Julia Watson

Julia Watson (born 13 September 1953) is a British actress, known for playing Barbara 'Baz' Wilder in the BBC medical drama Casualty.¹

Watson was born on 13 September 1953² in Derby³ and brought up in the Derby area.⁴ Talking about her parents in an interview with the Casualty fansite, holby.tv,² she comments that they were fantastic and devoted. She cites this as reason why she feels so torn between career and family.

She is married to the writer David Harsent; they met at a dinner party and eventually married in a registry office in Fulham. They have a daughter, Hannah, born in 1990.²

Watson studied Drama and English at Exeter University.³ Her previous jobs included founding a Community Centre in Newcastle and working in education at the Nottingham Theatre.² In addition to her acting roles, she edited anthologies of poetry and readings for weddings, funerals and naming ceremonies.³

• The Comedy of Errors
• Shadow Play (31 May 1999 on BBC Radio 4)¹³

• 1980s
  • Major Barbara – played Jenny Hill in a 1982 production at Lyttelton Theatre¹⁴
  • Danton's Death – played Lady Eugenie in a 1984 production at Olivier Theatre¹⁴
  • She Stoops to Conquer – played Kate Hardcastle in a 1985 production at National Theatre¹⁴
  • An Act of Faith – played Helen in a 1985 production at National Theatre Studio¹⁴
  • John Bull – played in a 1987 production at Bristol Old Vic¹⁵
  • Love on the Plastic – played in a 1987 production at Half Moon Theatre¹⁴
• 1990s
  • Six Fools – played in a 1992 production at Old Red Lion Theatre¹⁶
  • Joking Apart – played Anthea in a 1995 production at Greenwich Theatre¹⁴
• 2000s
  • Little Women – played Marmee in a 2006 touring production⁴
  • Tosca’s Kiss – played Rebecca West in a 2006 production at Orange Tree Theatre¹⁷
• 2010s
  • Amy's View – played Esme in a 2010 production at Nottingham Playhouse¹⁴
  • An Ideal Husband – played Lady Chiltern in a 2010 production at Nottingham Playhouse¹⁸
  • My Family and Other Animals – played Durrell's mother in a 2011 production at Theatre Royal, York¹⁴
  • Love's Comedy – played Mrs Halm in a 2012 production at Orange Tree Theatre¹⁹
  • The Stepmother – played Charlotte Gaydon in a 2013 production at Orange Tree Theatre²⁰
  • The Man Who Pays the Piper – played Mrs Fairley in a 2013 production at Orange Tree Theatre²¹