Julie Barclay

Julie Gibbs was born in Hertfordshire in August 1961. She has one brother, Graham, who joined the army when she was 13. Her mother Jenny was a corsetier/sales assistant and her father was in public relations before being ordained as an Anglican vicar. Julie attended Woodmansterne Primary school in Streatham, where she was keen on all aspects of dance and drama and ice skating. She moved to Aylesbury to attend the Grammar School where she developed her love of acting until she was 16. She moved to Sychdyn in Clwyd, North Wales and joined the Sixth form at Mold Alun Comprehensive School and The Clwyd Youth Theatre performing in plays in the community and at Theatr Clwyd where she worked as an usherette and in theatre admin before studying Acting at Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff in 1981-1984. Julie began working in stand-up comedy to apply for her Equity Card through 1985/86 and then joined the Sherman Theatre Company in Cardiff for 3 productions: A murder mystery musical - Something Afoot and two Christmas productions written by Mike James - The Amazing Mr Toad and The Emperors New Clothes. She toured Britain with Hull Truck Theatre Company with an award winning product