
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| Episode: "Spit and Polish" |
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| 1993 |
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| ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' |
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| Brigitte de Plessy |
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| Episode: "Twilight of the Gods" |
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| 1994 |
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| ''Moving Story'' |
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| Angela |
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| Episode:"Father's Day" |
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| 1996 |
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| ''The Bill'' |
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| Helen Brodie |
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| Episode: "Judgement Call" |
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| rowspan="4"| 1999 |
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| ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'' |
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| Maggie Leeming |
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| ''[[Holby City]]'' |
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| Hazel |
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| Episode: "Search for the Hero" |
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|''Starting Out'' |
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| Marjie |
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| 8 episodes |
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| ''[[Station (1999 film)|Station]]'' |
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| Short film |
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| rowspan="2"| 2000 |
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| ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' |
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| Rita Dockley |
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| Episode: "Babes Behind Bars" |
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| ''[[North Square]]'' |
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| Tilly HUdson |
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| Series 1 Episode 2 |
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| 2001 |
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| ''Treasure'' |
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| Mrs. P |
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| Voice only |
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| rowspan="2"| 2002 |
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| ''Fields of Gold'' |
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| Deborah Miller |
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| Television film |
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| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' |
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| Jennifer Woods |
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| Episode: "It's a Boy Thing" |
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| 2002-2003 |
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| ''[[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]'' |
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| Nurse Bradshaw |
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| 11 episodes |
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| 2002-2005 |
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| ''[[Footballers' Wives]]'' |
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| Jeanette Dunkley |
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| 10 episodes |
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| 2003 |
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| '''[[One for the Road (2003 film)|One for the Road]]'' |
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| Liz |
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| 2005 |
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| ''The Bill'' |
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| Marie Stimpson |
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| 2 episodes |
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| rowspan="3"| 2006 |
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| ''Footballers Wives: Extra Time'' |
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| Jeanette Dunkley |
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| 7 episodes |
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| ''Ex Memoria'' |
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| Helen |
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| ''One Hundredth of a Second'' |
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| Mary Kennington |
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| 2009 |
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| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |
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| Barbara Warton |
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| Episode: "Hang Onto Nurse" |
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| 2010 |
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| ''[[Doctor Who]]'' |
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| The Partisan |
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| Episode: "The End of Time: Part Two" |
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| 2014 |
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| ''Holby City'' |
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| Paula Burrows |
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| 10 episodes |
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| 2015 |
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| ''Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre'' |
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| Miss Cratchitt / Electra |
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| Television film |
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| 2017 |
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| ''Cupidity'' |
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| Mrs. Constantine |
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| Short film |
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| 2019 |
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| ''Doctors'' |
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| Janice Burckin |
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| Episode: "Boomerang" |
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| 2020 |
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| ''Flack'' |
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| Shell |
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| Episode: "Brand Barron" |
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Latest revision as of 17:45, 5 November 2024
Julie Legrand | |
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Born | Julie Legrand |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse |
Simon Clark (m. 2005) |
Julie Legrand (born in Pitlochry, Scotland) is a British television, film, and stage actress best known for her role as Jeanette Dunkley on Footballers' Wives.[1][2] She has also guest starred in a wide variety of British television shows, as well as stage productions.[3]
Television
[edit]One of her earliest roles was in the Channel 4 comedy drama Hollywood Hits Chiswick, alongside Derek Newark as W.C. Fields.[4] Her subsequent television career has been extensive, including appearances in Anglo-Saxon Attitudes. Kavanagh QC and Holby City.
Theatre
[edit]Along with her television work, Legrand has had numerous successes within theatre, most recently in See How They Run[5] and has also starred in Fiddler on the Roof in the West End at The Savoy theatre and as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, along with the films One for the Road, Prick Up Your Ears, and Water.[6] She also toured Britain in the RSC's Romeo and Juliet as The Nurse.[7] She played the role of Madame Morrible in the West End production of Wicked. She began performances on 29 March 2010, replacing Harriet Thorpe.[8] After a lengthy run, Legrand exited the show on 27 October 2012, and was replaced by Louise Plowright on Oct. 29, 2012. in 2014-2015 Legrand portrayed Electra in Gypsy at the Chichester Festival Theatre and the subsequent transfer to the Savoy Theatre in London. In 2016 Legrand played Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan's The Rivals in Bristol and Glasgow.
Personal life
[edit]Julie Legrand married Simon Clark, a sound engineer, in 2005.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Angels | Social worker | Series 6 Episode 25 |
1981 | The Innes Book of Records | Series 3 Episode 2 | |
1984 | Play for Today | Frenchwoman | Episode: "Under the Hammer" |
1985 | Water | Business executive | |
1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Gallery Owner | |
1989 | 4 Play | Babs | Episode: "Chains of Love" |
1990 | Coasting | Anna Milburn | Episode: "Star Quality" |
1991 | El C.I.D. | Laura | Episode: "Piece of Cake" |
The House of Bernarda Alba | Angustius | Television film | |
Turbulence | Annie | ||
1992 | Anglo-Saxon Attitudes | Clarissa Crane | 3 episodes |
The Bill | Marie Nevin | Episode: "Spit and Polish" | |
1993 | Inspector Morse | Brigitte de Plessy | Episode: "Twilight of the Gods" |
1994 | Moving Story | Angela | Episode:"Father's Day" |
1996 | The Bill | Helen Brodie | Episode: "Judgement Call" |
1999 | Kavanagh QC | Maggie Leeming | |
Holby City | Hazel | Episode: "Search for the Hero" | |
Starting Out | Marjie | 8 episodes | |
Station | Short film | ||
2000 | Bad Girls | Rita Dockley | Episode: "Babes Behind Bars" |
North Square | Tilly HUdson | Series 1 Episode 2 | |
2001 | Treasure | Mrs. P | Voice only |
2002 | Fields of Gold | Deborah Miller | Television film |
Casualty | Jennifer Woods | Episode: "It's a Boy Thing" | |
2002-2003 | Night and Day | Nurse Bradshaw | 11 episodes |
2002-2005 | Footballers' Wives | Jeanette Dunkley | 10 episodes |
2003 | 'One for the Road | Liz | |
2005 | The Bill | Marie Stimpson | 2 episodes |
2006 | Footballers Wives: Extra Time | Jeanette Dunkley | 7 episodes |
Ex Memoria | Helen | ||
One Hundredth of a Second | Mary Kennington | ||
2009 | Doctors | Barbara Warton | Episode: "Hang Onto Nurse" |
2010 | Doctor Who | The Partisan | Episode: "The End of Time: Part Two" |
2014 | Holby City | Paula Burrows | 10 episodes |
2015 | Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre | Miss Cratchitt / Electra | Television film |
2017 | Cupidity | Mrs. Constantine | Short film |
2019 | Doctors | Janice Burckin | Episode: "Boomerang" |
2020 | Flack | Shell | Episode: "Brand Barron" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Titus Opens May 30 at London's Shakespeare Globe" - Playbill Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Footballers Wives Star Transfers To Watford" - British Theatre Guide Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Casting announced for The Wizard of Oz" - London Theatre
- ^ [1] Hollywood Hits Chiswick
- ^ "A CurtainUp London Review: See How They Run" - Curtain Up
- ^ "Wizard of Oz Begins Performances at London's Royal Festival Hall July 23" - Playbill Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Romeo and Juliet at the Theatre Royal, Brighton" - Times Online
- ^ "Mead gets Wicked" - Official London Theatre Guide
- ^ "Julie is nursing ambitions" - BNET[permanent dead link ]