Julia Sawalha Bio
Julia Sawalha is an English actress known mainly for her role as Saffron Monsoon in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. She was born on 9 September 1968 London, United Kingdom.
She is also known for portraying Lynda Day, editor of the Junior Gazette, in Press Gang and Lydia Bennet in the 1995 television miniseries of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Additionally, she played Dorcas Lane in the BBC’s costume drama Lark Rise to Candleford, Carla Borrego in Jonathan Creek, and Jan Ward in the 2014 BBC One mystery Remember Me.
Actress Julia Sawalha Career
She made her debut in the 1982 BBC miniseries Fame Is the Spur. During 1988, she also played a small role in Inspector Morse on the episode “Last Seen Wearing”. During 1992 she also starred in episode “Parade” (S2 E4) of Bottom as Veronica Head, a beautiful young barmaid at the Lamb and Flag.
Similarly, she also starred in the ITV family comedy Second Thoughts and continued with her character, Hannah (Lynda Bellingham’s daughter), in the British Comedy Award-winning Faith in the Future (1995–98). During 1994, she also played Mercy (Merry) Pecksniff in the BBC production of Martin Chuzzlewit.
Julia Sawalha Absolutely Fabulous
From 1992 to 2012, she also played strait-laced daughter Saffron Monsoon in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous alongside Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley. Similarly, she also appeared in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice as Lydia Bennet, with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth.
Likewise, she voiced Ginger in DreamWorks/Aardman’s Chicken Run. Similarly, she also played “Dawn the Wise Man” in The Flint Street Nativity on Christmas Eve.
During 2000 she also appeared as Janet, the Australian barmaid. Moreover, she also played the much put-upon PA to “Zak” in Argos TV adverts during 2002–2004, along with Richard E. Grant. Similarly, she has also joined actor Ioan Gruffudd in the internationally successful TV adaptations.
During 2006, she also participated in the third series of the genealogy documentary series Who Do You Think You Are. Similarly, she also appeared in the pilot of BBC 1’s A Taste of my Life presented by Nigel Slater. During 2014, she also played the part of Jan Ward in BBC One’s thriller miniseries Remember Me, featuring Michael Palin.
Julia Sawalha Press Gang
Sawalha was featured on the British Television series, Press Gang as Lynda Day. The character, Lynda Day was the editor of the Junior Gazette.
Julia Sawalha Harry Potter
Sawalha attended the premiere of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” at the Odeon, Leicester Square in London.
Julia is the aunt to Zack Sawalha who was denied time off school for the filming of Harry Potter. Zack is the son of Dina Sawalha, Julia’s sister.
Alan Davies Julia Sawalha Married | Alan Davies And Julia Sawalha
Sawalha and Alan Davies, a co-star in the television series Jonathan Creek were alleged to be married by the tabloid newspapers in January 2004. They both denied and sued the newspaper.
Julia Sawalha Age
She is 50 years old as of 2019, having been born on 9 September 1968.
Julia Sawalha Height and Weight
She stands tall at a height of about 5 ft 3 in and a weight 143 lb.
Julia Sawalha Family | Roberta Lane Sawalha | Roberta Sawalha
Sawalha is the daughter of Roberta Lane and actor Nadim Sawalha. Her father was born in Madaba, Jordan. She was named after her paternal grandmother, a businesswoman who had received an award from Queen Noor for the enterprise. She is of Jordanian, English, and French Huguenot ancestry.
Julia Sawalha Education
Sawalha was educated at the Theatre Arts School, a fee-paying independent school which is part of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, based at the time in Clapham in south London, which she left at the age of fifteen.
Julia Sawalha Net Worth
There is no information regarding her salary. Her net worth is $ 10 million.
Julia Sawalha Married | Affairs
She is living a single life so happy as she is focusing on her career. Also, even if she is dating someone, she has not revealed anything about it. She doesn’t share her personal life in public. Moreover, she has not yet been spotted with anyone in public places.
Julia Sawalha Movies
- Keep It in the Family
- The Pirates of Penzance
- Buddy’s Song
- In The Bleak Midwinter
- The Wind in the Willows
- Chicken Run
- Venus and Mars
- The Final Curtain
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Julia Sawalha TV Shows
- A Taste of My Life
- Absolutely Fabulous
- Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not!
- Agatha Christie’s Marple
- Ain’t Misbehavin’
- An Audience with the Spice Girls
- Bob Martin
- Bottom
- Casualty
- Comedy Connections
- Cranford
- Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
- Educating Marmalade
- El C.I.D.
- Faith in the Future
- Fame Is the Spur
- French and Saunders
- HBO First Look
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Hornblower
- Inspector Morse
- Jonathan Creek
- Keeper
- Kipper the Dog
- Lark Rise to Candleford
- Late Lunch
- Light Lunch
- Loose Women
- Lovejoy
- Martin Chuzzlewit
- Masterchef
- McLibel!
- Midsomer Murders
- Mirrorball
- Parallel 9
- Poultry in Motion: The Making of Chicken Run
- Press Gang
- Pride and Prejudice
- Remember Me
- Second Thoughts
- Sheep
- Spatz
- Stars in Their Eyes
- Tales from the Crypt
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show
- The Flint Street Nativity
- The Graham Norton Show
- The Hatching of ‘Chicken Run’
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
- The Story of Absolutely Fabulous
- The Underdog Show
- The Word
- Time Gentlemen Please
- Who Do You Think You Are?
Julia Sawalha Face Surgery | Hot | 2018
She recently revealed her body insecurities have haunted her for years after decades of ‘pointless self-loathing’.And Nadia Sawalha admitted she is looking into having plastic surgery to get rid of her ‘muffin tops’ and jowls during Thursday’s Loose Women.
Speaking to Mel Geidroyc, the Loose Women panellist, 53, confessed she has changed her mind since she said she didn’t want surgical enhancements at 49. She elaborated: ‘My theory on this is because you haven’t got them (muffin tops and jowls) yet, I said that when I was 49, and now I’m looking into every procedure.’
Mel freely expressed she was feeling confident about her body as she fastly approaches her upcoming 50th birthday.
Julia Sawalha Sister | Nadia And Julia Sawalha | Julia And Nadia Sawalha
Nadia Sawalha has opened up about the fight with her sister that left her “heartbroken”. The Loose Women panellist is one of three daughters and has an older sister, Dina, and younger sister, actress Julia Sawalha – best known for her portrayal as Saffy in Absolutely Fabulous. In a new interview with Woman & Home magazine, Nadia and her sister revealed that the main catalyst in their arguments has always been men. Nadia also confessed that unlike her big sister, she has never been very good at biting her tongue.
