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Julie Hesmondhalgh. Actress: Broadchurch. Julie Claire Hesmondhalgh was born in Accrington, Lancashire, where she was involved in local amateur theatre and studied A-level Theatre Studies at Accrington and Rossendale College under Martin Cosgrif.
Apr 27, 2020 · Julie Hesmondhalgh has had an epiphany – related to Covid-19, obviously. “I realise that my main skill in the apocalypse is making videos of myself to send to exhausted NHS workers,” she says....
Nov 17, 2022 · Julie Hesmondhalgh has reflected on playing a trans character in Coronation Street. The actor played Hayley Cropper in the ITV soap from 1998 to 2014, sharing the majority of her...
Apr 10, 2024 · Julie Hesmondhalgh Discusses Her Emotional Role in 'Mr Bates Vs The Post Office'. Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has been a fan favourite on the soap for years, helping to tell...
Doctor Who. Acting. Julie was born in Accrington, Lancashire in February 1970. A woman with a strong social conscience, she originally wanted to be a social worker. She was an amateur actress with the Oswaldtwistle Players and studied A-level Theatre Studies at Accrington and Rossendale College.
Aug 11, 2018 · As Hayley in Coronation Street, Hesmondhalgh played the first transgender character in a British soap. She lives in Manchester, and is currently starring in The Greatest Play in the History of...
May 5, 2022 · She was the first woman to portray a transgender character in a British soap and played the mother of Sophie Lancaster in Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster, for which she won a Best Female Actor award. Julie’s stage appearances also span from a one-woman play about her Dad to a one-off performance of Lemn Sissay’s The Report.
