English actress, presenter, director, writer
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1983 (1982 season) for Best Actress in a Musical, Guys and Dolls.
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1994 (1993 season) for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Sweeney Todd at the Royal National Theatre.
She was awarded the 1987 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Woman in Mind.
Was nominated for Broadways 1977 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "Side by Side by Sondheim" (under the name "Julie N. McKenzie").
When she appeared on Broadway, she had to change her name to "Julie N. McKenzie" because of a conflict with a similarly named actress who was already a member of Actors Equity, the American union for stage actors.
(July 2005) Appearing in "The Philadelphia Story" at the Old Vic, London
New Miss Marple on TV, replacing Geraldine McEwan.
Nominated for Best Actress in a Musical in the 1980 Laurence Olivier Awards for her performance in On the 20th Century but lost out to Gemma Craven.
