Julia Sawalha
Born
September 9, 1968 (56 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Wandsworth, London, England
Julia Sawalha (born September 9, 1968) is an English actress, who is best known for her role as Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. She is also known for portraying Lynda Day, editor of the Junior Gazette, in Press Gang, Lydia Bennet in the 1995 television miniseries of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and voicing Ginger in Chicken Run. Additionally, she played Dorcas Lane in the BBC's costume drama Lark Rise to Candleford, Carla Borrego in Jonathan Creek, and Jan Ward in the 2014 BBC One mystery Remember Me.
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Known For
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self
2024
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
We Love Sitcom
2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Saffron Monsoon
2016
Remember Me
Jan Ward · (3 episodes)
2014
Wallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends!
Ginger
2012
The Underdog Show
(10 episodes)
2008
Lark Rise to Candleford
Dorcas Lane · (40 episodes)
2008
Cranford
Jessie Brown · (7 episodes)
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs. Cresswell · (1 episode)
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Comedy Connections
(46 episodes)
2003
Kipper: Fun In The Sun
2003
Hornblower: Duty
Maria Hornblower
2003
Hornblower: Loyalty
Maria Mason
2003
The Final Curtain
Karen Willet
2002
Venus and Mars
Marie
2001
Mirrorball
Freda Keill
2000
Time Gentlemen Please
Janet Wilson · (37 episodes)
2000
Chicken Run
Ginger (voice)
2000
The Flint Street Nativity
Dawn/Wise Man 1
1999
Loose Women
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Emma
1999
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon (archive footage)
1998
Hornblower
Maria Mason · (2 episodes)
1998
Ain't Misbehavin'
Dolly Nightingale · (3 episodes)
1997
Jonathan Creek
(0 episode)
1997
Jonathan Creek
Carla Borrego · (6 episodes)
1997
Midsomer Murders
Penny Henderson · (1 episode)
1997
Kipper: Puppy Love
Mouse
1997
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Saffron Monsoon
1996
The Wind in the Willows
The Jailer's Daughter
1996
Faith in the Future
Hannah Grayshot · (22 episodes)
1995
In the Bleak Midwinter
Nina
1995
Pride and Prejudice
Lydia Bennet · (6 episodes)
1995
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon (archive footage)
1995
Martin Chuzzlewit
Mercy Pecksniff · (6 episodes)
1994
Absolutely Fabulous
Saffron · (39 episodes)
1992
Bottom
Veronica Head · (1 episode)
1991
Second Thoughts
Hannah Grayshot · (49 episodes)
1991
Buddy's Song
Kelly
1991
Spatz
Chloe Fairbanks · (1 episode)
1990
El C.I.D.
Trudy · (1 episode)
1990
Tales from the Crypt
Teresa · (1 episode)
1989
Press Gang
Lynda Day · (43 episodes)
1989
French & Saunders
Herself · (1 episode)
1987
Inspector Morse
Rachel · (1 episode)
1987
Casualty
Nikki Watson · (1 episode)
1986
Lovejoy
Joanna · (1 episode)
1986
Omnibus
Self · (1 episode)
1967