Julie Legrand
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.
Prick Up Your Ears
as Gallery OwnerWhen the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at...
Movie pageWater
as French Business ExecutiveA British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos...
Movie pageGypsy
as Miss Cratchitt / ElectraGypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a...
Movie pageEx Memoria
as HelenaA film about memory, loss and survival; Eva Lipszyc is a survivor, but she is now locked away in...
Movie pageOne for the Road
as LizOne for the Road follows Jimmy, Paul, Richard and Mark who meet on a rehabilitation course for...
Movie pageUnder the Hammer
as FrenchwomanAll seems ready for a major sale of impressionist paintings to be graced by a royal visit. But...
Movie pageCall the Midwife
as Ruth GelinDrama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of...
TV Show pageInspector Morse
as Brigitte de PlessyInspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse...
TV Show pageBad Girls
as Rita DockleyBad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20...
TV Show pageThe Bill
as uncreditedThe daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...
TV Show pageLudwig
as ManonJohn Taylor lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of...
TV Show pageFlack
as ShellRobyn, the sharp and witty publicity maven, is an expert at her craft but a complete...
TV Show pageFootballers' Wives
as Jeanette DunkleyFootballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League...
TV Show pageFootballers' Wives: Extra Time
as uncreditedFootballers' Wives: Extra Time is a British drama programme. A spin-off of Footballers' Wives,...
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