Julie was born in Accrington Lancashire in February 1970 A woman with a strong social conscience she originally wanted to be a social worker She was an amateur actress with the Oswaldtwistle Players and studied Alevel Theatre Studies at Accrington and Rossendale College Fate took a turn when she took an audition for drama school to be with her friends It landed her a place at LAMDA where she studied from 19881991 After graduating she set up her own theatre company Arts Threshold with a group of friends in Paddington taking time out for TV roles in The Bill the Catherine Cookson drama The Dwelling Place a care home worker in Victoria Woods comedy film Pat and Margaret and just prior to Coronation Street as an animal rights protestor in Dalziel Pascoe She was spotted by the casting crew for Coronation Street whilst playing in Much Ado About Nothing in the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester playing the dual roles of a maid and a night watchman
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