Julia Haworth
Born
Burnley, Lancashire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Known forCoronation Street (2003–2011)
Spouse
Jon Wormald
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(m. 2006)​
Children2

Julia Haworth is an English actress. She is known for playing the role of Claire Peacock in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2003 to 2011.

Early and personal life

Haworth was born in Burnley, Lancashire. She attended St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington and later went to Nelson and Colne College and Manchester University. When she was nine, her mother enrolled her in drama workshops at Burnley Mechanics, and she subsequently joined Burnley Youth Theatre, combining acting roles with her studies.[1]

In 2006, she married her partner Jon Wormald at St Stephen's Church, Burnley.[2] Haworth gave birth to a daughter in July 2008. Her second daughter, Amelie Grace was born on 11 February 2013.[3]

Haworth is a patron of UK–based Epidermolysis bullosa charity DEBRA.[4]

Career

After university, Haworth appeared in series such as Peak Practice and in Merseybeat.[1] She first appeared on Coronation Street on 9 April 2003.[5] It was the fourth role she had auditioned for on the series, and her previous experience with childcare was working on the Mother & Baby counter at Boots.[1] Her last appearance was on 14 January 2011, when her character left Weatherfield widowed to start a new life in France with her son and stepson.[6] From 2018-19, Haworth appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors in the recurring role of Laura Wade.[7] In 2021, she appeared in the second series of the ITV drama The Bay and in an episode of the BBC series "Call The Midwife".[8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1993–1994 Three Seven Eleven Miranda Pudsey Main role; 19 episodes
1994 Heartbeat Joanna Parker Episode: "Trouble in Mind"
1995 Medics Rebecca Whittaker Episode: "Lifeline"
1997 My Dad's a Boring Nerd Sophie Television film
1998 The Grand Lark Rothery Main role; 10 episodes
1999 See How They Run Christine 2 episodes
The Ambassador Zoe Episode: "A Matter of Life and Death"
Where the Heart Is Helen Trent Episode: "New Moon Arising"
2000 Monarch of the Glen Janice Series 1: Episode 5
Life Force Karen Webber Main role; 13 episodes
2000–2001 Peak Practice Julie Pullen Main role; 29 episodes
2001–2002 Merseybeat Jenny Oulton Main role; 11 episodes
2003–2011 Coronation Street Claire Peacock Series regular; 669 episodes
2012 Preston Passion Bella's Mother Televised live performance
Monroe Julie Herd Series 2: Episode 1
2015 Doctors Susie Gregory Episode: "Afternoon Delight"
2017 The Dumping Ground Katherine Episode: "Faking It"
2018 The Royals Minnie 1 episode
2019 Annual Review Amanda Short film
2018–2019 Doctors Laura Wade Recurring role
2020 Once a Year on Blackpool Sands Sandra Green Film
Know Your Reptile Cecilia the Bearded Dragon Television special
2021 The Bay Becky Thrower 2 episodes
Call the Midwife Doris Owen 1 episode
2023 A Kind of Spark Pamela Parks Recurring role

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bashful Street kid". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest. 6 September 2003. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Local man marries Coronation Street star". The Craven Herald. Newsquest. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. ↑ @juliahaworth (18 February 2013). "Jon and I have been blessed with another little Princess! Amelie Grace was born on February 11th and is amazing! Big smiles all round! X" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2016 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Former Coronation Street star Julia Haworth aims to raise awareness of rare skin condition". The Bolton News. Newsquest. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016. The mum-of-two said
  5. ↑ Actor profile at ITV's Coronation Street homepage (26 June 2010). "Claire Peacock". ITV.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  6. ↑ "Claire Peacock leaves Coronation Street after tricking police". The Metro. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Doctors spoilers: Ruhma Carter has a surprise offer for Laura and Russell Wade". What's on TV. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Bay series 2 cast: Who is in the ITV drama and where have you seen them before?". Heart. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.


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