Julia Sawalha
Biography
Julia Sawalha is an English actress born on September 9, 1968, in Wandsworth, London, England. She is known for her roles in various television shows and films. Her notable performances include portraying Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, Lynda Day in Press Gang, Lydia Bennet in the 1995 television miniseries of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and voicing Ginger in Chicken Run. She has also appeared in other television shows such as Lark Rise to Candleford, Jonathan Creek, and Remember Me. Julia Sawalha has a total of 56 known credits in her acting career.
Career overview
Julia Sawalha is an English actress born on September 9, 1968, in Wandsworth, London, England. She has had a notable career in television and film, with a significant number of credits to her name. Sawalha's work in television includes roles in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, where she played the character Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon, and the television miniseries Pride and Prejudice, in which she portrayed Lydia Bennet.
In addition to her work in television, Sawalha has also had roles in various film projects. She voiced the character Ginger in the animated film Chicken Run. Her film credits also include roles in the BBC's costume drama Lark Rise to Candleford, where she played Dorcas Lane, and the 2014 BBC One mystery Remember Me, in which she played Jan Ward.
Sawalha's extensive career in television and film has resulted in a large number of credits. She has appeared in numerous television shows and films, showcasing her versatility as an actress. With a career spanning multiple decades, Sawalha has established herself as a talented and accomplished actress in the entertainment industry.
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- Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024) as Self / Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) as Saffron Monsoon
- British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016) as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
- We Love Sitcom (2016)
- Remember Me (2014) as Jan Ward
- Father Brown (2013) as Mrs Cynthia Wendle
- Wallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends! (2012) as Ginger
- Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) as Dorcas Lane
- The Underdog Show (2008)
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) as Self
- Cranford (2007) as Jessie Brown
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Mrs. Cresswell
- Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) as Self
- Bottom Mindless Violence (2004) as Veronica Head (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Comedy Connections (2003)
- Hornblower: Loyalty (2003) as Maria Mason
- Hornblower: Duty (2003) as Maria Hornblower
- Kipper: Fun In The Sun (2003)
- The Final Curtain (2002) as Karen Willet
- Venus and Mars (2001) as Marie
- Chicken Run (2000) as Ginger (voice)
- Time Gentlemen Please (2000) as Janet Wilson
- Mirrorball (2000) as Freda Keill
- Loose Women (1999) as Self
- Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death (1999) as Emma
- The Flint Street Nativity (1999) as Dawn/Wise Man 1
- Hornblower (1998) as Maria Mason
- Absolutely Fabulous: A Life (1998) as Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon (archive footage)
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Penny Henderson
- Jonathan Creek (1997)
- Jonathan Creek (1997) as Carla Borrego
- Kipper (1997) as Mouse (voice)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1997) as Dolly Nightingale
- Kipper: Puppy Love (1997) as Mouse
- The Wind in the Willows (1996) as The Jailer's Daughter
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996) as Saffron Monsoon
- Pride and Prejudice (1995) as Lydia Bennet
- Faith in the Future (1995) as Hannah Grayshot
- In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) as Nina
- How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (1995) as Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon (archive footage)
- Martin Chuzzlewit (1994) as Mercy Pecksniff
- Absolutely Fabulous (1992) as Saffron 'Saffy' Monsoon
- Bottom (1991) as Veronica Head
- Second Thoughts (1991) as Hannah Grayshot
- Buddy's Song (1991) as Kelly
- The Word (1990)
- Spatz (1990) as Chloe Fairbanks
- El C.I.D. (1990) as Trudy
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Teresa
- Press Gang (1989) as Lynda Day
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Rachel
- French & Saunders (1987) as Herself
- Casualty (1986) as Nikki Watson
- Lovejoy (1986) as Joanna
- Fame Is the Spur (1982) as Amy Ryerson
- Omnibus (1967) as Self