Julie Foy – Patron
Julie Foy is an English actress, director and producer. Her most recent work includes ‘The Silent Child’ which received critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Whilst still at school, she made her television debut in Jossy’s Giants playing Tracie Gaunt in both series and continued to work in TV on such varied projects as How To Be Cool, Dramarama, Forever Young, Missing Persons, Dawn and the Candidate and Casualty, she also worked with the great David Hare on his film Strapless.
Julie created the original role of Gina Seddon, Sally’s sister in Coronation Street, which she is extremely proud of.