Julia Blake
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Julia Blake | |
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| Born | 13 May 1937 Bristol, England |
| Other names | Julie Blake |
| Education | Bristol University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | c. 1950s-present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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.
Biography
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Early life
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
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
Film
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Feature film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963; 1964 | Consider Your Verdict | Guest roles | TV series, 1 episodes |
| 1963 | The Hot Potato Boys | Hong Kong Anna | Teleplay |
| 1964 | Nude With Violin | Pamela | TV film |
| 1964 | The Sponge Room | Hilary | Teleplay |
| 1965 | The Face at the Clubhouse Door | Teleplay | |
| 1969–75 | Division 4 | Stella Palmer | TV series, 6 episodes "Farewell Little Chicago" |
| Mother | "The Grasshoppers" | ||
| Kerri | "Rules of the Game" | ||
| Det. Sgt. Joan Palmer | "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness" "The Vickers Way" | ||
| Beverly Lang | "Unfit to Plead" | ||
| 1972–75 | Bellbird | Regular role: Elaine Thomas | TV series, 677 episodes |
| 1973–75 | Matlock Police | Guest role: Jean Williams | TV series, 2 episodes: "Help" |
| April Simpson | "Forget Me Not" | ||
| 1975 | Homicide | Juliet | TV series, 1 episode: "Speaking Ill of the Dead" |
| 1977 | Moynihan | Recurring role: Tanya Shaw | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1978 | Against the Wind | Regular role: Cook | TV miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 1978-81 | Cop Shop | Guest roles: Catherine Maynard / Elaine Davis / Jessie Benson / Laura Hewitt / Mrs. Parker | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1979 | Twenty Good Years | Regular role: Eva Goldman | TV series, 20 episodes |
| 1980 | Celebrity Tattletales | Herself with Terry Norris | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1980 | The Last Outlaw | Recurring role: Mrs. Scott | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1980 | Locusts and Wild Honey | Regular role: Dr. Fletcher | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Guest role: Mrs. Simpson | TV series, 1 episode: "Zack" |
| 1981–86 | Prisoner | Evelyn Randall | TV series, 70 episodes, Season 3 (guest, 5 episodes) |
| Alice Dodds | Season 5 (guest, 4 episodes) | ||
| Nancy McCormack | Season 8 (regular, 61 episodes) | ||
| 1982 | Women of the Sun | Regular role: Mrs. McPhee | TV miniseries, 1 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 | Guest role: 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 |
| 1986 | Travelling North: Original Cast Screen Tests | Herself | Video |
| 1989 | Il Magistrato (The Magistrate) | Lead role: Jean Shaw | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1989 | Edens Lost | Lead role: Eve | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 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 |
| 1995; 1998 | Good Morning Australia | Guest - Herself with Simon Chilvers | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years | Lead role: Fee Cleary | TV film |
| 1998 | A Difficult Woman | Lead role: Mrs. McKenzie | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Clive Barker's Salome` & The Forbidden | (segments: The Forbidden & Salome) | Video |
| 1998 | Driven Crazy | Miss Baker | TV series, 1 episode: "Barely There" |
| 1998; 2000 | Good Morning Australia | Guest (with Terry Norris) | TV series, 2,episodes |
| 1999 | SeaChange | Guest role: Tenzin Jetsunma | TV series, 1 episode: "Manna from Heaven" |
| 2001 | Blue Heelers | Guest role: Dorothy Roberts | TV series, 1 episode: "Strays" |
| 2001 | Innocence: Interview with Julia Blake | Herself - Actress | Video |
| 2004 | All Saints | Guest role: Evelyn Ulrich | TV series, 1 episode: "A Place in the Heart" |
| 2004 | From Stage to Screen: Travelling North | Herself / Frances | Video |
| 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 | Guest role: Hilda Conway | TV series, 1 episode "The Return" |
| 2008–2011 | Bed of Roses | Regular role: Minna Franklin | TV series, 26 episodes |
| 2008 | Talking Heads | Herself with Terry Norris | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2010 | Hawke | Ellie Hawke | TV film |
| 2011 | Winners & Losers | Guest role: Gwen Armstrong | TV series, 1 episode: "Happiness is a Delusion" |
| 2012 | Conspiracy 365 | Guest role: Melba Snipe | TV series, 1 episode: "April" |
| 2013 | The Making of 'Last Dance' | Herself | Video |
| 2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Guest role: Allegra Scaletta | TV series, 1 episode: "The Next Best Man" |
| 2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Guest role: Hilly McNaster | TV series, 1 episode"Dead Man's Chest" |
| 2015 | House Husbands | Guest role: Edith Benson | TV series, 1 episode: "4.8" |
| 2016 | A Sunday too Far | Herself | Video |
Honours and awards
| 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
- ^ "Julie Blake".
- ^ "Julia Blake". AusStage.
- ^ "Lifetime achievement award for Julia Blake and Terry Norris". If. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
External links
- Julia Blake at IMDb
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