Julie Graham
Julie Graham (born 24 July 1965) is a Scottish television and film actress.[1] She is best known for her multiple roles in The Bill, as Sheron Dawson in Benidorm and Gail in Two Doors Down.
Julie Graham | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Career
Graham has appeared in the Channel 4 Blood Red Roses (1986, filmed in East Kilbride). She also appeared in 1986 in an episode of Taggart, “Death Call”, as Kathleen Kelly....BBC TV series The Houseman's Tale (1987). She has also had roles as Alison McGrellis in Casualty (1988), Alice in Harry (1993–1995), Alison McIntyre in Life Support (1999), Lisa Kennedy in The Bill (2010), Megan Hartnoll in At Home with the Braithwaites (2000–2003), Alona Cunningham in Between the Sheets (2003), and Mary Gilcrest in William and Mary (2003–2005).[2]
Her film credits include The Fruit Machine (1988), Silent Scream (1990), Nuns on the Run (1990), The Big Man (1990), The Near Room (1995), Preaching to the Perverted (1997), Bedrooms and Hallways (1998), and Some Voices (2000).[2] In 1991, she starred in the short film Rosebud with UK painter Sadie Lee.[3]
She also appeared as Rosie in the Leave It All Behind series of British television commercials for the Peugeot 106 car, alongside Annie Dunkley and Michael McKell in the mid-1990s.
In 2006 she appeared in episode 2 of Sharman as Kylie/Patricia.
In 2007, she appeared as Donna Doig in the three-part ITV drama series Mobile. In 2008, she played the role of Dr Gillian Magwilde, an archaeologist, in the BBC television drama Bonekickers. She then starred in the BBC drama Survivors as Abby Grant. In 2010, she took on the role of Commander Lisa Kennedy in a seven-episode story arc of The Bill, as well as guest-starring in the final story of the fourth series of the Doctor Who spinoff show The Sarah Jane Adventures, playing the villainous alien Ruby White in the story Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith. In 2008, The Times described Graham as "the small screen's resident raver, a one-woman festival of naturism".[4] She also appeared as Maggie Reid in the fifth series of the popular ITV drama Doc Martin aired in the autumn of 2011. She portrayed Jean in the 2012 series The Bletchley Circle. Graham reprised her role of Jean in 2018 show, The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco.[5]
In 2011, Graham starred in the one-off BBC Christmas show Lapland, a role which she returned to for a series titled Being Eileen airing from February 2013.[6][7]
In 2012, Graham appeared in the film Tower Block.
Graham appeared in a Midsomer Murders episode in 2013, season 15:E5, The Sicilian Defense, playing Dr. Laura Parr.
In 2013, Graham appeared in episode 8 of series two of the BBC series Death in Paradise.
From 2014 to 2022, Graham appeared in the recurring role of Rhona Kelly, the procurator fiscal, in the Scottish television crime drama, Shetland made by ITV Studios for the BBC.
In 2016, Graham began portraying Sheron Dawson in ITV sitcom Benidorm.
In 2020, Graham portrayed Ravio in the Doctor Who episodes "Ascension of the Cybermen" and "The Timeless Children".
Theatre
In 2000 she appeared in Dusty Hughes' Helpless at the Donmar Warehouse.
Personal life
Graham was married to actor Joseph A. Bennett from 2002 until he died of suicide on 13 April 2015.[8] On 5 February 2004 she gave birth to a daughter, Edie May, six weeks prematurely. On 3 March 2006, she gave birth to a second daughter at home named Cyd Betty.[9]
On 11 October 2019, Graham married Belgian skydiving instructor Davy Croket.[10]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Taggart | Kathleen Kelly | TV series; 1 episode |
Blood Red Roses | Janey | TV series; 3 episodes | |
1987 | The Houseman's Tale | Nurse Joan Masson | TV mini-series; 2 episodes |
Strike It Rich! | Kirstie Munro | TV series; 5 episodes | |
Brond | Girl in Brothel | TV series; 1 episode | |
Dramarama | Tillie Campbell | TV series; 3 episodes | |
Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story | Caroline Bonaparte | TV mini-series; 3 episodes | |
1988 | The Play on One | Sandra | Episode: "The Dark Room" |
Bookie | Sue | TV series; 3 episodes | |
The Fruit Machine | Hazel | Feature film | |
Casualty | Alison McGrellis | TV series; 9 episodes | |
1989 | The Bill | Thelma Box | TV series; 1 episode |
1990 | Nuns on the Run | Casino Waitress | Feature film |
The Big Man | Melanie | ||
Silent Scream | Alice / Betty - Larry's Fantasy | ||
Boon | Moira Connolly | TV series; 1 episode | |
1991 | Blonde Fist | Sylvie | Feature film |
Rosebud | Kay | Short film | |
1992 | Spender | Jody | TV series; 1 episode |
Downtown Lagos | Sharon | TV mini-series; 3 episodes | |
1993–1995 | 99-1 | Lisa | TV series; 2 episodes |
1994 | Harry | Alice | TV series; 20 episodes [11] |
1995 | Bugs | Sarita | TV series; 1 episode (Season 1 episode 6 Stealth) |
The Near Room | Elise Gray | Feature film | |
1996 | Heartbeat | Dorothy McGowan | TV series; 1 episode |
Sharman | Kylie | TV series; 1 episode | |
1997 | Daylight Robbery | Shelly | Short film |
Preaching to the Perverted | Eugenie | Feature film | |
Dalziel and Pascoe | Adi Pritchard | TV series; 1 episode | |
1998 | Bedrooms and Hallways | Angie | Feature film |
Space Island One | Michelle Stock | TV series; 1 episode | |
1999 | Butterfly Collectors | Det. Sgt. Mary Slater | Television film |
Life Support | Alison McIntyre | TV series; 6 episodes | |
With or Without You | Cathy | Feature film | |
Bodyshifters | Fiona | ||
2000 | Some Voices | Mandy | |
Dirty Tricks | Karen | Television film | |
2000–2003 | At Home with the Braithwaites | Megan Hartnoll | TV series; 24 episodes |
2002 | The Bill | Linda Kendrick | TV series; 7 episodes |
2003 | Between the Sheets | Alona Cunningham | TV mini-series, 6 episodes |
2003–2005 | William and Mary | Mary Gilcrest | TV series, 18 episodes |
2005 | Walk Away and I Stumble | Elaine Spader | Television film |
2006 | The Kindness of Strangers | Ellie Farrelly | |
Afterlife | Lucy | TV series, episode”Your Hand in Mine” | |
2007 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Mary Aldin | TV series, episode: “Towards Zero” |
Mobile | Donna Doig | TV mini-series; 4 episodes | |
The History of Mr Polly | Nancy Potter | Television film | |
Rebus | Stacy Webster | TV series; 1 episode | |
2008 | Bonekickers | Gillian Magwilde | TV series; 6 episodes |
2008–2010 | Survivors | Abby Grant | TV series; 12 episodes |
2010 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Ruby White | TV series; 2 episodes |
The Bill | Commander Lisa Kennedy | TV series; 7 episodes | |
2011 | Doc Martin | Maggie Reid | TV series, 2 episodes |
2011–2013 | Being Eileen | Mandy Lewis | Originally a Television film titled Lapland, continued as Being Eileen, 6 episodes |
2012 | Secrets and Words | Fiona | TV series, episode: “Love Letters” |
Vera | Marianne Gower | TV series, episode: “The Ghost Position” | |
Tower Block | Carol | Feature film | |
2012–2014 | The Bletchley Circle | Jean | TV series; 7 episodes |
2013 | Midsomer Murders | Dr. Laura Parr | TV series, episode: “The Sicilian Defence” |
Death in Paradise | Jen Powell | TV series, episode: “A Deadly Party” | |
Shortcuts to Hell: Volume 1 | Estate Agent | ||
2014–2019, 2022 | Shetland | Rhona Kelly | TV series |
2014 | The Sleeping Room | Cynthia | Feature film |
New Tricks | Tricia McAndrew | TV series; 2 episodes | |
Flinch | Paula | Short film | |
2015 | The Other Amy | Dr. Rachael Sumner | |
2016–2018 | Benidorm | Sheron Dawson | TV series; 25 episodes |
2016 | One of Us | Moira Douglas | TV mini-series; 4 episodes |
2018 | The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco | Jean | TV series; spin-off of The Bletchley Circle |
2019–2021 | Queens of Mystery | Cat Stone | TV series |
2020 | Doctor Who | Ravio | TV series; 2 episodes |
Moving On | Pauline Giles | Episode: "Redundant"[12] | |
Penance | Rosalie Douglas | TV mini-series; all 3 episodes | |
2020–present | Dun Breedin' | Roo Jameson | Online series; Writer and main role |
2022 | Two Doors Down | Gail | TV series; 1 episode (series 5, episode 6: "Amalfi Friends") |
2022 | Ridley | Annie Marling | TV series; all 4 episodes |
2023 | Maternal | Susan Fisher | ITV drama[13] |
References
- "Biography". holby.tv.
- Julie Graham at IMDb
- "Rosebud". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
- Brown, Allan (7 December 2008). "Now I'm paid to keep my clothes on". The Times. London. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- "Meet the cast of The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "BBC One commissions new six part comedy series, Lapland". BBC. BBC Online. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- "Being Eileen". BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- Wright, Simon (16 May 2015). "Actress Julie Graham mourning shock death of husband after he was found hanged in park". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- Julie Graham – Biography – IMDb
- King, Lorraine (13 October 2019). "Benidorm star Julie Graham marries toyboy 4 years after husband's tragic death". mirror. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "Julie Graham".
- Writer: David Chidlow; Director: Claire Tailyour; Producers: Colin McKeown and Donna Molloy (5 March 2020). "Redundant". Moving On. BBC. BBC One.
- "ITV commissions six part medical drama, Maternal". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
External links
- Julie Graham at IMDb