Julie Eckersley is an

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actress, comedian, writer, producer and former Head of Scripted at SBS Australia.

Career

Screen

Eckersley has appeared in comedy televisions shows including ''

Let Loose Live ''Let Loose Live'', premiering on Sunday 29 May 2005, was an hour-long Australian live sketch comedy television programme loosely based on ''Saturday Night Live''. At least two-thirds of each episode's content was broadcast live, requiring a larg ...

'', '' The Wedge'', '' Newstopia'' and Rebel Wilson's comedy series, '' Bogan Pride'', the drama '' City Homicide'' and ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for twelve years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted th ...

'', children's series ''

Dead Gorgeous ''Dead Gorgeous'' is a 2010 children's supernatural fantasy television show which premiered on 15 March 2010 in Britain and 5 April 2010 in Australia. It was produced by Burberry Productions and Coolabi Productions with funding from Screen Aust ...

'', crime series '' Carla Cametti PD'' and TV movie '' Little Oberon''.

Stage

Eckersley performed in Harvest Rain Theatre's production of ''

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'' in 1999. Alongside Trevor Stuart, she appeared on stage in the ''Secret Death of Salvador Dali''. In March 2004, their performance at Griffin Theatre and Strut & Fret Production House, SBW Stables was reviewed by Bryce Hallett for the ''Sydney Morning Herald''. In 2008 Eckersley performed in the one woman show '' Bombshells'' for the

Melbourne Theatre Company The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre com ...

. She has performed nationally and internationally for companies including

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, Riverside London, QTC, MTC, La Boite, Grin and Tonic,

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and

Griffin Theatre Company Griffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new works, based in Sydney. Founded in 1979, it is the resident theatre company at the Stables Theatre in Kings Cross. the artistic director is Declan Greene. Artistic directors ...

Producer

In addition to acting, Eckersley has written for episodes of '' The Wedge'' and ''

''. Eckersley is a producer at Matchbox Pictures where she has produced a range of shows in different genres including documentary, comedy, animation and drama. She was the producer for the award-winning series ''

Nowhere Boys ''Nowhere Boys'' is an Australian teen drama fantasy television series created by Tony Ayres. It was first broadcast on ABC3 (which is now officially named ABC Entertains) on 7 November 2013. The first two series follow the adventures of fo ...

'', '' Zuzu & the Supernuffs'' and '' The Real Housewives of Melbourne''. In 2021 Eckersley was named as the Head of Scripted content at

SBS (Australian TV channel) SBS is a multicultural public broadcasting, public Television broadcasting in Australia, TV network in Australia. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of Special Broadcasting Service, SBS's SBS Television, television division, an ...

. In 2024, Eckersley departed from her role at SBS.

Awards and nominations

Eckersley produced ''

'', which won the 2015 Kidscreen Award for Best New Tweens/Teens Series. Eckersley is a three-time nominee by the

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('' The Turning''), Best Television Comedy Series (''

The Family Law ''The Family Law'' is an Australian comedy television program created by Benjamin Law. The six-part series, loosely adapted from Law's 2010 book of the same name, was written by Law and Marieke Hardy. The series was produced by Matchbox Pic ...

''), and Best Television Drama Series (''

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'') in 2014, 2016, 2017. She has been awarded a 4MBS award and a Matilda Award in 2000 for her performance as Rosalind in Shakespeare's ''

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'' and for her performance in ''The Secret Death of Salvador Dali''.

Filmography

As actor

As crew

Theatre

References

External links

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