Julia Mallam (born 1 August 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for the roles of Dawn Woods in the ITV

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'' and Tracy Trickster in the

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series ''

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''.

Career

Mallam made her professional acting debut in 2001 as Jane Greenwood in ''

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''. She appeared as Dawn Hope in ''Emmerdale'' between 2003 and 2006, when her character died of

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after being injured in a house explosion. She appeared in '' Soapstar Superchef'' with

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in 2007. They reached the final, losing to

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and

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. Layter that year, she appeared in an episode of the police drama ''

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''. In 2008, she played various characters in the children's television series ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

* 1982 births Living people English television actresses Actors from Doncaster Actresses from Yorkshire English soap opera actresses Schoolteachers from Yorkshire {{UK-actress-stub