Julie T. Wallace
Julie Therese Wallace (born 28 May 1961) is an English actress.
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Born | Julie Therese Keir 28 May 1961 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–present |
Biography
Julie T. Wallace is the daughter of the actor Andrew Keir, and is the sister of the actors Sean Keir and Deirdre Keir. She stands 6 feet 2 inches tall She was active in theatre from the late 1970s, including taking a leading role in Edward Bond's The Worlds, directed by Bond himself, in a youth theatre production. She attended the Webber Douglas Drama School, after which she made her professional debut in what has remained her best known role.
She made her television debut in the title role in the BBC dramatisation of Fay Weldon's The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986).[1] For this role, she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She played the small part of Rosika Miklos in the James Bond film The Living Daylights (1987). She starred in The Comic Strip Presents... episodes "Les Dogs" (1990) and "Queen of the Wild Frontier" (1993). In 1996, she was featured as Serpentine in Neil Gaiman's BBC miniseries Neverwhere. She also played Major Iceborg in the 1997 cult classic The Fifth Element.
She has continued to make regular film and television appearances in supporting roles, with recurring roles in Last of the Summer Wine[2] and Catterick. She appeared in the short film Rita and most recently in the BBC comedy series Big School.
Film roles
- The Living Daylights (1987) .... Rosika Miklos
- Hawks (1988) .... Ward Sister
- Mack the Knife (1989) .... Coaxer
- The Lunatic (1991) .... Inga Schmidt
- Anchoress (1993) .... Bertha
- The Fifth Element (1997) .... Major Iceborg
- B. Monkey (1998) .... Mrs. Sturge
- Devil's Harvest (2003) .... Mary Henson
- Lighthouse Hill (2004) .... Bunny
- Provoked (2006) .... Gladys
- Speed Racer (2008) .... Truck Driver
- Rita (2008) .... Mum
- Cemetery Junction (2010) .... Dignified Woman
- Edge (2010) .... Linda
- Stag Hunt (2015) .... Mary
- The Spiritualist (2016) .... Mother
Television roles
- The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986) .... Ruth, the "She-Devil"
- French and Saunders (1987) .... Herself
- Comic Relief (1988) .... Herself
- The Comic Strip Presents (1990) .... Groom's Mother
- Selling Hitler (1991) .... Edith Lieblang
- Lovejoy (1993) .... Mrs. Neighbour
- The Comic Strip Presents (1993) .... Fiona
- Anchoress (1993) .... Bertha
- The South Bank Show (1994) .... Herself
- The Detectives (1994) .... W.P.C. Sandy Taylor
- Hamish Macbeth (1995) .... Alice Robb
- Neverwhere (1996) .... Serpentine
- Sharpe's Regiment (1996) .... Maggie
- Heartbeat (1993 and 1997) .... Betty Such
- Looking After Jo Jo (1998) .... Billy's mother
- Last of the Summer Wine (2000–2001) .... Mrs (Lolly Minerva) Avery
- My Family (2002) .... Jocelyn, Dental Assistant
- Doctors (2003) .... Barbara Byers
- Catterick (2004) .... Tony's Mum
- Bremner, Bird and Fortune (2005) .... Sarah Kennedy
- Hotel Babylon (2006) .... Helen Merchant
- Casualty (2010 – 1 episode) .... Registrar
- Big School (2013) .... Pat Carrington, the lab assistant
- Man Down (2015) .... Teggun
Other work
Wallace provided the spoken narration for Marc Almond's 1990 single "A Lover Spurned" from the album Enchanted.
She also appeared in the video for the Adrian Belew and David Bowie song "Pretty Pink Rose" from the album Young Lions.