Julia Ford (born 7 August 1963) is a British actress, voice actress and director.
Early life
She was born in
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
,
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's coun ...
and grew up in
Sutton Weaver
Sutton Weaver is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Frodsham and 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Runcorn. According ...
. She attended
Helsby County Grammar School.
Career
Her acting work includes theatre, film, radio and television productions. She played the lead role of Agnes in Molière's ''School For Wives'' at The National Theatre, aged 23. In 2017 she directed ''In His Kiss'' for BBC Radio 4. In 2015 and 2016 she playing Lydia Lambert in ''Husbands and Sons'' at the National Theatre.
In 2018 she directed Harlan Coben's ''
Safe
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'' for
Netflix
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. In 2019 she directed a new three-part series for
ITV ''Sticks and Stones''. In 2022 she directed the last 3 episodes of the BBC Series “Everything I Know about Love”.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Actresses from Cheshire
Actors from Chester
British television actresses
People from Cheshire West and Chester
Living people
1963 births
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