- Julie Buckfield
Infobox actor
name = Julie Buckfield
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|4|10
location = flagicon|ENGNorth London ,England
notable role = Julie Matthews in "Hollyoaks "
Natalie Stevens in "Grange Hill "Julie Buckfield (born
10 April ,1976 ), is an English actress.A graduate of the
Sylvia Young Theatre School inLondon , Buckfield started her career aged 11 in theCameron Mackintosh production of "Les Miserables ." She then auditioned for the part of Chrissy Mainwaring inBBC 1 teenage soap "Grange Hill ", but eventually won the part of Natalie Stevens from 1990 which her twin sister Clare was also auditioning for.Clare and Julie competed again to replace
Georgina Cates in "2point4 children ", but this time Clare got the part over Julie.Julie went on to play Julie Matthews in "
Hollyoaks " in two periods, from 1995-1997 (dumpingNick Pickard 's character Tony at the church), and in 2002. Buckfield has also appeared in "The Bill " (two roles, one in 1993 and one in 1998), "Pie in the Sky ", "London's Burning ", "Expert Witness (TV series) ", "Casualty" and "Holby City ". She also presented a summer special withDave Benson-Phillips forScottish TV for "The Disney Club."Buckfield has an extensive theatre background, including roles in "
A Slice of Saturday Night ", "Don't Rock The Boat ", "Passport to Pimlico ", "Bad Blood " as well as various roles inpantomime .In 2007, she guest-starred in the "
Doctor Who "audio drama "Return to the Web Planet ".External links
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/theatre/2003/02/bad_blood.shtml BBC interview re "Bad Blood"]
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