Julia Deakin

Julia Deakin
Born	1952 (age 71–72) Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Spouse	Michael Simkins

Julia Deakin (born 1952) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the sitcoms So Haunt Me (1992–94), Oh Doctor Beeching! (1996–97) and Spaced (1999–2001). Her film appearances include Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and High-Rise (2015).

Career

Deakin was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. In theatre, she has played Mrs. Sowerberry in the West End cast of Oliver!, singing the song "That's Your Funeral" with David Delve on a recording.

On television, Deakin played Stella Tulley in Side by Side and Marsha, the ageing divorcée landlady, in the sitcom Spaced (1999).

Deakin earlier appeared in the television sitcom Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1996–1997), where she played the role of May Skinner, replacing Sherrie Hewson from the original pilot. She has also made many single television appearances, including playing Jill, the receptionist from Pear Tree Productions, in one episode of the first series of I'm Alan Partridge, a rural dominatrix in Doc Martin as well as roles in Midsomer Murders and Coronation Street. She appeared in the sketch comedy series Big Train alongside fellow Spaced cast members Simon Pegg and Mark Heap. She plays Dr. Jean in the Alan segments on Modern Toss.

She has appeared on radio, as Eva Tattle in The Maltby Collection. She also guest starred in the Doctor Who audio drama Terror Firma for Big Finish Productions. And appeared in an episode of Agatha Raisin with Penelope Keith.

She portrayed the role of Daphne Andrews in House of Anubis. Her character left in series two.

Film

Deakin had a cameo in the feature film Shaun of the Dead (2004) and played the pub landlady Mary Porter in the film Hot Fuzz (2007) by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. In 2009 she was cast as Maggie, a Brighton mother in Ben Wheatley's British crime film Down Terrace. She later appeared in Ben Wheatley's 2015 cinema adaptation of High-Rise as Jean, the assistant to protagonist Dr. Laing.

Personal life

She is married to actor and author Michael Simkins.

Television

Year	Title	Role
1992	So Haunt Me	Carole Dawlish ("Carole with an E")
1994	Mother's Ruin	Brucella Pashley
1996–1997	Oh Doctor Beeching	May Skinner
1997	Spark	Ursula Craig
1997	I'm Alan Partridge	Jill
1999–2001	Spaced	Marsha Klein
1999–2000	Hope and Glory	Jude Jakes
2005	Doc Martin	Gloria Rix
2006–2011	Doctors	Various
2011–2012	House of Anubis	Daphne
2013	Big Bad World	Shirley
2014	The Midnight Beast	Sylvia
2015–	Holby City	Carole Copeland
2017	Back	Ellen
2018–2019	Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators	Genevieve Shakespeare
2020	The Windsors	Carole Middleton

Film

Year	Title	Role
1985	Mr. Love	Melanie
1990	Dancin' Thru the Dark	Bernadette King
1994	Staggered	Brenda
2000	Liam	Auntie Aggie
2002	Pure	Mrs. Rawlings
2004	Shaun of the Dead	Yvonne's Mum
2004	Between Two Women	Alice
2007	Hot Fuzz	Mary Porter
2009	Down Terrace	Maggie
2012	The Sweeney	Older Woman
2013	The World's End	B&B Landlady
2015	High-Rise	Jean

External links

• Julia Deakin at IMDb
• More about her character in Spaced