Julie Claire Hesmondhalgh is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her role as Hayley Cropper in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street between 1998 and 2014. For this role, she won "Best Serial Drama Performance" at the 2014 National Television Awards and "Best Actress" at the 2014 British Soap Awards.
Julie Claire Hesmondhalgh was born in Accrington, Lancashire. She applied to drama school aged 18, and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1988 to 1991.
On finishing her training, Hesmondhalgh was a part of Arts Threshold, a small independent theatre in London, for several years, and worked with Rufus Norris in his directorial debut.
In the 1990s, she appeared in such television dramas as The Bill, Catherine Cookson's The Dwelling Place, and in the Victoria Wood comedic television movie Pat and Margaret.
| Date of Birth | 25th February 1970 |
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| Age | 55 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current City | Accrington |
| Birth Place | Accrington |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Education |
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| London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | actor, film actor |
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Movies / Shows by Julie Hesmondhalgh
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