Julie Legrand

Julie Legrand (born in Pitlochry, Scotland) is a British television, film, and stage actress best known for her role as Jeanette Dunkley on Footballers' Wives.[1][2] She has also guest starred in a wide variety of British television shows, as well as stage productions.[3]

Julie Legrand
Born
Julie Legrand

Pitlochry, Scotland
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active1980–present
Spouse
Simon Clark
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(m. 2005)​

Television

One of her earliest roles was in the Channel 4 comedy drama Hollywood Hits Chiswick, alongside Derek Newark as W.C. Fields.[4] Her subsequent television career has been extensive, including appearances in Anglo-Saxon Attitudes. Kavanagh QC and Holby City.

Theatre

Along with her television work, Legrand has had numerous successes within theatre, most recently in See How They Run[5] and has also starred in Fiddler on the Roof in the West End at The Savoy theatre and as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, along with the films One for the Road, Prick Up Your Ears, and Water.[6] She also toured Britain in the RSC's Romeo and Juliet as The Nurse.[7] She played the role of Madame Morrible in the West End production of Wicked. She began performances on 29 March 2010, replacing Harriet Thorpe.[8] After a lengthy run, Legrand exited the show on 27 October 2012, and was replaced by Louise Plowright on Oct. 29, 2012. in 2014-2015 Legrand portrayed Electra in Gypsy at the Chichester Festival Theatre and the subsequent transfer to the Savoy Theatre in London. In 2016 Legrand played Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan's The Rivals in Bristol and Glasgow.

Personal life

Julie Legrand married Simon Clark, a sound engineer, in 2005.[9]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1980 Angels Social worker Series 6 Episode 25
1981 The Innes Book of Records Series 3 Episode 2
1984 Play for Today Frenchwoman Episode: "Under the Hammer"
1985 Water Business executive
1987 Prick Up Your Ears Gallery Owner
1989 4 Play Babs Episode: "Chains of Love"
1990 Coasting Anna Milburn Episode: "Star Quality"
1991 El C.I.D. Laura Episode: "Piece of Cake"
The House of Bernarda Alba Angustius Television film
Turbulence Annie
1992 Anglo-Saxon Attitudes Clarissa Crane 3 episodes
The Bill Marie Nevin Episode: "Spit and Polish"
1993 Inspector Morse Brigitte de Plessy Episode: "Twilight of the Gods"
1994 Moving Story Angela Episode:"Father's Day"
1996 The Bill Helen Brodie Episode: "Judgement Call"
1999 Kavanagh QC Maggie Leeming
Holby City Hazel Episode: "Search for the Hero"
Starting Out Marjie 8 episodes
Station Short film
2000 Bad Girls Rita Dockley Episode: "Babes Behind Bars"
North Square Tilly HUdson Series 1 Episode 2
2001 Treasure Mrs. P Voice only
2002 Fields of Gold Deborah Miller Television film
Casualty Jennifer Woods Episode: "It's a Boy Thing"
2002-2003 Night and Day Nurse Bradshaw 11 episodes
2002-2005 Footballers' Wives Jeanette Dunkley 10 episodes
2003 'One for the Road Liz
2005 The Bill Marie Stimpson 2 episodes
2006 Footballers Wives: Extra Time Jeanette Dunkley 7 episodes
Ex Memoria Helen
One Hundredth of a Second Mary Kennington
2009 Doctors Barbara Warton Episode: "Hang Onto Nurse"
2010 Doctor Who The Partisan Episode: "The End of Time: Part Two"
2014 Holby City Paula Burrows 10 episodes
2015 Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre Miss Cratchitt / Electra Television film
2017 Cupidity Mrs. Constantine Short film
2019 Doctors Janice Burckin Episode: "Boomerang"
2020 Flack Shell Episode: "Brand Barron"

References
  1. "Titus Opens May 30 at London's Shakespeare Globe" - Playbill Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Footballers Wives Star Transfers To Watford" - British Theatre Guide Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Casting announced for The Wizard of Oz" - London Theatre
  4. Hollywood Hits Chiswick
  5. "A CurtainUp London Review: See How They Run" - Curtain Up
  6. "Wizard of Oz Begins Performances at London's Royal Festival Hall July 23" - Playbill Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Romeo and Juliet at the Theatre Royal, Brighton" - Times Online
  8. "Mead gets Wicked" - Official London Theatre Guide
  9. "Julie is nursing ambitions" - BNET
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