Julie trained at LAMDA and made her stage debut as the mother/teacher in 'Billy the KId' at the Upstream Theatre followed by 'The House of Usher' in Aberystwyth, 'Beauty and the Beast' in Bristol and made her London debut in 'Anne of the Worlds' at the Royal Court .She was BAFTA nominated for her role of Ruth in the B.B,C, television production of 'The Life and Loves of a She Devil'