Julia Davis
Birthday: Born in 1966-08-25 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Deathday: Alive
Julia Charlotte L. Davis (born August 25, 1966) is an English actress, comedian, director and writer. She is known for writing and starring in the BBC Three comedy Nighty Night (2004–2005) and the comedies Hunderby (2012–2015) and Camping (2016), which she also directed. Davis has been noted by critics for creating boundary-pushing black comedy that centres female anti-hero characters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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I Am Not an Animal
Character: Claire the Rat (voice)
I Am Not An Animal is an animated comedy series about the only six talking animals in the world, whose cosseted existence in a vivisection unit is turned upside down when they are liberated by animal rights activists....
Nighty Night
Character: Jill Tyrrell
Nighty Night is a British dark comedy sitcom written by and starring Julia Davis. It was first broadcast on 6 January 2004 on BBC Three before moving to BBC2. Notorious for its dark humour, the show follows narcissistic sociopath Jill Tyrell – who manages a beauty parlour alongside her moronic, asthmatic assistant Linda – as she learns that her husband has cancer. She uses this fact to manipulate new neighbour Cathy Cole, a wheelchair user with multiple sclerosis whose husband Don, a womanising...
Big Train
Character:
Twisted and original sketch show from the minds of Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, starring Simon Pegg, Kevin Eldon and Mark Heap....
I'm Alan Partridge
Character: Kate Fitzgerald
The fortunes of a former chat show host who is reduced to a lowly slot on Radio Norwich. Alan Partridge is divorced, living in a travel tavern, and desperate for a return to television....
Jam
Character: Various
Adapted from Blue Jam, a late night radio show, Jam consists of six shows featuring dark humour and unsettling sketches unfolding over an ambient soundtrack. From the mind of Chris Morris....
Gavin & Stacey
Character: Dawn Sutcliffe
Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay, Essex. Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island, South Wales. They’ve spoken on the phone every day at work for months but they’ve never actually met… until now....
Psychobitches
Character: Various Roles
Sky Arts takes famous females from history and puts them in the psychiatrist's chair....
Human Remains
Character: Various Characters
Black comedy documenting the relationships of six unusual couples in the style of a fly-on-the-wall documentary....
The Alan Clark Diaries
Character:
Dramatisation of the colourful memoirs of the late Conservative MP....
Hunderby
Character: Dorothy
Helene is a shipwreck survivor washed ashore near a small English village. There, she is swept off her feet by widowed pastor Edmund and the two soon marry, with the puritanical Edmund believing his bride to be untouched by another man. But it seems that she has a history, and a dark one at that....
Black Mirror
Character: Judge Charity
Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence....
Inside No. 9
Character: Felicity
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'....
Nathan Barley
Character:
Nathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Charlie Condou and Claire Keelan. The series of six weekly episodes began broadcasting on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4. Described by his creator as a "meaningless strutting cadaver-in-waiting", the character originated on Brooker's TVGoHome – a website parodying television listings – as the focus of a fly-on-the-wall documentary called Cunt....
Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible
Character: Stephanie Wise
Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible is a satirical British comedy-horror anthology series created by Graham Duff, who co-wrote the series with Steve Coogan. BBC Two broadcast the series in 2001. It spoofs the British horror films of Amicus Productions, Hammer Film Productions, and Tigon British Film Productions. The title parodies Amicus Productions' anthology film Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)....
The Office
Character: Gillian (voice)
Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg. Fancy a tea break with David Brent? Classic comedy from the archive....
How Not to Live Your Life
Character: Anne Yeaman
Sitcom about 20-something Don, a man with bad luck and even worse instincts....
Little Britain
Character:
A zany comedy show with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featuring characters from all over Little Britain....
People Like Us
Character: Lisa Bell
People Like Us was a British radio and TV comedy programme, a spoof on-location documentary written by John Morton, and starring Chris Langham as Roy Mallard, an inept interviewer. Originally a radio show for BBC Radio 4 in three series from 1995 to 1997, it was made into a television series for BBC Two that aired from September 1999 to June 2000....
A Very British Scandal
Character: Maureen Guinness
The true story of a duchess publicly shamed in a high society divorce that gripped the nation....
Camping
Character: Fay
Follow the events of a week’s holiday where a group of old friends meet to celebrate one of their landmark birthdays. But as the days unfold, tensions and emotions start to rise…...
Brass Eye
Character:
Investigative reporter Chris Morris puts modern Britain under the spotlight, and smacks the issues of the day till they bleed. He tackles weighty issues including animals, drugs, sex and skewered celebrities and politicians alike - and in a later episode in 2001, paedophiles....
Stath Lets Flats
Character: Kris
Follows incompetent Greek-Cypriot lettings agent Stath, who works for the family business, Michael and Eagle. While Stath wrestles not to be outshone by their top agent, ruthlessly ambitious Carole, the company struggles against the threat of Smethwicks - the slick, high-end estate agents next door....
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Character: Sally Morris
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories....
It's Kevin
Character: Various
It's Kevin is a British television comedy show, created by and starring the actor and comedian Kevin Eldon. It was screened on BBC Two between March and April 2013....
The Shivering Truth
Character: (voice)
A miniature propulsive omnibus clusterbomb of painfully riotous daymares all dripping with the orange goo of dream logic. A series of loosely linked emotional parables about stories within tales that crawled out of the deepest caverns of your unconscious mind and became lovingly animated in breath-slapping stop motion - in other words, it is the truth....
Ideal
Character: Amanda With The Weird Eyes (Voice)
Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances....
Ideal
Character: Dawn
Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances....
Sally4Ever
Character: Emma
Sally4Ever follows the life of Sally, a soon-to-be promoted marketer who, for 10 years, has lived a comfortable and dull suburban life with David. But on the night he asks her to marry him, Sally has a crisis and embarks on a wild affair with Emma, a seductive, charismatic, boho actress, singer, musician, poet and author. Before Sally knows it, Emma has moved in, rearranged the furniture and her life. Is this really what Sally wants, or has she made a mistake?...
The Outlaws
Character: Rita
Seven strangers from different walks of life - people who would never normally interact - are forced to work together to renovate a derelict community centre. They resent the menial physical labour and they resent each other. But when one of their number gets dragged into a dangerous world of organised crime, they unite in ways none of them thought possible....
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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Character: Moira
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well....
The Clearing
Character: Deb
Battling against the wilderness and his own ego, Bill struggles to impress Deb with below-par outdoor skills and shocking behaviour, until their last-ditch camping trip takes a sinister turn....
Confetti
Character: Counsellor
A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'....
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
Character: Ruth
An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper. Despairing after a bad year, he contemplates suicide but his attempt is stalled by a voice from above who points out that King Herod is coming to town....
Persuasion
Character: Elizabeth Elliot
Royal Navy Captain Wentworth was haughtily turned down eight years ago as suitor of pompous baronet Sir Walter Elliot's daughter Anne, despite true love. Now he visits their former seaside country estate, rented by his brother-in-law, Admiral Croft, so the financially stressed baronet can afford a fashionable, cheaper residence in trendy Bath. The former lovers meet again on the estate, where they feel vibes again, but neither dares admit them until it seems too late....
Cemetery Junction
Character: Mrs. Taylor
In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever....
Sing 2
Character: Linda Le Bon (voice)
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage....
Appointment with Dr. Terrible
Character: Interviewee – Actor
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible" featuring Steve Coogan....
Run Rabbit Run
Character: Gail
Sarah is a fertility doctor with a firm understanding of the cycle of life. When she is forced to make sense of the increasingly strange behavior of her young daughter Mia, she must challenge her own beliefs and confront a ghost from her past....
Hello, Friend
Character: (voice)
A satirical look at modern technology....
Fear of Fanny
Character: Fanny Cradock
The bizarre tale of Fanny Cradock, Britain's famous and maligned TV chef from 50s to the 70s....
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
Character: Dawn Sutcliffe
The Shipmans and the Wests get together once again for Christmas. Bryn is cooking dinner, Dawn is in shock, and there are revelations in the pub on Christmas Eve....
My Massive Cock
Character: Narrator
An extra-large penis is an object of desire for many. But for some men, extra-large seriously complicates their lives and relationships, and penis reduction surgery seems the only answer....
Love Actually
Character: Nancy the Caterer
Eight London couples try to deal with their relationships in different ways. Their tryst with love makes them discover how complicated relationships can be....
Steve Coogan: The Man Who Thinks He's It
Character:
Recorded live at The Palace Theatre in Manchester. All his favourite characters appear - Alan Partridge, Paul and Pauline Calf, Tony Ferrino, Ernest Moss and the irritating Duncan Thicket....
Four Lions
Character: Alice
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce....
Bad Sugar
Character: Daphne Cauldwell
A dysfunctional, wealthy mining dynasty, with an ailing patriarch and some greedy siblings. A peculiarly British take on telenovela style melodramas, played for laughs....
Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
Character: Self
Spoof documentary about the career of comedian Steve Coogan....
Come on Eileen
Character: Dee
One summer, mother and ex dancer Eileen lapses back to a troubled past as she starts a new relationship... we watch as she and her family combust. The film, shot on a micro budget, treads between darkness and humour as it moves from its beginning in the suburban cricket club to its conclusion at a music festival....
Brakes
Character: Livy
Brakes is a dark, improv-based ensemble comedy set in London. Divided into two parts, it tells the story of each couple's relationship in reverse, starting with the break-ups....
The Parole Officer
Character: Insinuating Wife
A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him....
Arthur Christmas
Character: UNFITA OPS (voice)
For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible ...
Uncle Wormsley's Christmas
Character: Mrs. Goodington
Uncle Wormsley is a grey, decaying old man with cobweb-like hair and rotten fingernails. A lone figure who keeps himself to himself, Wormsley's only friend is a monstrous crab called Crabsley, who lives in a dungeon under his house....
Born Equal
Character: Sally
Four characters living in one neighborhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold....
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Character: Shelley
Two lowlifes with active fantasy sex lives deliver potatoes to various restaurants and grocers....
Phantom Thread
Character: Lady Baltimore
In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies....
The Bird
Character: Mother
A young man spends his days desperate to garner the attention of his emotionally absent mother who is only interested in caring for a visiting starling....
Shaun of the Dead
Character: News Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners....
Fighting with My Family
Character: Daphne
Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star....
The Mighty Boosh: Journey of the Childmen
Character: Herself
Shot during the mammoth Future Sailors tour, this intimate film observes the comic genius of the Mighty Boosh as they navigate a nation hooked on its cult....
Morning Has Broken
Character: Gail Sinclair
Morning Has Broken sees Julie Davis play a monstrous presenter struggling to cope with the decline of her show...
The Toxic Avenger
Character: Kissy Sturnevan
A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: THE TOXIC AVENGER! Now wielding a glowing mop with super-human strength, he must race against time to save his son and stop a ruthless and power-hungry tyrant bent on harnessing toxic superpowers to strengthen his polluted empire....
Person of Interest
Character: Dr. Kate Shelley
A late night mini-cab driver's feeling paranoid and twitchy in this contemporary London noir starring Asim Chaudhry. Is sleep deprivation playing tricks on Shakil, or has he been sold out?...
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
Character: Dawn Sutcliffe
It’s five years since Nessa declared her love for Smithy – and a lot has happened since. Journey to Barry and Billericay to catch up with the gang for the very last time....
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Character: Self
An uplifting and touching documentary special which tells the story of one of Britain's best loved sitcoms as it comes to an end after 17 years. Featuring unprecedented access to creators James Corden and Ruth Jones as well as the cast and crew, including filming the final episode as they all say goodbye to the much-cherished show....