Julia Zemiro
| Julia Zemiro | |
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Zemiro and Brian Nankervis
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| Born |
14 April 1967 Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Television & radio presenter, actress, singer, writer and comedian |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Known for |
RocKwiz (host) The Wedge Thank God You're Here Eurovision Song Contest |
Julia Zemiro (born 14 April 1967 in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a French-born Australian television presenter, radio host, actress, singer, writer and comedian. She is best known as the host of the music quiz and live performance show RocKwiz. She is a fluent French speaker and has acted in French.
Zemiro's mother, Jane, is a retired teacher and education academic (University of Sydney) originally from Queensland. Her French father, Claude, is a retired restaurateur. In 1970, when she was two and a half years old, Zemiro's family moved to Australia.
She attended Sydney Girls High School before studying for a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney. She was accepted into the Victorian College of the Arts Drama School before completing her final year, and moved to Melbourne in 1992.
Zemiro graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1993 and found work touring with the Bell Shakespeare Company. She has featured in short films including The Extra and Muffled Love, winning the Tropfest Best Actress award twice, in 1999 (for The Extra) and in 2001 (for Muffled Love). She co-wrote, performed and directed Backpackers for the 2000 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Zemiro appeared as "Bronya" in Eurovision, the Musical (2003), Euromax 7 The Musical (2004) and Eürobeat: Almost Eurovision (2006).
A long-time Theatresports veteran, Zemiro played at the Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney, for many years before her move to Melbourne. She performed with Impro Melbourne, starring in their annual season of Celebrity Theatresports and regularly appeared in their Melbourne International Comedy Festival hit, "Late Nite Impro". She was a core cast member of the improvised stage show Spontaneous Broadway.
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