Julie Dawson (actor)
Julie Dawson | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Julie Dawson Daniels |
| Occupation | Actress |
Julie Dawson is an Australian actress, billed briefly as Julie Dawson Daniels.
Career
On stage, Dawson has starred in The Training Run at Bondi Pavilion in 1977,[1][2] Occupation: Comedian (at Courthouse Theatre in 1990),[3][4][5] An Office Romance (also at Courthouse Theatre in 1990),[6][7] and Dear Suburbia (as La Mama in 1992).[8][9]
Featured screen roles include the first episode of Pig in a Poke in 1977,[10][2] and other guest roles in Matlock Police, Glenview High and Neighbours. She appeared in family film The Fourth Wish (1976), TV play The Kiss and Ride Ferry (1977) and played the Reverend's wife in Fred Schepisi feature The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978).[2]
Dawson won the 1974–1975 AFI Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in documentary Who Killed Jenny Langby?,[11][12] a role that was fully improvised.[13]
Filmography
Source:[14]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Caddie | Neighbour #2 | |
| 1976 | The Fourth Wish | Hannah | |
| 1977 | The FJ Holden | Mrs. Mason | |
| The Singer and the Dancer | Mrs. Rogers | ||
| 1978 | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Martha Neville | |
| Little Boy Lost | Ruth Tanner | ||
| 1982 | Freedom | Foster Mother |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Who Killed Jenny Langby'? | Jenny Langby | TV movie |
| Parent Teacher Interviews | Parent – The Major – The Major | ||
| 1975 | Two Way Mirror | Kate Johnson | TV movie |
| 1976 | Matlock Police | Clare Hansen | |
| 1977 | Beyond Reasonable Doubt | Mrs. K. | Miniseries |
| Pig in a Poke | Mary | ||
| Kiss and the Ride Ferry | Norma | TV movie | |
| Say You Want Me | TV movie | ||
| 1978 | Case for the Defence | Claire Barton | |
| Chopper Squad | Ann Evans | ||
| Glenview High | |||
| 1989 | Sugar and Spice | Lady at Railroad Station | |
| 1992 | Neighbours | Carol Chapman |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Training Run | Bondi Pavilion, Sydney | [1][2] | |
| 1990 | Occupation: Comedian | Courthouse Theatre, Melbourne | [3][4][5] | |
| An Office Romance | [6][7] | |||
| 1992 | Dear Suburbia | La Mama, Melbourne | [8][9] | |
| 2023 | Cats | Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Musical Theatre |
References
- ^ a b Jones, Margaret (17 January 1977), "More ramble than run", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ a b c d Groves, Don (17 July 1977), "Julie's woes!", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ a b Radic, Leonard (12 April 1990), "Deftly skating over a busy and colorful life", The Age
- ^ a b Larkin, John (15 April 1990), "Capturing the spirit of a forgotten hero", The Sunday Age
- ^ a b "Occupation Comedian", AusStage
- ^ a b Radic, Leonard (23 November 1990), "Stage", The Age
- ^ a b "An Office Romance", AusStage
- ^ a b Radic, Leonard (10 July 1992), "Solo actress leavens a comic lament for a broken marriage", The Age
- ^ a b "Dear Suburbia", AusStage
- ^ Hall, Sandra (6 August 1977), "Another look at life in the raw", The Bulletin
- ^ "1974-75 Australian Film Awards", Cinema Papers, March 1975
- ^ "The suicide trap", The Age, 20 February 1975
- ^ Stratton, David (1980). The last new wave: the Australian film revival. UNSW Press. p. 142. ISBN 9780207141461.
- ^ Alan Veitch, Margot Atterton and (1984). The Illustrated encyclopaedia of Australian showbiz. Sunshine Books. ISBN 9780867770575.
External links
- Julie Dawson at IMDb
- Biographical cuttings on Julie Dawson, actress, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia.