Julia McKenzie

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Julia McKenzie

Julia Kathleen McKenzie CBE (born February 17, 1941 in Enfield Town , Middlesex , England ) is a British actress , singer and director .

Life

Julia McKenzie was born in Enfield, England, to Kathleen Rowe and Albion McKenzie. In 1971 she married the American director and actor Jerry Harte.

The actress has appeared in well-known theaters, for example on the stages in London's West End or on Broadway in New York. For example, she acted in the revue Cowardy Custard at the Mermaid Theater, played "Miriam" in Outside Edge by Richard Harris and "Lily Garland" in On the Twentieth Century . Also in the drama Schweik in the Second World War by Bertolt Brecht they occurred. For her role as "Miss Adelaide" in Guys and Dolls , she received awards for best actress for the Variety Club Awards , the Soc of West End Theater Awards and the Olivier Award .

McKenzie sang and played in London in 1976 and 1977 on Broadway in the musical Side By Side by Stephen Sondheim with. and was nominated for the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for her acting performance . The following year she played a leading role in the British comedy series Maggie and Her .

Julia McKenzie was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music in 1985 and an honorary Doctor of Letters from London South Bank University in 1999 . In 2007 she starred in the comedy You Can Choose Your Friends and as a leading actress in the television series Cranford. The following year, it was announced that they replace Geraldine McEwan in the filming of Agatha Christie's Marple of Agatha Christie 's Miss Marple permitting. She played this role until 2013.

Theater (selection)

Director

  • 1984: Stepping Out (Duke of York's Theater, London)
  • 1989: Steel Magnolias (Lyric Theater, London)
  • 1993: Putting It Together (Manhattan Theater Club Stage I, New York City)
  • 1999: A Little Night Music (Tokyo)

Filmography (selection)

  • 1975: Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
  • 1986: Hotel du Lac
  • 1996: Vol-au-vent
  • 2003: Bright Young Things
  • 2003: Death In Holy Orders
  • 2006: These Foolish Things
  • 2006: Inspector Barnaby (episode: The trail leads into the sea )
  • 2006: Notes on a Scandal (Notes on a Scandal)
  • 2007: Cranford (mini series)
  • 2008-2013: Agatha Christie's Marple
  • 2012: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
  • 2013: Gangster Granny
  • 2015: A Sudden Death (Miniseries)

Web links

Commons : Julia McKenzie  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Filmography, short biography on filmreference.com, accessed March 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b c biography  ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on debretts.com, accessed March 8, 2013.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.debretts.com  
  3. ↑ Side By Side By Sondheim. from sondheimguide.com, accessed March 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ Millicent Martin / Julia McKenzie / David Kernan - Side By Side By Sondheim (Original London Cast Recording) on discogs.com, accessed March 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ Michael H. Hutchins: 'Into the Woods', 1990 London Production Sondheimguide.com, accessed March 8, 2013.
  6. ^ McKenzie to take on Miss Marple role for ITV - The Stage on thestage.co.uk, February 11, 2008.
personal data
SURNAME McKenzie, Julia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McKenzie, Julie N .; McKenzie, Julia Kathleen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress, singer and director
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Enfield Town , London Borough of Enfield , England , United Kingdom