Julia Blake
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Julia Blake is a British-born actress based in Australia.
Blake was born in London, England. She is married to Terry Norris
. She is the mother of actresses Sarah and Jane Norris.
She is possibly best known to television audiences for her three roles in the cult series Prisoner
– Evelyn Randall in 1981, Alice Dodds in 1983 and Nancy McCormack in 1986.
Blake has also worked extensively in Australian cinema, with appearances in:
Blake was born in London, England. She is married to Terry Norris
Terry Norris (actor)
Terry Norris is an Australian actor who interrupted his career for 10 years with a stint in state politics.-Acting career:...
. She is the mother of actresses Sarah and Jane Norris.
She is possibly best known to television audiences for her three roles in the cult series Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
– Evelyn Randall in 1981, Alice Dodds in 1983 and Nancy McCormack in 1986.
Filmography
- Consider Your VerdictConsider Your VerdictConsider Your Verdict is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network originally screening from February 1961 through to June 1964. It was based on a radio series with the same name broadcast on 3DB in Melbourne from 1958 to 1960.The television series was...
(2 episodes, 1963–1965) as unknown - BellbirdBellbird (TV series)Bellbird was an Australian soap opera set in a small Victorian rural township. The series was produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation at its Ripponlea TV studios in Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria. The series was produced between 28 August 1967 and December 1977...
(unknown episodes, 1972–1975) as Elaine Thomas - Salome (1973) as unknown
- Matlock PoliceMatlock PoliceMatlock Police was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975....
(2 episodes, 1973–1975) as April Simpson - Bed of Roses (TV series) (2008–2010) as Minna Franklin
- X-Men Origins: WolverineX-Men Origins: WolverineX-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 American action film based on the Marvel Comics' fictional character Wolverine. The fourth installment in the X-Men film series, it was released worldwide on May 1, 2009...
(2009) as Heather Hudson
Blake has also worked extensively in Australian cinema, with appearances in:
- PatrickPatrick (film)Patrick is a 1978 Australian horror film directed by Richard Franklin and written by Everett De Roche. It is the pivotal movie of respected Australian director Richard Franklin's career.-Plot summary:...
(1978) as Matron Cassidy - My Brilliant CareerMy Brilliant Career (film)My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on the book of the same name by Miles Franklin....
(1979) as Mother - Lonely HeartsLonely Hearts (1982 film)Lonely Hearts is a 1982 Australian film directed by Paul Cox. A middle-aged man, Peter, goes to a dating agency in search of a companion. He is introduced to a shy bank clerk Patricia....
(1982) as Pamela - Man of FlowersMan of FlowersMan of Flowers is a 1983 Australian film about an eccentric, reclusive, middle-aged man, Charles Bremer, who enjoys the beauty of art, flowers, and watching pretty women undress. Werner Herzog has a cameo role as Bremer's father...
(1984) as Art Teacher - CactusCactus (1986 film)Cactus is a 1986 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert as Colo* Robert Menzies as Robert* Norman Kaye as Tom* Monica Maughan as Bea* Banula Marika as Banduk* Sheila Florance as Martha...
(1986) as Club Speaker - Travelling North (1987) as Frances
- GeorgiaGeorgia (1988 film)Georgia is a 1988 Australian thriller film directed by Ben Lewin starring Judy Davis and John Bach.Judy Davis plays the two roles of a mother, Georgia, and her daughter Nina...
(1988) as Elizabeth - FatherFather (film)Father is a 1990 film about a retired German immigrant living in Australia, Joe Muller , who is accused of being a former Nazi who committed war crimes in the Second World War by a strange woman called Iya Zetnick...
(1990) as Iya Zetnick - Mushrooms (1995) as Flo
- Hotel de LoveHotel de LoveHotel de Love is a 1996 Australian film written and directed by Craig Rosenberg.-Plot:Fraternal twin brothers meet a childhood crush at a rundown hotel and rediscover their love as they renew their competition for her affection.-Principal cast:...
(1996) as Edith Dunne - Passion (1999) as Queen Alexandra
- Innocence (2000) as Claire
- The Forest (2003) as Margot
- Human TouchHuman Touch (film)Human Touch is a 2004 film directed by Paul Cox and starring Jacqueline McKenzie and Chris Haywood. The plot follows the story of Anna who is a singer trying to raise money for her choir's trip to China. She does this by posing nude for an ageing artist and upon seeing the finished results goes on...
(2004) as Anna's Mother - Three DollarsThree DollarsThree Dollars is a 2005 Australian film, directed by Robert Connolly and based on a novel of the same name by Elliot Perlman. It won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Adapted Screenplay....
(2005) as Tanya's Mother - AquamarineAquamarine (film)Aquamarine is a 2006 Australian-American teen fantasy comedy film starring Sara Paxton, Emma Roberts, and Joanna "JoJo" Levesque . The film, which was made in both the United States and Australia, was released in North America on March 3, 2006...
(2006) as Grandma Maggie - The Boys Are BackThe Boys Are Back (film)The Boys Are Back is a 2009 Australian/British drama film directed by Scott Hicks, produced by Greg Brenman and starring Clive Owen. Based on the book The Boys Are Back In Town by Simon Carr, the film features a score composed by Hal Lindes and a soundtrack by Sigur Rós.-Plot:Joe Warr is a British...
(2009) as Joe's mother-in-law