# Julia Blake

Julia Blake is an English–born actress, notable for numerous film and TV roles, particularly in Australia. She also acted in the theatre.

## Early life and education

Julia Blake was born in Bristol, England.
She attended Bristol University. While working in theatre in Yorkshire she met the Australia-born actor, later politician, Terry Norris.

## Film and television

Blake married Norris in 1962 and they emigrated to Australia, where she carved out her career.
On the small screen she is known for her role as Nancy McCormick on the TV series Prisoner (known internationally as Prisoner Cell Block H), for which she appeared during the final season in 1986. She had previously appeared in two smaller roles earlier, as Evelyn Randall and Alice Dodds.
In 2018, she and Norris jointly received the Equity Lifetime Achievement Award.

## Honours and awards

| Association | Year | Award | Work | Results |
| 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 | 2018 | Equity Lifetime Achievement Award | | Honoured |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1973 | Salome | | Film short |
| 1977 | The Getting of Wisdom | Isabella Shepherd | Feature film |
| 1978 | Patrick | Matron Cassidy | Feature film |
| 1978 | The Forbidden | | Film short |
| 1979 | Snapshot aka 'One More Minute' | Mrs. Bailey | Feature film |
| 1982 | Lonely Hearts | Pamela | Feature film |
| 1983 | Man of Flowers | Art Teacher | Feature film |
| 1984 | My First Wife | Kirstin | Feature film |
| 1985 | An Indecent Obsession | Matron | Feature film |
| 1986 | Cactus | Club Speaker | Feature film |
| 1987 | Travelling North | Frances | Feature film |
| 1988 | Georgia | Elizabeth | Feature film |
| 1990 | Father | Iya Zetnick | Feature film |
| 1995 | Mushrooms | Flo | Feature film |
| 1996 | Hotel de Love | Edith Dunne | Feature film |
| 1999 | Passion | Queen Alexandra | Feature film |
| 2000 | Innocence | Claire | Feature film |
| 2003 | The Forest | Margot | Film short |
| 2004 | Human Touch | Anna's Mother | Feature film |
| 2005 | Three Dollars | Tanya's Mother | Feature film |
| 2006 | Aquamarine | Grandma Maggie Brown | Feature film |
| 2006 | The Barrows | Bonnie | Film short |
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Heather Hudson | Feature film |
| 2009 | The Boys Are Back | Barbara | Feature film |
| 2010 | Matching Jack | Cleo | Feature film |
| 2010 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Mrs. Underhill | Feature film |
| 2012 | Last Dance | Ulah Lippmann | Feature film |
| 2015 | Is This the Real World | Gamma | Feature film |
| 2015 | Looking for Grace | Nell Norris | Feature film |
| 2015 | A Month of Sundays | Sarah | Feature film |
| 2015 | The Dressmaker | Irma Almanac | Feature film |
| 2017 | Dance Academy: The Movie | Juliet Jones | Feature film |
| 2020 | The Dry | Barb Hadler | Feature film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1963; 1964 | Consider Your Verdict | Guest roles | TV series |
| 1963 | The Hot Potato Boys | Hong Kong Anna | Teleplay |
| 1964 | Nude With Violin | Pamela | TV film |
| 1964 | TheSponge Room | Hilary | Teleplay |
| 1965 | The Face at the Clubhouse Door | | Teleplay |
| 1969–75 | Division 4 | Stella Palmer | TV series, episode: "Farewell Little Chicago" |
| 1969–75 | Division 4 | Mother | Episode: "The Grasshoppers" |
| 1969–75 | Division 4 | Kerri | Episode: "Rules of the Game" |
| 1969–75 | Division 4 | Det. Sgt. Joan Palmer | 2 episodes: "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness", "The Vickers Way" |
| 1969–75 | Division 4 | Beverly Lang | Episode: "Unfit to Plead" |
| 1972–75 | Bellbird | Elaine Thomas | TV series, 677 episodes |
| 1973–75 | Matlock Police | Jean Williams | TV series, episode: "Help" |
| 1973–75 | Matlock Police | April Simpson | Episode: "Forget Me Not" |
| 1975 | Homicide | Juliet | TV series, episode: "Speaking Ill of the Dead" |
| 1977 | Moynihan | Tanya Shaw | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1978 | Against the Wind | Cook | TV miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 1978-81 | Cop Shop | Catherine Maynard / Elaine Davis / Jessie Benson / Laura Hewitt / Mrs. Parker | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1979 | Twenty Good Years | Eva Goldman | TV series, 20 episodes |
| 1980 | The Last Outlaw | Mrs. Scott | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1980 | Locusts and Wild Honey | Dr. Fletcher | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Mrs. Simpson | TV series, episode: "Zack" |
| 1981–86 | Prisoner | Evelyn Randall | TV series, season 3, 70 episodes (guest, 5 episodes) |
| 1981–86 | Prisoner | Alice Dodds | Season 5, 4 episodes |
| 1981–86 | Prisoner | Nancy McCormack | Season 8, 61 episodes |
| 1982 | Women of the Sun | Mrs. McPhee | TV miniseries, episode 2: "Maydina, the Shadow" |
| 1983 | Under Capricorn | Milly | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | Miss Beasley / Miss Hilda Deniston | TV series, 4 episodes: "Best Laid Plans" |
| 1985 | The Dunera Boys | Mum | TV miniseries, 2 episodes: "1.1", "1.2" |
| 1985 | Zoo Family | Mrs. Watson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | Winners: The Paper Boy | Reformed Sinner | TV film series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Sword of Honour | Jean Rogers | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1989 | The Magistrate (aka Il Magistrato) | Jean Shaw | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1989 | Edens Lost | Eve | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1996 | The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years | Fee Cleary | TV film |
| 1998 | A Difficult Woman | Mrs. McKenzie | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Clive Barker's Salome & The Forbidden | | Video |
| 1998 | Driven Crazy | Miss Baker | TV series, episode: "Barely There" |
| 1999 | SeaChange | Tenzin Jetsunma | TV series, episode: "Manna from Heaven" |
| 2001 | Blue Heelers | Dorothy Roberts | TV series, episode: "Strays" |
| 2004 | All Saints | Evelyn Ulrich | TV series, episode: "A Place in the Heart" |
| 2004 | Salem's Lot | Eva Prunier | TV miniseries, 2 episodes: "1.1", "1.2" |
| 2006 | The Society Murders | Margaret Wales-King | TV film |
| 2007 | The Starter Wife | Mrs. Caldecott | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2007 | City Homicide | Hilda Conway | TV series, episode: "The Return" |
| 2008–11 | Bed of Roses | Minna Franklin | TV series, 26 episodes |
| 2010 | Hawke | Ellie Hawke | TV film |
| 2011 | Winners & Losers | Gwen Armstrong | TV series, episode: "Happiness is a Delusion" |
| 2012 | Conspiracy 365 | Melba Snipe | TV series, episode: "April" |
| 2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Allegra Scaletta | TV series, episode: "The Next Best Man" |
| 2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Hilly McNaster | TV series, episode: "Dead Man's Chest" |
| 2015 | House Husbands | Edith Benson | TV series, episode: "4.8" |

### TV appearances as self

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1980 | Celebrity Tattletales | Herself (with Terry Norris) | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1986 | Travelling North: Original Cast Screen Tests | Herself | Video |
| 1989 | The 1989 AFI Awards | Best Actress Winner Edens Lost | TV special |
| 1990 | The 1990 AFI Awards | Best Actress Winner Father | TV 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 |
| 2001 | Innocence: Interview with Julia Blake | Herself | Video |
| 2004 | From Stage to Screen: Travelling North | Herself / Frances | Video |
| 2008 | Talking Heads | Herself (with Terry Norris) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Making of 'Last Dance' | Herself | Video |
| 2016 | A Sunday too Far | Herself | Video |