Julia McKenzie
Biography
Julia McKenzie is an English actress, singer, presenter, and theatre director born on 17 February 1941 in Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK. She has been involved in various acting credits, with a total of 58 known credits. McKenzie has received several awards for her performances, including the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1983 for Best Actress in a Musical for Guys and Dolls, the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1994 for Best Actress in a Musical for Sweeney Todd at the Royal National Theatre, and the 1987 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for Woman in Mind. She was also nominated for a Broadway Tony Award in 1977 as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for Side by Side by Sondheim.
Career overview
Julia McKenzie is a British actress known for her work in theatre, television, and film. She has appeared in numerous productions, with a notable focus on musical theatre. McKenzie's performance in Guys and Dolls earned her the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1983, for the 1982 season. She received a second Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1994, for the 1993 season, for her portrayal of a character in Sweeney Todd at the Royal National Theatre.
In addition to her theatre work, McKenzie has been recognized for her performances in other productions. She was awarded the 1987 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her role in Woman in Mind. McKenzie's work has also been acknowledged on the Broadway stage, where she was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for her performance in Side by Side by Sondheim in 1977.
Throughout her career, Julia McKenzie has accumulated a significant number of acting credits, with 58 known roles to her name. Born on February 17, 1941, in Enfield, Middlesex, England, McKenzie has established herself as a versatile and accomplished actress in the British entertainment industry.
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- Allelujah (2023) as Mrs Maudsley
- Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022) as Self
- Gangsta Granny Strikes Again (2022) as Granny
- Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years (2021) as Self
- Gold Digger (2019) as Hazel
- The Queen and I (2018) as The Queen Mother
- The Casual Vacancy (2015) as Shirley Mollison
- Gangsta Granny (2013) as Granny
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012) as Mrs. Crisparkle
- The Town (2012) as Betty Nicholas
- Happy and Glorious (2012) as Queen's Double
- Stanley Baxter: Now and Then (2008) as Self - Narrator
- Cranford (2007) as Mrs Forrester
- Celebration (2007) as Prue
- You Can Choose Your Friends (2007) as Margaret Snell
- Notes on a Scandal (2006) as Marjorie
- These Foolish Things (2006) as Miss Abernethy
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Miss Marple
- The Last Detective (2003) as Sheila Harthog
- Bright Young Things (2003) as Lottie Crump
- Death in Holy Orders (2003) as Margaret Munroe
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001) as Jack's Mum
- Putting It Together (2001) Musical
- Putting It Together (2001) Writer
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1999) as Mavis
- Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998)
- Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998) Writer
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Ruby Wilmott
- The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996) as The Snow Queen / Freda / The Proprietor
- Vol-au-vent (1996) as Audrey
- Ghosts (1995) as Mrs Amberson
- The Snow Queen (1995) as Old Lady / Freda
- The Old Curiosity Shop (1995) as Mrs Jartley
- GMTV (1993) as Self
- Adam Bede (1992) as Mrs. Poyser
- French Fields (1989) as Hester Fields
- Shirley Valentine (1989) as Gillian
- Side by Side by Sondheim (1987)
- Hotel du Lac (1986) as Jennifer Pusey
- Theatre Night (1985) as Diana
- Blott on the Landscape (1985) as Mrs Forthby
- Blott on the Landscape (1985)
- Dear Box Number (1985) as Betty Wilson
- Absent Friends (1985) as Diana
- Fresh Fields (1984) as Hester Fields
- Sharing Time (1984) as Polly
- Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets (1984) as Narrator
- Those Glory Glory Days (1983) as Mrs Herrick
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- Fame Is the Spur (1982) as Pen Muff
- That Beryl Marston...! (1981) as Georgie Bodley
- The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980) as Miss Dolly Dormancott
- An Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1980)
- Ike (1979) as Sibyl Bryan
- Ike (1979) as Sybil Bryan
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- Battle of the Sexes (1976)
- Maggie and Her (1976) as Maggie Brooks
- Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done (1975) as Rose Maybud (voice)
- The Stanley Baxter Picture Show (1972)