Julia Sawalha

Acting

Julia Sawalha

Born September 9, 1968Wandsworth, London, England54 credits

Julia Sawalha (born September 9, 1968) is an English actress, who is best known for her role as Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. She is also known for portraying Lynda Day, editor of the Junior Gazette, in Press Gang, Lydia Bennet in the 1995 television miniseries of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and voicing Ginger in Chicken Run. Additionally, she played Dorcas Lane in the BBC's costume drama Lark Rise to Candleford, Carla Borrego in Jonathan Creek, and Jan Ward in the 2014 BBC One mystery Remember Me. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Sawalha, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
10.0

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

Movie

2024

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Movie

2016

We Love Sitcom

Movie

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
5.3

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Movie

2016

Remember Me
6.9

Remember Me

TV

2014

Father Brown
7.6

Father Brown

TV

2013

Filmography

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
2024Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Outas Self / Saffron "Saffy" MonsoonMovie
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
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2016We Love SitcomMovie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas Saffron MonsoonMovie
Remember Me
2014Remember Meas Jan WardTV
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Mrs Cynthia WendleTV
Wallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends!
2012Wallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends!as GingerMovie
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2008The Underdog ShowTV
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008Lark Rise to Candlefordas Dorcas LaneTV
Cranford
2007Cranfordas Jessie BrownTV
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2007The Alan Titchmarsh Showas SelfTV
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Mrs. CresswellTV
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004Bottom Mindless Violenceas Veronica Head (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
Comedy Connections
2003Comedy ConnectionsTV
Kipper: Fun In The Sun
2003Kipper: Fun In The SunMovie
Hornblower: Duty
2003Hornblower: Dutyas Maria HornblowerMovie
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003Hornblower: Loyaltyas Maria MasonMovie
The Final Curtain
2002The Final Curtainas Karen WilletMovie
Venus and Mars
2001Venus and Marsas MarieMovie
Mirrorball
2000Mirrorballas Freda KeillMovie
Time Gentlemen Please
2000Time Gentlemen Pleaseas Janet WilsonTV
Chicken Run
2000Chicken Runas Ginger (voice)Movie
The Flint Street Nativity
1999The Flint Street Nativityas Dawn/Wise Man 1Movie
Loose Women
1999Loose Womenas SelfTV
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Deathas EmmaMovie
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
1998Absolutely Fabulous: A Lifeas Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon (archive footage)Movie
Hornblower
1998Hornbloweras Maria MasonTV
Kipper
1997Kipperas Mouse (voice)TV
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997Ain't Misbehavin'as Dolly NightingaleTV
Jonathan Creek
1997Jonathan CreekTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Penny HendersonTV
Kipper: Puppy Love
1997Kipper: Puppy Loveas MouseMovie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shoutas Saffron MonsoonMovie
The Wind in the Willows
1996The Wind in the Willowsas The Jailer's DaughterMovie
Faith in the Future
1995Faith in the Futureas Hannah GrayshotTV
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995In the Bleak Midwinteras NinaMovie
Pride and Prejudice
1995Pride and Prejudiceas Lydia BennetTV
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
1995How to Be Absolutely Fabulousas Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon (archive footage)Movie
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994Martin Chuzzlewitas Mercy PecksniffTV
Absolutely Fabulous
1992Absolutely Fabulousas Saffron 'Saffy' MonsoonTV
Bottom
1991Bottomas Veronica HeadTV
Second Thoughts
1991Second Thoughtsas Hannah GrayshotTV
Buddy's Song
1991Buddy's Songas KellyMovie
Spatz
1990Spatzas Chloe FairbanksTV
E
1990El C.I.D.as TrudyTV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas TeresaTV
Press Gang
1989Press Gangas Lynda DayTV
French & Saunders
1987French & Saundersas HerselfTV
Inspector Morse
1987Inspector Morseas RachelTV
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Nikki WatsonTV
Lovejoy
1986Lovejoyas JoannaTV
Omnibus
1967Omnibusas SelfTV