Julia Sawalha

Julia Sawalha Headshot

Actress

Birth Date: September 9, 1968

Age: 55 years old

Birth Place: Wandsworth, London, England

Famous for her performance as the mousy daughter Saffron on the popular comedy series "Absolutely Fabulous" (BBC, 1992-2012), Julia Sawalha had a chameleon like ability to slip into seemingly any role. As the daughter of a British mother and a Jordanian father-actor Nadim Sawalha-Sawalha attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts before beginning her career on screen with a small, non-speaking role in an episode of the series "Keep It in the Family" (ITV, 1980-83). Before long, she was making memorable appearances on shows like "Inspector Morse" (ITV, 1987-2000) and starring on the early Steven Moffat series "Press Gang" (ITV, 1989-1993). Then in 1992, Sawalha joined the cast of the outrageous comedy series "Absolutely Fabulous," a show that would become such a sensation that Sawalha found herself etched into popular culture for seemingly the rest of her career. The show would run from 1992 to 1996, and was then revived for three more seasons beginning in 2001. In the meantime, Sawalha participated in many more projects, notably playing Lydia Bennet for the popular 1995 miniseries adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (BBC, 1995) and starring on the series "Faith in the Future" (ITV, 1995-1998) and "Time Gentlemen Please" (BSkyB, 2000-2002). After starring in the chilling "Remember Me" (BBC, 2014), she then reprised the role of Saffron for the much anticipated "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie" (2016).

Credits

We Love Sitcom

Guest
Show
2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieStream

Actor
Saffron
Movie
2016
58%

Remember MeStream

Actor
Jan Ward
Series
2014

Agatha Christie's Marple: Greenshaw's Folly

Actor
Mrs. Cresswell
Movie
2014

Lorraine

Guest
Show
2010

Lark Rise to CandlefordStream

Actor
Dorcas Lane
Series
2008

CranfordStream

Actor
Jessie Brown
Series
2007

The Graham Norton ShowStream

Guest Star
Talk
2007

Agatha Christie's MarpleStream

Actor
Series
2004

Who Do You Think You Are?

Guest Star
Show
2004

Jonathan Creek

Actor
Show
2003

Comedy Connections

Narrator
Show
2003

Horatio Hornblower: Loyalty

Actor
Maria Mason
Movie
2003

Horatio Hornblower: Duty

Actor
Maria Hornblower
Movie
2003

Absolutely Fabulous New York Special

Actor
Show
2002

The Final Curtain

Actor
Karen Willet
Movie
2002

Venus & Mars

Actor
Marie
Movie
2001

Chicken RunStream

Voice
Ginger
Movie
2000
97%

Horatio Hornblower

Guest Star
Show
1998

Lily Savage's Blankety Blank

Self
Show
1997

Kipper

Voice
Show
1997

Ain't Misbehavin'

Actor
Dolly Nightingale
Show
1997

The Wind in the Willows

Actor
Córka strażnika
Movie
1996

Faith in the Future

Actor
Show
1995

Pride and PrejudiceStream

Actor
Lydia
Miniseries
1995

In the Bleak Midwinter

Actor
Nina Raymond
Movie
1995

Martin Chuzzlewit

Actor
Mercy Pecksniff
Show
1994

Absolutely FabulousStream

Actor
Series
1994

BottomStream

Guest Star
Series
1991

Second Thoughts

Actor
Hannah Greyshott
Show
1991

Second Thoughts

Actor
Show
1991

Tales From the Crypt

Actor
Series
1989
82%

Press Gang

Actor
Lynda Day
Show
1989

Second Thoughts

Actor
Show
1988

Second Thoughts

Voice
Show
1988