Julia Blake (born 1936) is an English–born Australian actress. She is known for her small screen role as Nancy McCormack on the Australian drama series '' Prisoner'' (''Prisoner: Cell Block H''), for which she appeared during the final season in 1986. She appeared in two earlier roles in the series, as Evelyn Randall (1981) and Alice Dodds (1983). She won the 1989 AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries for ''

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'', and the 1990 AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role opposite Max von Sydow in the film '' Father''. She also received AFI nominations for '' Travelling North'' (1987), ''

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'' (2000) and '' The Boys are Back'' (2009).

Personal life

Blake was born in

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, England, and studied drama at

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. She married the Australian actor, later politician, Terry Norris in England in 1962, and they both moved to Australia, while working in repertory theatre in Yorkshire in 1962 (proquest). She has appeared in roles in theatre since 1963. In 2018, she and Norris jointly received the Equity Lifetime Achievement Award. Their daughters are the actresses Sarah and Jane Norris.

Filmography

Film

Television

Honours and awards

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* 1936 births Date of birth uncertain Living people Actresses from Bristol Australian expatriates in England Australian film actresses Australian soap opera actresses Australian stage actresses Best Supporting Actress AACTA Award winners English expatriates in Australia English film actresses English soap opera actresses English stage actresses English television actresses 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses {{Australia-actor-stub