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JULIA SAWALHA JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE
AS A FRIEND
British film and television actress Julia Sawalha - best known for her roles as Saffy
in Absolutely Fabulous and Dorcas the postmistress in the much acclaimed BBC production
of Lark Rise to Candleford - joins Children of Peace as a Friend.
"I have often thought it would be a good idea to bring Israeli and Palestinian children
together, as they represent the future and to instil the idea of peace in their hearts
may be a way forward for all concerned."
Julia Sawalha joins a distinguished and growing list of leading public figures who
support the conflict resolution work of Children of Peace.
Julia first gained public attention for her starring role in the ITV teenage comedy/drama
Press Gang, which ran from 1989 to 1993. The on-screen chemistry between the two
leads was reflected off-screen, as she and co-star Dexter Fletcher became an item
for several years.
From 1991-94, she starred in the ITV family comedy Second Thoughts and continued
with her character, Hannah (Lynda Bellingham's daughter), in the British Comedy Award
winning Faith in the Future (1995-98). Between 1992 and 2004, she played Saffron
Monsoon in the television comedy series Absolutely Fabulous alongside Jennifer Saunders.
She starred in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as Lydia
Bennett, co-staring with Colin Firth. She also voiced "Ginger"in DreamWorks/Aardman's
Chicken Run. In 2000 she appeared as Janet, the Australian Barmaid ("Built for bar
work; it's instinct... instinct!!") in the first series of the British sitcom Time
Gentlemen Please. She also played the much put-upon PA to "Zak"in Argos TV adverts
during 2002-2004, along with Richard E. Grant. She has also joined acclaimed actor
Ioan Gruffudd in the internationally successful TV/DVD adaptations of CS Forester's
Horatio Hornblower novels, as the captain's first wife Maria.
In 2006, she participated in the third series of the genealogy documentary series
Who Do You Think You Are? tracing her family's roots, which are Jordanian Bedouin
on her father's side, and French Huguenot on her mother's. She also appeared in the
pilot of BBC 1's "A Taste of my Life"presented by Nigel Slater.
After a two year break, she was back on screen in May 2007, competing in the BBC
dog training celebrity reality show The Underdog Show. She then returned to acting
in two successive BBC costume dramas; as Jessie Brown in 2007 series Cranford, followed
by Lark Rise to Candleford in 2008.