Julia Mackenzie is a British actress, singer and theater director. She is known to the audience as the leading woman in the TV series Miss Marple Agatha Christie. She also starred in Cranford, Jack and the Beanstalk: A True Story, Purely English Killings, and The Scandalous Diary.
Biography and personal life
The full name of the actress is Julia Kathleen Mackenzie. She was born February 17, 1941 in the county of Middlesex in the UK. In 1971, Julia married actor Jerry Hart. A daughter and a son were born in their family. Mackenzie's husband died in 2018.
Julia played Miss Adelaide in the 1982 play Guys and Dolls. She participated in the 1994 production of Sweeney Todd as Mrs. Lovett. For her work in the theater, she received the Laurence Olivier Award. She could also be seen as a witch in the musical play "The Farther Into the Forest." For her role in the 1985 play "Women's Happiness, " Mackenzie won the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress.
Career
Julia's career in film and television began with a role in the TV series "Two Ronnie", which went from 1971 to 1987. There were 12 seasons in total. Then she participated in the show "Performance of the Royal Variety Show." In 1980, she played Miss Dormankott in the comedy St. Trinian Wildcats. The main roles in the film were played by Sheela Hancock, Michael Hordern, Joe Melia, Torley Walters and Rodney Buaz. The picture was shown in Australia. Then she could be seen as Pen Muff in the 1982 mini-series with the original name Fame Is the Spur. Her partners on the set were David Hayman, Tim Pigott-Smith, Joanna David and Phyllida Law.
In 1983, Julia was invited to the television film “Those Glorious, Glorious Days” for the role of Mrs. Herrick. This drama with Zoe Natenson, Sarah Sugarman, Katie Murphy and Liz Campion was shown not only in the UK, but also in the USA. She then played Hester in the series Fresh Fields, which ran from 1984 to 1986. In this comedy, she played the main role, and her partners were Anton Rogers, Ann Beach, Fanny Rowe and Debbie Cumming.
Then Julia worked on the role of Polly in the 1984 series with the original name Sharing Time. In addition to Mackenzie in the film you can see Carrol Baker, Caroline Langrish, Rosemary Leach and Jenny Linden. In the British drama "Second Screen", she got the role of Jennifer, and in the mini-series "Blott to Help" reincarnated as Miss Fortby. Julia played the role of Dina in the TV series "Evening Theater", which has been going on since 1985. Mackenzie was invited to the series "One Screen" and the film "Shirley Valentine" in 1989. In this picture, she played Gillian.
