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Acting

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Born
Feb 25, 1970 · Age 56
Place of birth
Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK
Gender
Female
Movie credits
17
TV credits
27
Also known as (1)
  • Julie Hesmond-Halgh

Biography

Julie was born in Accrington, Lancashire in February 1970. A woman with a strong social conscience, she originally wanted to be a social worker. She was an amateur actress with the Oswaldtwistle Players and studied A-level Theatre Studies at Accrington and Rossendale College. Fate took a turn when she took an audition for drama school to be with her friends. It landed her a place at LAMDA, where she studied from 1988-1991. After graduating she set up her own theatre company, Arts Threshold, with a group of friends in Paddington, taking time out for TV roles in The Bill, the Catherine Cookson…