Julia Watson (born 13 September 1953) is a British actress, known for playing Barbara 'Baz' Wilder in the BBC medical drama Casualty . [1]
Watson was born on 13 September 1953 [2] in Maesteg [3] and brought up in the Derby area. [4] Talking about her parents in an interview with the Casualty fansite, holby.tv, [2] she comments that they were fantastic and devoted. She cites this as reason why she feels so torn between career and family. She is married to the writer, David Harsent; they met at a dinner party and eventually married in a registry office in Fulham. They have a daughter, Hannah, born in 1990 and Watson says of her that she is their "greatest born and blessing." [2]
Watson studied Drama and English at Exeter University. [3] Her previous jobs included founding a Community Centre in Newcastle and working in Education at the Nottingham Theatre. [2] In addition to her acting roles, she edited anthologies of poetry and readings for weddings, funerals and naming ceremonies. [3]
Year | Title | Role |
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1979 | Cries from the Watchtower [5] | Nurse |
1979 | Rings on Their Fingers [6] | The Secretary |
1979 | "Shoestring" Private Ear [7] | Girl in DIsco |
1979 | The Way up to Heaven [S1. Ep 9] | Maid |
1979-1981 | Agony [8] | Lindsay Henderson |
1981 | Maybury "Maisie" [S.1 Ep.10] [9] | Jane |
1981–1983 | Never the Twain [10] | Lyn Smallbridge |
1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace [ citation needed ] | Terry |
1986, 1995–1998, 2003–2004 | Casualty | Baz Wilder [11] |
1988 | Across the Lake | |
1988 | Bust | |
1989 | A Touch of Spice [12] | |
1989 | The Yellow Wallpaper | |
1993 | Lovejoy | |
1999–2000 | Welcome to Orty-Fou | |
2000 | This Is Your Life | Herself |
2005, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2023 | Doctors | Various roles |
2009 | Not Going Out | |
2010 | Midsomer Murders | Christine Wakely |
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