Julia McKenzie
Born: 1941-02-17 in Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Julia Kathleen Nancy McKenzie CBE (born 17 February 1941) is an English actress, singer, presenter, and theatre director. She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1983 (1982 season) for Best Actress in a Musical, Guys and Dolls. She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1994 (1993 season) for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Sweeney Todd at the Royal National Theatre. She was awarded the 1987 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Woman in Mind. Was nominated for Broadway's 1977 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "Side by Side by Sondheim" (under the name "Julie N. McKenzie").
Filmography
2023
- Allelujah as Mrs Maudsley
2022
- Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends as Self
- Gangsta Granny Strikes Again as Granny
2021
2019
- Gold Digger as Hazel
2018
- The Queen and I as The Queen Mother
2015
- The Casual Vacancy as Shirley Mollison
2013
- Gangsta Granny as Granny
2012
- The Town as Betty Nicholas
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood as Mrs. Crisparkle
- Happy and Glorious as Queen's Double
2008
- Stanley Baxter: Now and Then as Self - Narrator
2007
- Cranford as Mrs Forrester
- Celebration as Prue
- You Can Choose Your Friends as Margaret Snell
2006
- Notes on a Scandal as Marjorie
- These Foolish Things as Miss Abernethy
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Miss Marple
2003
- The Last Detective as Sheila Harthog
- Death in Holy Orders as Margaret Munroe
- Bright Young Things as Lottie Crump
2001
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Jack's Mum
- Putting It Together ... (Musical)
1999
- Jack and the Beanstalk as Mavis
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Ruby Wilmott
1996
- The Snow Queen's Revenge as The Snow Queen / Freda / The Proprietor
- Vol-au-vent as Audrey
1995
- Ghosts as Mrs Amberson
- The Snow Queen as Old Lady / Freda
- The Old Curiosity Shop as Mrs Jartley
1993
- GMTV as Self
1992
- Adam Bede as Mrs. Poyser
1989
- French Fields as Hester Fields
- Shirley Valentine as Gillian
1986
- Hotel du Lac as Jennifer Pusey
1985
- Theatre Night as Diana
- Blott on the Landscape as Mrs Forthby
- Absent Friends as Diana
- Blott on the Landscape
- Dear Box Number as Betty Wilson
1984
- Fresh Fields as Hester Fields
- Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets as Narrator
1983
- Those Glory Glory Days as Mrs Herrick
1982
- Wogan as Self
1981
- That Beryl Marston...! as Georgie Bodley
1980
- The Wildcats of St Trinian's as Miss Dolly Dormancott
- An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
1976
- Maggie and Her as Maggie Brooks
- Battle of the Sexes
1975
- Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done as Rose Maybud (voice)