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Julia Lang(1921-2010)

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Julia Lang was born in 1921 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Red Shoes (1948), Little Dorrit (1987) and Coronation Street (1960). She was married to Alfred Peter Powell and Bill Shine. She died on 1 April 2010 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK.
Born1921
DiedApril 1, 2010
Born1921
DiedApril 1, 2010
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Known for

Moira Shearer in The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes
8.1
  • A Balletomane
  • 1948
Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood, Robert Morley, and Sarah Pickering in Little Dorrit (1987)
Little Dorrit
7.2
  • Henry Gowan's Mother
  • 1987
Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Ethel Platt
  • Court Usher
  • Mrs. Rankin
  • Mrs. Dorothy Rankin
Under Capricorn (1949)
Under Capricorn
6.2
  • Susan
  • 1949

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  • George Baker, Keith Barron, John Castle, and Amanda Redman in Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
    Ruth Rendell Mysteries
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Henderson
    • 1988
  • Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood, Robert Morley, and Sarah Pickering in Little Dorrit (1987)
    Little Dorrit
    7.2
    • Henry Gowan's Mother
    • 1987
  • Julie Dawn Cole and Janina Faye in Angels (1975)
    Angels
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Miss Billinge
    • 1978
  • Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)
    Whodunnit?
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mercedes Ortega
    • 1978
  • Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
    Crown Court
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Joyce Ricketts
    • Jury Forewoman
    • Constance Barnes
    • 1973–1978
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Ethel Platt
    • Court Usher
    • Mrs. Rankin ...
    • 1973–1977
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Nurse
    • 1975
  • Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser in Bootsie and Snudge (1960)
    Bootsie and Snudge
    6.8
    TV Series
    • 1974
  • Under Capricorn (1949)
    Under Capricorn
    6.2
    • Susan
    • 1949
  • Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress (1949)
    Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress
    5.6
    • Miss Frayle
    • 1949
  • Stop Press Girl (1949)
    Stop Press Girl
    6.2
    • Carole
    • 1949
  • Kathleen Byron, David Farrar, and Jack Hawkins in The Small Back Room (1949)
    The Small Back Room
    7.1
    • Danny's Mother (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Date with a Dream (1948)
    Date with a Dream
    5.3
    • Madam Docherty
    • 1948
  • Moira Shearer in The Red Shoes (1948)
    The Red Shoes
    8.1
    • A Balletomane
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Born
    • 1921
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 1, 2010
    • Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Alfred Peter Powell1949 - ? (his death)

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    As a presenter of the children's radio story-telling series "Listen With Mother", she is credited with inventing its catchphrase "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin.".

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