Julie Eckersley is an

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actress, comedian and writer and producer. She has appeared in comedy shows including ''

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'', '' The Wedge'' and ''

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,'' and in the drama ''

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'', and the children's television series ''

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''. In addition to her acting, she has written for episodes of ''The Wedge'' and ''Let Loose Live'' and produced the award-winning series ''

Nowhere Boys ''Nowhere Boys'' is an Australian teen drama television series created by Tony Ayres. It was first broadcast on ABC3 (which is now officially named ABCME) on 7 November 2013. The first two series follow the adventures of four mismatched teenag ...

.''

Background and career

Along with Trevor Stuart, she appeared on stage in the ''Secret Death of Salvador Dali''. In March 2004, their performance at Griffin Theatre and Strut & Fret Production House, SBW Stables was reviewed by Bryce Hallett for the ''Sydney Morning Herald''. In 2008 Eckersley performed in the one woman show ''Bombshells'' for the Melbourne Theatre Company. She has performed nationally and internationally for companies including Bell Shakespeare, Riverside London, QTC, MTC, La Boite, Grin and Tonic, B Sharp the Griffin Theatre. Her television appearances include, ''

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'', ''City Homicide'', ''

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'', ''Little Oberon'' and ''

'' and Rebel Wilson's comedy series, ''Bogan Pride''. She has been awarded a 4MBS award and a Matilda award in 2000 for her performance as Rosalind in Shakespeare's ''

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'' and for her performance in ''The Secret Death of Salvador Dali''. She performed in Harvest Rain Theatre's production of

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in 1999. Eckersley is a producer at

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where she has produced a range of shows in different genres including documentary, comedy, animation and drama. She was the producer for ''Nowhere Boys'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Awards and nominations

Eckersley produced ''Nowhere Boys'', which won the 2015 Kidscreen Award for Best New Tweens/Teens Series. Eckersley is a three-time nominee by the AACTA Award for Best Film (The Turning), Best Television Comedy Series(The Family Law), and Best Television Drama Series (Glitch) in 2014, 2016, 2017.

Filmography

Recent activity

In ''Bunghole'', she had multiple roles as actress, comedian, producer and writer. Eckersley is currently a producer of the

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series.

References

External links

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