Julie_Eckersley

Julie Eckersley

Julie Eckersley is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, producer and head of Scripted at SBS Australia.[1]

Career

Screen

Eckersley has appeared in comedy televisions shows including Let Loose Live, The Wedge and Newstopia, in the drama City Homicide, and the children's series Dead Gorgeous.

Other television appearances include: Carla Cametti PD, City Homicide, Blue Heelers, Little Oberon and Let Loose Live and Rebel Wilson's comedy series, Bogan Pride.

Stage

Eckersley performed in Harvest Rain Theatre's production of Much Ado About Nothing in 1999.

Alongside Trevor Stuart, she appeared on stage in the Secret Death of Salvador Dali.[2][3] 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.[4]

In 2008 Eckersley performed in the one woman show Bombshells for the Melbourne Theatre Company.[citation needed]

She has performed nationally and internationally for companies including Bell Shakespeare, Riverside London, QTC, MTC, La Boite, Grin and Tonic, B Sharp, Griffin Theatre.[citation needed]

Producer

In addition to acting, Eckersley has written for episodes of The Wedge and Let Loose Live.

Eckersley is a producer at Matchbox Pictures where she has produced a range of shows in different genres including documentary, comedy, animation and drama.[5] She was the producer for the award-winning series Nowhere Boys, Zuzu & the Supernuffs and The Real Housewives of Melbourne.[6] In 2021 Eckersley was named as the Head of Scripted content at SBS (Australian TV channel).[7]

Awards and nominations

Eckersley produced Nowhere Boys, which won the 2015 Kidscreen Award for Best New Tweens/Teens Series.[6]

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.

She has been awarded a 4MBS award and a Matilda Award in 2000 for her performance as Rosalind in Shakespeare's As You Like It and for her performance in The Secret Death of Salvador Dali.[8]

Filmography

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References

  1. "Session Announcement: Benjamin Law, Julie Eckersley and the SBS team". screenfutures.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. Theatre Record, Volume 22, Issues 10-18 Page 928
  3. Theatre Record, Volume 22, Issues 10-18 Page Page 1118
  4. "Julie Eckersley". Screen Forever. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. "More awards for Nowhere Boys, Dance Academy". if.com.au. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  6. Slatter, Sean (24 June 2021). "Julie Eckersley named head of scripted at SBS". IF Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

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