Julia Blake

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Julia Blake
Born1937 (age 8788)
United Kingdom
Other namesJulie Blake
Education Bristol University
Bristol Old Vic
OccupationActress
Years activec. 1950s–present
Spouse Terry Norris

Julia Blake (born 1937) is a British-Australian actress, notable for numerous film and TV roles, particularly in Australia. She also acted in the theatre.

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Early life and education

Julia Blake was born in 1937 in the United Kingdom. [1]

She attended Bristol University, receiving an honours degree in drama and French.[ citation needed ] she subsequently trained in theatre at the Bristol Old Vic. [2]

Career

Blake has an extensive career acting on stage, in Australia from 1963 through to 2017. [3]

Blake played several roles in legal drama Consider Your Verdict , before being given the regular role in local TV drama Bellbird as Elaine Thomas, and then had roles in Crawford Production staples, Homicide , Division 4 , and Matlock Police .[ when? ][ citation needed ] She is known for her role as Nancy McCormick on the TV series Prisoner (known internationally as Prisoner Cell Block H), in which she appeared during the final season in 1986. She had previously appeared in two smaller roles in the series, as Evelyn Randall and Alice Dodds.[ citation needed ]

On the big screen, Blake starred in the 2012 film Last Dance (2012); A Month of Sundays , Looking for Grace , and The Dressmaker (all released in 2015); and Dance Academy: The Movie (2017). [2]

Honours and awards

In 2018, Blake, along with her actor husband Terry Norris, jointly received the Equity Lifetime Achievement Award. [2]

AssociationYearAwardWorkResults
Penguin Awards 1986 Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a One-off Drama The Dunera Boys Won
AFI Awards 1987 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Travelling North Nominated
AACTA Awards 1989 AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Edens Lost Won
AACTA Awards 1990 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Father Won
AFI Awards 2000 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Innocence Nominated
AFI Awards 2010 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Boys are Back Nominated
Equity Ensemble Awards 2018Equity Lifetime Achievement AwardHonoured

Personal life

While working in repertory theatre in England, she met the Australian-born actor Terry Norris, whom she later married. They moved to Australia in the 1960s. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1973SalomeFilm short
1977 The Getting of Wisdom Isabella ShepherdFeature film
1978 Patrick Matron CassidyFeature film
1978The ForbiddenFilm short
1979 Snapshot aka 'One More Minute'Mrs. BaileyFeature film
1982 Lonely Hearts PamelaFeature film
1983 Man of Flowers Art TeacherFeature film
1984 My First Wife KirstinFeature film
1985 An Indecent Obsession MatronFeature film
1986 Cactus Club SpeakerFeature film
1987 Travelling North FrancesFeature film
1988 Georgia ElizabethFeature film
1990 Father Iya ZetnickFeature film
1995 Mushrooms FloFeature film
1996 Hotel de Love Edith DunneFeature film
1999 Passion Queen Alexandra Feature film
2000 Innocence ClaireFeature film
2003 The Forest MargotFilm short
2004 Human Touch Anna's MotherFeature film
2005 Three Dollars Tanya's MotherFeature film
2006 Aquamarine Grandma Maggie BrownFeature film
2006The BarrowsBonnieFilm short
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Heather Hudson Feature film
2009 The Boys Are Back BarbaraFeature film
2010 Matching Jack CleoFeature film
2010 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Mrs. UnderhillFeature film
2012 Last Dance Ulah LippmannFeature film
2015 Is This the Real World GammaFeature film
2015 Looking for Grace Nell NorrisFeature film
2015 A Month of Sundays SarahFeature film
2015 The Dressmaker Irma AlmanacFeature film
2017 Dance Academy: The Movie Juliet JonesFeature film
2020 The Dry Barb HadlerFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1963; 1964 Consider Your Verdict Guest rolesTV series
1963 The Hot Potato Boys Hong Kong AnnaTeleplay
1964 Nude With Violin PamelaTV film
1964TheSponge RoomHilaryTeleplay
1965The Face at the Clubhouse DoorTeleplay
1969–75 Division 4 Stella PalmerTV series, episode: "Farewell Little Chicago"
MotherEpisode: "The Grasshoppers"
KerriEpisode: "Rules of the Game"
Det. Sgt. Joan Palmer2 episodes: "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness", "The Vickers Way"
Beverly LangEpisode: "Unfit to Plead"
1972–75 Bellbird Elaine ThomasTV series, 677 episodes
1973–75 Matlock Police Jean WilliamsTV series, episode: "Help"
April SimpsonEpisode: "Forget Me Not"
1975 Homicide JulietTV series, episode: "Speaking Ill of the Dead"
1977 Moynihan Tanya ShawTV series, 2 episodes
1978 Against the Wind CookTV miniseries, 5 episodes
1978-81 Cop Shop Catherine Maynard / Elaine Davis / Jessie Benson / Laura Hewitt / Mrs. ParkerTV series, 8 episodes
1979Twenty Good YearsEva GoldmanTV series, 20 episodes
1980 The Last Outlaw Mrs. ScottTV miniseries, 4 episodes
1980 Locusts and Wild Honey Dr. FletcherTV series, 3 episodes
1981 Holiday Island Mrs. SimpsonTV series, episode: "Zack"
1981–86 Prisoner Evelyn RandallTV series, season 3, 70 episodes (guest, 5 episodes)
Alice DoddsSeason 5, 4 episodes
Nancy McCormackSeason 8, 61 episodes
1982 Women of the Sun Mrs. McPheeTV miniseries, episode 2: "Maydina, the Shadow"
1983 Under Capricorn MillyTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1983 Carson's Law Miss Beasley / Miss Hilda DenistonTV series, 4 episodes: "Best Laid Plans"
1985 The Dunera Boys MumTV miniseries, 2 episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
1985 Zoo Family Mrs. WatsonTV series, 1 episode
1985 Winners: The Paper Boy Reformed SinnerTV film series, 1 episode
1986 Sword of Honour Jean RogersTV miniseries, 4 episodes
1989 The Magistrate (aka Il Magistrato)Jean ShawTV miniseries, 6 episodes
1989 Edens Lost EveTV miniseries, 4 episodes
1996 The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years Fee ClearyTV film
1998A Difficult WomanMrs. McKenzieTV miniseries, 4 episodes
1998Clive Barker's Salome & The ForbiddenVideo
1998 Driven Crazy Miss BakerTV series, episode: "Barely There"
1999 SeaChange Tenzin JetsunmaTV series, episode: "Manna from Heaven"
2001 Blue Heelers Dorothy RobertsTV series, episode: "Strays"
2004 All Saints Evelyn UlrichTV series, episode: "A Place in the Heart"
2004 Salem's Lot Eva PrunierTV miniseries, 2 episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
2006The Society MurdersMargaret Wales-KingTV film
2007 The Starter Wife Mrs. CaldecottTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2007 City Homicide Hilda ConwayTV series, episode: "The Return"
2008–11 Bed of Roses Minna FranklinTV series, 26 episodes
2010 Hawke Ellie HawkeTV film
2011 Winners & Losers Gwen ArmstrongTV series, episode: "Happiness is a Delusion"
2012 Conspiracy 365 Melba SnipeTV series, episode: "April"
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Allegra ScalettaTV series, episode: "The Next Best Man"
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Hilly McNasterTV series, episode: "Dead Man's Chest"
2015 House Husbands Edith BensonTV series, episode: "4.8"

TV appearances as self

YearTitleRoleType
1980 Celebrity Tattletales Herself (with Terry Norris)TV series, 3 episodes
1986Travelling North: Original Cast Screen TestsHerselfVideo
1989The 1989 AFI Awards Best Actress Winner Edens Lost TV special
1990The 1990 AFI Awards Best Actress Winner FatherTV special
1995 Good Morning Australia Guest (with Simon Chilvers)TV series, 1 episode
1998; 2000 Good Morning Australia Guest (with Terry Norris)TV series, 2,episodes
2001Innocence: Interview with Julia BlakeHerselfVideo
2004From Stage to Screen: Travelling NorthHerself / FrancesVideo
2008Talking HeadsHerself (with Terry Norris)TV series, 1 episode
2013The Making of 'Last Dance' HerselfVideo
2016A Sunday too FarHerselfVideo

References

  1. "Julia Blake".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Lifetime achievement award for Julia Blake and Terry Norris". IF Magazine . 12 November 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. "Julia Blake". AusStage . Retrieved 18 June 2025.