30 Facts About Julia Davis

Julia Davis was born on August 1966 and is an English actress, comedian, director and writer.

Julia Davis is known for writing and starring in the BBC Three comedy Nighty Night and the comedies Hunderby and Camping, which she directed.

Julia Davis has received two RTS Awards and three British Comedy Awards.

Julia Davis's mother was a secretary, and her father a civil servant.

Julia Davis grew up in Guildford, Surrey, before moving at the age of 14 to Bath in Somerset.

Julia Davis secured her first comedy commission, Five Squeezy Pieces, from BBC Radio 4 in 1998.

Julia Davis first appeared on television in 1998 in the BBC sketch show Comedy Nation.

Julia Davis's career gained a further boost in 1998 after she sent a tape of various characters to Steve Coogan, who invited her to write for and participate in his shows during his 1998 national tour.

Julia Davis went on to appear in many comedy television shows including I'm Alan Partridge, I Am Not an Animal, Dr Terrible's House of Horrible, Ideal and Nathan Barley.

In November 2000, Human Remains, a dark comedy television series produced by Steve Coogan's production company Baby Cow, co-written by and co-starring Rob Brydon and Julia Davis, debuted on BBC Two.

The last episode of The Office features Julia Davis, who is heard on the phone as the voice of a woman from a dating agency in conversation with David Brent.

In 2004 and 2005, Julia Davis wrote and starred in two series of the BBC Three dark comedy Nighty Night.

Julia Davis has starred in productions such as the BBC's For the Love of God, The Alan Clark Diaries, Fear of Fanny, in which she played the original celebrity chef Fanny Cradock, and Persuasion, an adaptation of the Jane Austen novel.

In December 2011, Julia Davis appeared in "Fifteen Million Merits", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror, as Judge Charity on the fictional talent show Hot Shot.

Julia Davis appeared in the pilot episode of Bad Sugar, shown on Channel 4 on 26 August 2012.

In 2013, Julia Davis played various characters in BBC sketch show It's Kevin and in Psychobitches on Sky Arts.

Julia Davis appeared in an episode of Inside No 9 as a stage manager.

Julia Davis created, wrote and starred in Hunderby, which aired for two series on Sky Atlantic in 2012 and 2015.

At the 2013 BAFTA TV Awards, Hunderby was nominated for Best Scripted Comedy and Julia Davis was nominated for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme.

Julia Davis starred as an eccentric mother in the comedy short film The Bird.

In 2016, Julia Davis wrote, directed and starred as shallow nymphomaniac "Fay" in Camping on Sky Atlantic.

In 2017, Julia Davis was featured in the Paul Thomas Anderson film Phantom Thread as Lady Baltimore.

In 2018, Julia Davis wrote, directed and starred in the comedy television series Sally4Ever on Sky Atlantic and HBO.

Julia Davis plays the character of Emma, who is having a lesbian affair with a woman called Sally, who is having a midlife crisis.

At the 2019 BAFTA awards it won the award for Best Scripted Comedy and Julia Davis was nominated for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme.

Julia Davis appeared in the film Fighting with My Family.

Julia Davis launched the podcast comedy Dear Joan And Jericha with comedian Vicki Pepperdine in 2018.

Julia Davis played socialite Maureen, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, in BBC One historical drama A Very British Scandal, which premiered on BBC One on Boxing Day 2021.

In 2022, Julia Davis appeared in two episodes of The Outlaws, as Rita.

Julia Davis cites Julie Walters as giving her the confidence to pursue a career in comedy.