Julia Haworth is an English actress. She is known for playing the role of

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'' Coronation Street'' from 2003 to 2011.

Early and personal life

Haworth was born in

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. She attended St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington and later went to Nelson and Colne College and

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. When she was nine, her mother enrolled her in drama workshops at Burnley Mechanics, and she subsequently joined Burnley Youth Theatre, combining acting roles with her studies. In 2006, she married her partner Jon Wormald at St Stephen's Church, Burnley. Haworth gave birth to a daughter in July 2008. Her second daughter, Amelie Grace was born on 11 February 2013. Haworth is a patron of UK–based

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Career

After university, Haworth appeared in series such as ''

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'' and in ''

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''. She first appeared on '' Coronation Street'' on 9 April 2003. It was the fourth role she had auditioned for on the series, and her previous experience with childcare was working on the Mother & Baby counter at

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. Her last appearance was on 14 January 2011, when her character left Weatherfield widowed to start a new life in France with her son and stepson. From 2018-19, Haworth appeared in the

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soap opera '' Doctors'' in the recurring role of Laura Wade. In 2021, she appeared in the second series of the ITV drama '' The Bay'' and in an episode of the BBC series "

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Filmography

References

External links

* Living people People from Burnley English television actresses English soap opera actresses English stage actresses English radio actresses English film actresses Actresses from Lancashire Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tv-actor-stub