Editing Julia Deakin (section)

==Career==
In theatre, she played Mrs. Sowerberry in [[Cameron Mackintosh]]’s large-scale West End revival of ''[[Oliver!]]'' at the [[London Palladium]] in 1994, and can be heard singing the song "That's Your Funeral" (with David Delve) on the cast recording.

On television, Deakin played Stella Tulley in ''[[Side by Side (TV series)|Side by Side]]'' and Marsha, the ageing divorcée landlady, in the sitcom ''[[Spaced]]'' (1999).

Deakin earlier appeared in the television sitcom ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]'' (1996–1997), where she played the role of May Skinner, replacing [[Sherrie Hewson]] from the original pilot. She has also made many single television appearances, including playing Jill, the receptionist from Pear Tree Productions, in one episode of the first series of ''[[I'm Alan Partridge]]'', a rural [[dominatrix]] in ''[[Doc Martin]]'' as well as roles in ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' and ''[[Coronation Street]]''. She appeared in the sketch comedy series ''[[Big Train]]'' alongside fellow ''[[Spaced]]'' cast members [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Mark Heap]]. She plays Dr. Jean in the ''Alan'' segments on ''[[Modern Toss]]''.  She played Luella's mother, Genevieve Shakespeare in "The Envious Court", ''[[Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators]]'' S2:E9 (2019).

She has appeared on radio, as Eva Tattle in ''[[The Maltby Collection]]''. She also guest starred in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio drama ''[[Terror Firma]]'' for [[Big Finish Productions]]. And appeared in an episode of ''Agatha Raisin'' with Penelope Keith.

She portrayed Daphne Andrews in ''[[House of Anubis]]''. Her character left in series two.