Julia McKenzie
Julia Kathleen McKenzie ( born February 7, 1941 in Enfield Town, Middlesex ) is a British actress, singer and director.
Life
Julia McKenzie was born as a daughter of Kathleen Rowe and Albion McKenzie in the English Enfield. In 1971 she married the American director and actor Jerry Harte.
The actress appeared at renowned theaters, such as on the stages of London's West End or on Broadway in New York. So they acted, for example in the Revue cowardy Custard at the Mermaid Theatre, played the " Miriam " in Outside Edge by Richard Harris as well as the "Lily Garland " in On the Twentieth Century. Also in the drama Schweik in the Second World War by Bertolt Brecht 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 Theatre 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 her dramatic performance for the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award. The following year, she played a major role in the British comedy series Maggie and Her.
Julia McKenzie in 1985 the honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music in 1999 and "Doctor of Letters" ( Doctor of Letters ) awarded honorary at the London South Bank University. In 2007, she starred in the comedy You Can Choose Your Friends as the lead actress in the television series Cranford with. The following year it was announced that she plays along as a replacement for Geraldine McEwan in the filming Agatha Christie's Marple by Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.