Julie Legrand

Born: 1972-10-17

ulie Legrand (born in Pitlochry, Scotland) is a British television, film, and stage actress best known for her role as Jeanette Dunkley on Footballers' Wives. She has also guest starred in a wide variety of British television shows, as well as stage productions. One of her earliest roles was in the Channel 4 comedy drama Hollywood Hits Chiswick, alongside Derek Newark as W.C. Fields. Her subsequent television career has been extensive, including appearances in Anglo-Saxon Attitudes. Kavanagh QC and Holby City. Along with her television work, Legrand has had numerous successes within theatre, most recently in See How They Run and has also starred in Fiddler on the Roof in the West End at The Savoy theatre and as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, along with the films One for the Road, Prick Up Your Ears, and Water. She also toured Britain in the RSC's Romeo and Juliet as The Nurse. She played the role of Madame Morrible in the West End production of Wicked. She began performances on 29 March 2010, replacing Harriet Thorpe. After a lengthy run, Legrand exited the show on 27 October 2012, and was replaced by Louise Plowright on Oct. 29, 2012. in 2014-2015 Legrand portrayed Electra in Gypsy at the Chichester Festival Theatre and the subsequent transfer to the Savoy Theatre in London. In 2016 Legrand played Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan's The Rivals in Bristol and Glasgow.


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Prick Up Your Ears

as Gallery Owner
Released: 1987-04-17

When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at...

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Water

as French Business Executive
Released: 1985-01-11

A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos...

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Gypsy

as Miss Cratchitt / Electra
Released: 2015-12-27

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a...

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Ex Memoria

as Helena
Released: 2006-08-26

A film about memory, loss and survival; Eva Lipszyc is a survivor, but she is now locked away in...

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One for the Road

as Liz
Released: 2003-08-21

One for the Road follows Jimmy, Paul, Richard and Mark who meet on a rehabilitation course for...

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Under the Hammer

as Frenchwoman
Released: 1984-03-27

All seems ready for a major sale of impressionist paintings to be graced by a royal visit. But...

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Call the Midwife

as Ruth Gelin
First aired: 2012-01-15

Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of...

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Inspector Morse

as Brigitte de Plessy
First aired: 1987-01-06

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse...

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Bad Girls

as Rita Dockley
First aired: 1999-06-01

Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20...

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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Ludwig

as Manon
First aired: 2024-09-25

John Taylor lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of...

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Flack

as Shell
First aired: 2019-02-21

Robyn, the sharp and witty publicity maven, is an expert at her craft but a complete...

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Footballers' Wives

as Jeanette Dunkley
First aired: 2002-01-08

Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League...

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Footballers' Wives: Extra Time

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-05-26

Footballers' Wives: Extra Time is a British drama programme. A spin-off of Footballers' Wives,...

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