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Julia

Julia

HBO Max 2022

Through Julia Child’s life and her singular joie de vivre, the series explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity and America’s cultural evolution.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Julia (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Sarah Lancashire

#1 - Sarah Lancashire (Catherine Cawood)

Sarah Lancashire is an English actress whose career began in 1986. Lancashire's first acting roles were in local theatre, with small guest roles in television dramas and sitcoms. After coming to public attention with roles in popular programmes including Coronation Street, (1991-1996, 2000) Where the Heart Is (1997–1999) and Clocking Off (2000), Lancashire signed a two-year golden handcuffs contract with the ITV network, appearing exclusively in ITV1 programming for the next two years. Lancashire has continued to work extensively across a variety of television drama genres, including guest appearances, regular roles in returning series and with featured roles in standalone miniseries' and television films. Her more prolific work includes the drama series' Lark Rise to Candleford (2008-2011), Last Tango in Halifax (2012-2020) and Happy Valley (2014, 2016-). Lancashire has appeared in the feature films And When Did You Last See Your Father? and Dad's Army and has returned to West End Theatre several times since her 1990 stint in Blood Brothers. Her combined acting credits have earned Lancashire a number of awards and nominations over a career spanning four decades and a prominent status within the British Television Industry of the 21st century.[1] Lancashire was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama.

Sarah Lancashire plays as Catherine Cawood in Julia.
Sarah Lancashire is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 12 episodes.

David Hyde Pierce

#2 - David Hyde Pierce (Paul Child)

David Hyde Pierce is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier, for which he received 11 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and 4 wins during the show's run.

David Hyde Pierce plays as Paul Child in Julia.
David Hyde Pierce is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Isabella Rossellini

#3 - Isabella Rossellini (Balbina)

Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952) is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Rossellini is noted for her 14-year tenure as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Isabella Rossellini plays as Balbina in Julia.
Isabella Rossellini is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Fiona Glascott

#4 - Fiona Glascott (Judith)

Fiona Glascott is an Irish actress. She was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV for 2003's Goldfish Memory. On stage in London she has appeared: as Margery Pinchwife in The Country Wife (Haymarket, West End); Mahler's Conversion (Aldwych theatre, West End); Hitchcock Blonde (Royal Court and Lyric Theatre, West End) and in the original production of Whipping It Up at the Bush. Dublin theatre credits include: A Life (Abbey theatre/National Tour); The Spirit of Annie Ross (Gate Theatre) and as Nina in The Seagull (Corn Exchange). Television credits include: Foyle's War; Instinct; Poirot- After the Funeral; Fallen; Jericho; Little Devils; Murder in Suburbia and The Bill (all for ITV); The Long Firm; Ballykissangel; Any Time Now and Casualty @ Holby and as Rose Bourne in the sitcom Clone (for BBC) and Bachelors Walk directed by John Carney (for RTÉ). On film Glascott has appeared as: Cathy in Omagh (director Pete Travis); Goldfish Memory (IFTA nomination- Best Supporting Actress 2003); Crushproof (Paul Tickell); Pete's Meteor (with Mike Myers); This Is My Father (Paul Quinn) and as Fiona a hopeless English actress in Hollywood in The Deal (with William H Macy and Meg Ryan, 2007) and as Nadia in Anton Chekhov's The Duel (Dover Koshashvili). In the 2009 CBS television movie Miss Irena's Children she appeared with Anna Paquin, Goran Visnjic and Marcia Gay Harden while in 2010 she was a guest star in the final two-part episode of ITV's hit drama "A Touch of Frost", playing the troubled daughter of Frost's one-time corrupt colleague. In 2011, Glascott appeared in the BBC sitcom Episodes as Diane, Matt LeBlanc's fictitious ex-wife. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fiona Glascott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Fiona Glascott plays as Judith in Julia.
Fiona Glascott is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Jefferson Mays

#5 - Jefferson Mays (Albert Duhamel)

Jefferson Mays (born Lewis Jefferson Mays; June 8, 1965) is an American film, stage and television actor. Mays was raised in Clinton, Connecticut with his parents, a naval intelligence officer and a children's librarian, and his siblings. Mays graduated from Yale College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the University of California, San Diego, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts. Mays appeared on Broadway in I Am My Own Wife, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Doug Wright, from November 2003 (previews) to October 31, 2004. He had appeared in the play Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in May 2003, and at the La Jolla Playhouse in July 2001. Mays won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, an Obie Award, and a 2004 Theatre World Award for his solo performance. He also won the 2007 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play for seasons of I Am My Own Wife in Australia in 2006. In 2007, he appeared as Henry Higgins in a revival of Pygmalion and starred as Private Mason in a revival of Journey's End. In August 2009, Mays appeared at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Quartermaine's Terms by Simon Grey. Mays starred in the 2013 Broadway musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, in which he played eight roles. He won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He also was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and tied for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical (with Neil Patrick Harris).

Jefferson Mays plays as Albert Duhamel in Julia.
Jefferson Mays is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

#6 - Brittany Bradford (Alice)

Brittany Bradford plays as Alice in Julia.
Brittany Bradford is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Bebe Neuwirth

#7 - Bebe Neuwirth (Avis)

Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth (born December 31, 1958) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She has worked in television and is known for her portrayal of Dr. Lilith Sternin, Dr. Frasier Crane's wife (later ex-wife), on both the TV sitcom Cheers (in a starring role), and its spin-off Frasier (in a recurring guest role). On stage, she is also known for originating the role of Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago and for the role of Morticia Addams in The Addams Family musical.

Bebe Neuwirth plays as Avis in Julia.
Bebe Neuwirth is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Fran Kranz

#8 - Fran Kranz (Russ)

Francis Elliott "Fran" Kranz (born July 13, 1981, height 5' 10" (1,78 m)) is an American actor. He is best-known for his role as Topher Brink in Joss Whedon's sci-fi drama Dollhouse. He previously starred in the television comedy, Welcome to the Captain. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fran Kranz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Fran Kranz plays as Russ in Julia.
Fran Kranz is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Last updated: feb 08, 2023

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