Julia Blake

Julia Blake is a British-Australian actress known for her extensive work in film, television, and theater, especially in Australia. Born in 1937, she trained in ballet and elocution as a child, studied drama and French at Bristol University, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic. She began her stage career in repertory theater in the UK and performed in Australia from 1963 to 2017, winning an Erik Award for The Rope Dancers in 1970. On television, she played Elaine Thomas in Bellbird for four years from 1972 and later appeared in Prisoner and Bed of Roses. Her film credits include My Brilliant Career (1979), Patrick (1978), Snapshot (1979), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), The Boys Are Back (2009), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Dressmaker (2015), and The Dry (2021). She won a Best Supporting Actress Australian Film Institute Award for Father and was nominated for Travelling North and Innocence.