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Julia began acting as a child as a member of Arrabona Youth Theatre in Gyor, Hungary, where she made her stage debut in a production of Oscar Wilde's Happy Prince. At the age of 15 she received an acting award for her role in the one-act high school play "The Middle Boys" when it was presented at the Kid Comedy Festival in Gyor, Hungary. She appeared in many more productions through her teens until she decided that she wanted to make acting her career. After finishing high school she appeared in Two Gentlemen of Verona and played Princess Auda In 80 Days Around The Earth at the National Theatre in Gyor.

She moved to Budapest to study acting. She graduated from the Hungarian Academy of Dramatic Arts in Budapest in 2006. During drama school she appeared in many theatre performances including My Fair Lady, The Man of La Mancha, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Gogol's The Nose. 

She began her professional on-screen career with an appearance in Gyorgy Palfi's controversial film Taxidermia (2006). Because of their Hungarian location she had a chance to play some small roles in international movies The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, The Debt, Hellboy II, La Rafle (The Round Up) and some television productions The Pillars of The Earth, Memories of Anne Frank and Robin Hood.

She attended the Western Hungary University for two years, but quit and moved to London to pursue her acting career.

In London she finished a Meisner Technique based course at The Actors' Temple. 

Julia is part of the salon:collective, a resident theatre company at the Cockpit Theatre.

Her previous roles include Sonya in Uncle Vanya, Abigail in The Crucible, Nina in The Seagull, Natasha in Three Sisters, Rosalind in As You Like It and Imogen in Cymbeline. 

Testimonials

"Her delivery is absolutely brilliant, she has every nuance in it, the way she handles each line and what's going on is delicate and superb. I've had to listen to this scene a lot while we've been doing the design and the more I do, the more I realise what an outstanding actress she is. "

                                                     John Park - Writer of the radio play Wild Elusive Butterfly

"I was blown away by Julia Papp.  She seemed to embody all the best qualities of an actress, and was 'Meisner' to the core.  Every single little thing she did was in response to what her partner gave her.  Brilliant!"

   Stephen Bayley about Julia playing Nina in The Seagull

"As absorbingly wonderful to watch as ever. Her behaviour and inpulses mark her well above the average actor"
Dominic Kelly - Director


“The scenes all lived in a way I have never seen achieved before on stage – every emotion was finely tuned & the sensitivity to each moment as the scenes progressed was riveting. All Chekhov should be like this – really alive & vital"

                      Lizzie Conrad Hughes - Producer & Writer, Barefoot in the Grass

“This was a great production. The cast really connected with the audience right from the start, using the stage to great effect. I felt drawn in by them and therefore invested in their stories. They made Chekhov REAL.”

                                                   Goretti Nic Charthaigh - Audience Member 

"Julia got a brilliant future in acting. She is highly commited to her goal. After a hard week as a bartender she works eight hours on set and goes back to her job just after. Such motivation is really inspiring. I am looking forward to our next collaboration."

                                                   Etienne Vaudrey - Director of Respect The Transport

"It was a treat to see Shakespeare and come out with a greater understanding of his work. 

Unfortunately I have not had that experience often when seeing his plays."

                                                   Maura Duffy - Actress