Julia Foster | |
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Born |
Julia Foster 2 August 1943 Lewes, Sussex, England, UK |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Bruce Fogle |
Children | Ben Fogle, Emily and Bill |
Julia Foster (born 2 August 1943) is an English stage, screen and television actress.
Born in Lewes, Sussex. Foster's first husband was Lionel Morton, once the lead singer with the 1960s pop band The Four Pennies. She is the mother of British television celebrity Ben Fogle with her second husband, veterinarian Bruce Fogle. Foster also built up her own antique furniture business.
Foster's credits include the films The System (1964) with Oliver Reed,The Bargee (1964) with Harry H. Corbett,Alfie (1966) with Michael Caine,Half a Sixpence (1967) with Tommy Steele, and Percy (1971) with Hywel Bennett.
On television, in 1969, she appeared in the second episode of series 1 of the Doctor in the House (TV series) She also starred as the eponymous heroine in the BBC production of Moll Flanders (1975) and also appeared alongside John Stride in the Yorkshire Television series Wilde Alliance in 1978. Additionally she appeared with Michael Winner in a British TV advert for Esure car insurance.
She played Queen Margaret of Anjou in the BBC Television Shakespeare adaptations of Henry VI, Part 1 Henry VI, Part 2 and The Tragedy of Richard III, which received its UK broadcast in January 1983.