Julie Graham (born 24 July 1965) is a Scottish actress from Irvine,

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. Her credits include ''

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'' (1986), '' The Fruit Machine'' (1988), ''

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'' (1990), '' Harry'' (1993–1995), '' The Near Room'' (1995), '' Preaching to the Perverted'' (1997), '' Bedrooms and Hallways'' (1998), '' Some Voices'' (2000), '' At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003), ''

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'' (2003–2005), '' Bonekickers'' (2008), '' Doc Martin'' (2011), ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2014–2022), ''

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'' (2016–2018), ''

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'' (2020), '' Queens of Mystery'' (2019–2021), ''

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'' (2013,2023), '' Ridley'' (2023), and '' This City Is Ours'' (2025).

Early life

Graham was born on 24 July 1965, in Irvine,

, Scotland. She was raised by her mother Betty who died from lung cancer at age 50 when Julie was a teenager.

Career

Graham has appeared in the

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''Blood Red Roses'' (1986, filmed in East Kilbride). She appeared as Kathleen Kelly in 3 episodes of ''

'' (1986), and had roles as Alison McGrellis in ''

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'' (1988), Alice in '' Harry'' (1993–1995), Megan Hartnoll in '' At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003), and Mary Gilcrest in ''

'' (2003–2005). Her film credits include '' The Fruit Machine'' (1988), '' Silent Scream'' (1990), ''

'' (1990), '' The Big Man'' (1990), '' The Near Room'' (1995), '' Preaching to the Perverted'' (1997), '' Bedrooms and Hallways'' (1998), and '' Some Voices'' (2000). In 1991, she starred in the short film ''Rosebud'' with UK painter Sadie Lee. She 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

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, in the

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drama '' Bonekickers''. She then starred as Abby Grant in the BBC drama '' Survivors''. In 2010, she took on the role of Commander Lisa Kennedy in a seven-episode story arc of ''

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'', as well as guest-starring in the final story of the fourth series of the ''

'' spinoff show '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'', playing the villainous alien Ruby White in the story '' Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith''. In 2008, ''

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'' described Graham as "the small screen's resident raver, a one-woman festival of naturism". She appeared as Maggie Reid in the fifth series of the popular ITV drama '' Doc Martin'' (2011). She portrayed Jean in the 2012 series ''

''. Graham reprised her role of Jean in 2018 show, '' The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco''. In 2011, Graham starred in the one-off

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Christmas show '' Lapland'', a role which she returned to for a series titled '' Being Eileen'' airing from February 2013. In 2012, Graham appeared in the film ''

''. In 2013, Graham appeared in episode 8 of series two of the

series '' Death in Paradise''. From 2014 to 2022, Graham appeared in the recurring role of Rhona Kelly, the

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, in the Scottish television crime drama, ''

''. In 2016, Graham began portraying Sheron Dawson in the eight series of the ITV sitcom ''

'', until the end of the show in 2018. In 2020, Graham portrayed Ravio in the ''

'' episodes " Ascension of the Cybermen" and " The Timeless Children". Graham has made two appearances in the ITV mystery-crime series ''

'': as Dr. Laura Parr in 2013 in series 15, episode 5: "The Sicilian Defense", and as Dixie Havergal in 2023 in series 24, episode 4: "A Climate of Death". From 2019, she played a main role as Cat Stone in series 1 & 2 of the Acorn TV British murder-mystery comedy-drama television series '' Queens of Mystery'' (2019–2021). She played Annie Marling in the miniseries '' Ridley'' (2023). In 2025, she played the main role of Elaine Phelan, wife of Ronnie Phelan (played by

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), and their son Jamie (played by Jack McMullen), alongside James Nelson-Joyce, in the

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based gangster television series, '' This City Is Ours'' (2025).

Theatre

In 2000, she appeared in Dusty Hughes' '' Helpless'' at the

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Personal life

Graham was married to actor Joseph A. Bennett from 2002 until he died by suicide on 13 April 2015. On 11 October 2019, Graham married Belgian skydiving instructor Davy Croket.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Julie 1965 births Living people Actresses from North Ayrshire People educated at Irvine Royal Academy People from Irvine, North Ayrshire Scottish film actresses Scottish television actresses