Julia Blake

Julia Blake (born 13 May 1937) is an English-born Australian actress of theatre, television and film. She is known for her 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 Prisoner, as Evelyn Randall (1981) and Alice Dodds (1983). She won the 1989 AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries for Eden's Lost, 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), Innocence (2000) and The Boys are Back (2009).

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• Personal life
• Filmography
• References

Personal life

Born in Bristol, England, Blake is married to actor Terry Norris and is the mother of aspiring actresses Sarah and Jane Norris.

Filmography

Consider Your Verdict (2 episodes, 1963–1965)

Bellbird (unknown episodes, 1972–1975) as Elaine Thomas

Salome (1973)

Matlock Police (2 episodes, 1973–1975) as April Simpson

Patrick (1978) as Matron Cassidy

My Brilliant Career (1979) as Mother

Prisoner (Season 3 • 5 episodes, 1981) as Evelyn Randall

Lonely Hearts (1982) as Pamela

Prisoner (Season 5 • 4 episodes, 1983) as Alice Dodds

Man of Flowers (1984) as Art Teacher

Prisoner (Season 8 • 61 episodes, 1986) as Nancy McCormack

Cactus (1986) as Club Speaker

Travelling North (1987) as Frances

Georgia (1988) as Elizabeth

The Magistrate (1989)

Father (1990) as Iya Zetnick

Mushrooms (1995) as Flo

Hotel de Love (1996) as Edith Dunne

Passion (1999) as Queen Alexandra

Innocence (2000) as Claire

The Forest (2003) as Margot

Human Touch (2004) as Anna's Mother

Salem's Lot (2004) as Eva Prunier

Three Dollars (2005) as Tanya's Mother

Aquamarine (2006) as Grandma Maggie

Bed of Roses (Seasons 1–3 • 26 episodes, 2008–2011) as Minna Franklin

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) as Heather Hudson

The Boys Are Back (2009) as Joe's mother-in-law

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) as Mrs. Underhill

A Month of Sundays as Sarah