Personal Info
Birth date
1967-04-14 (58 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Aix-en-Provence, France
Also known as
-Julia Zemiro
Biography
Julia Zemiro is an actress and TV presenter who was born in France but moved to Australia at age two. Zemiro attended Sydney Girls High School and enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts from University of Sydney, before graduating with a Diploma of Dramatic Arts from Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne. Zemiro was established in Theatresports at Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney before moving to Melbourne in 1992 and joining Impro Melbourne. Zemiro toured with the Bel Shakespeare Company, became a regular in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's show, ‘Late Night Impro’ and was a core member of the improvised stage show, ‘Spontaneous Broadway’. Zemiro first appeared on TV as host of 'World Telly 2' and later as a panellist on ABC’s 'Good News Week' and writer and performer for ‘Totally Full Frontal’, playing more than 30 characters. From 2006 Zemiro hosted the music quiz show 'RocKwiz', later touring the show live. Zemiro has appeared in various films and comedy TV shows including 'Fisk', 'Thank God You're Here' and 'Talking 'Bout Your Generation', as well as hosting 'Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery' and 'Great Australian Walks'.
Filmography
QI
7.9
Overview:
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.Good News Week
8.8
Overview:
Good News Week was an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programmes to cease production. Good News Week drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organisations, and often, aspects of the show itself. The show opened with a monologue by McDermott relating to recent headlines, after which two teams of three panellists competed in recurring segments to gain points. The show has spawned three short-lived spin-off series, the ABC's Good News Weekend, Ten's GNW Night Lite and Ten's skit-based Good News World.Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
7
Overview:
Each week, Julia will invite one of Australia’s finest comics to take a trip down Memory Lane. And Memory Bus Route. And Memory Bike Path. Julia and her guest will make their way from the seat of childhood memories, the family home, through the surrounding neighbourhood and all the way to the school gate, reliving formative moments, talking about life, love and achievement, about the past, present and future. What Julia discovers about her guests will explain, well, almost everything. Time-travelling guests Carl Barron, Noeline Brown, John Safran, Alan Brough and Shane Jacobson will share with Julia where they stacked their first bike, stole their first kiss and learned the art of a withering comeback.Thank God You're Here
6
Overview:
Each episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by the line "Thank God you're here!". They then had to improvise their way through the scene. At the end of each episode a winner was announced.The Cheap Seats
9.2
Overview:
Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and viral videos, it’s a Reader's Digest of world events for a generation who simply don’t want to read.Fisk
7.5
Overview:
When Helen Tudor-Fisk's life falls apart, she takes a job in a small suburban firm specialising in wills and probate assuming that, because the clients are dead she won't have to deal with people.Randling
NYR
Overview:
Randling is a game show that hearkens back to the good old days when a point was a point and a team was something worth barracking for. Using sporting competition as inspiration and framework, Randling pits ten amazing teams against each other over 27 rounds of bone-crunching combat. White-water rafting for the brain, Randling is a show where smart people can be funny and funny people can be smart, where actual knowledge may help you, but just as likely won’t. It’s a cheeky, surprising show that allows Mr. Denton to live up to his hosting motto: "I’m Andrew and I’m not here to help". Mostly, Randling is a show where brilliant performers can come to play. And that’s play for fun as well as play to win. It’s a half hour filled with insight and insults, brilliance and bullshit. We guarantee every episode of will leave you at least 1% smarter and 100% happier.RocKwiz
8
Overview:
RocKwiz is an Australian television quiz show series, focused on rock music and featuring different guest artist musicians who perform live in each episode. Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis host Australia’s premier music trivia quiz show recorded live in St Kilda’s hallowed Gershwin Room, deep in the bosom of the legendary Esplanade Hotel.Conspiracy 365
5
Overview:
Conspiracy 365 is a 12-part Australian television miniseries based on the novels written by Gabrielle Lord. It follows the adventures of Callum Ormond, a 15 year old who is forced to become a fugitive as he searches for the truth behind the death of a family member.Totally Full Frontal
3
Overview:
Totally Full Frontal was a spin-off of the 1993 popular comedy sketch show 'Full Frontal', introducing new characters Vic Plume, Julia Zemiro, and Paul McCarthy.Agony Aunts
NYR
Overview:
Welcome to Agony Aunts, where narrator/interviewer Adam Zwar heads further down the river in his hilarious search for answers on dating, cohabitation, marriage, divorce and dating again. Will he find the answers he seeks or will he return more confused than ever? That's if he returns at all.Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
8.8
Overview:
Get ready to laugh-out-loud as Guy Montgomery and his loyal assistant Aaron Chen are joined by some of Australia's favourite personalities, testing their spelling prowess with wildly inventive spelling challenges designed to befuddle, bamboozle, and bedazzle them all.Stargazing Live
NYR
Overview:
Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro will be joined by scientists and personalities to inspire Australia to explore our solar system. Live from Siding Spring Observatory they will tackle astronomy's most intriguing questions.DNA Nation
NYR
Overview:
Who are we? And where do we come from? Australia's greatest Olympian Ian Thorpe, iconic Indigenous actor Ernie Dingo, and TV presenter and Queen of Eurovision Julia Zemiro set off on an epic journey of genetic time travel to find out.Great BBQ Challenge
NYR
Overview:
Fasten your aprons, start your gas burners and get ready for an all-out BBQ brawl as LifeStyle FOOD Channel kicks off its search for Australia's #1 BBQ'er! Great BBQ Challenge scoured the country in search of Australia's best tong wielders to find 21 BBQ-ers who will grill against one another in pursuit of national glory. It's a contest where the chef's personality is just as important as their cooking skills. The winner earns the title of Australia's best BBQ'er plus the chance to host their own show on LifeStyle FOOD along with $25,000!The Agony of Life
NYR
Overview:
No stone will be left unturned as Australia's funniest and brightest take us through the most important stages of existence - from child to adult, to creating and supporting families, to building and managing careers. And what after that? Should we sit on a hill and contemplate the wording of our epitaph, or travel the world? The good news is we don't need to worry about that because the Aunts and Uncles will be doing the worrying for us.Charlotte's Web
6.219
Overview:
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.What a Year
NYR
Overview:
Puts one year under the microscope every episode, to remind us of the fads, fashions, movies, music, celebrities, news and events which made the year memorable.Back to Earth: Stargazing Live
NYR
Overview:
Following each night's Stargazing Live broadcast on ABC, Back to Earth allows viewers to journey deeper into the ideas explored on the main show and ask questions of both Brian Cox and a panel of expert scientists.Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro
NYR
Overview:
Julia Zemiro explores some of the greatest places in Australia during a series of one-day walks and shares a treasure trove of untold stories.Sex: An Unnatural History
NYR
Overview:
When the pill was released in Australia 50 years ago it signalled a sexual revolution. Or did it? We like to believe we are more sexually liberated than our parents or grandparents, but are we? Sex: An Unnatural History is factual series exploring the last 50 years of Australia’s sexual landscape. Presenter Julia Zemiro brings her wit, intellect and humour to each episode starting with an exploration of why we started having sex and how we became hardwired to monogamy.Countdown: Do Yourself a Favour
9
Overview:
Celebrating Countdown's 40th anniversary, host Julia Zemiro takes us through the show's fascinating story. Backed by a stellar cast of stars, original footage and music bringing the 70's and 80's alive.Comedy Slapdown
NYR
Overview:
Comedy Slapdown is an Australian television improvised comedy program produced by FremantleMedia, that first aired on The Comedy Channel from 8 November 2008 at 7:30pm. The show is hosted by H.G. Nelson and feaures a variety of comedians participating in theatresports Matt Parkinson heads up the judging panel which includes one other celebrity judge and one judge selected from the audience. Notable guest comedians include Corinne Grant, Tom Gleeson, Natalie Garonzi, Matt Tilley and Julia Zemiro. The premise of the show can be compared to the popular improvisational comedy program 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' with various improvisational comedy games played as the teams compete against each other.The Feds
NYR
Overview:
The Feds is a series of Australian television films starring Robert Taylor, which were first broadcast on the Nine Network 1993-1996. The Feds revolves around the activities of the Australian Federal Police, who protect the national interests from crime in Australia and overseas. Nine telemovies were produced in the series.The Wedge
6
Overview:
The Wedge was an Australian sketch show created by Ian McFadyen and produced by Network Ten. The show's two seasons starred Dailan Evans, Adam Zwar, Jason Gann, Rebel Wilson, Kate Jenkinson, Katrina Mathers, Anthony Ahern and Julie Eckersley, with appearances from Julia Zemiro, Ross Daniels, Marney McQueen, Aidan Fennessy, Cori Hopper and Frieda McKenna. The main ensemble cast was joined in series two by Damian Callinan and Cal Wilson. It ran for two seasons, airing 2006 and 2007 and averaged a million viewers per episode through most of the first series. A spin-off mockumentary titled Marks Loves Sharon featuring one of the show's characters, Mark Wary (Jason Gann), was produced by Network Ten and premiered in June 2008.Lowdown
5.7
Overview:
Lowdown shines a torch on the life of a man whose job it is to feed the public's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip. Alex Burchill, the author of the Lowdown column which appears in the once great but now ailing tabloid newspaper – the Sunday Sun. Each week Alex interviews celebrities for his column, and each week at least one of those celebrities ruins his week. Sometimes the celebrity gets drunk and punches Alex out. Sometimes the celebrity gets him arrested. Usually the celebrity sleeps with his girlfriend, Rita. It may not sound like much of a life, but it invariably leads to great copy and the readers love it. In fact, it's the only thing standing between the Sunday Sun and oblivion.Danny Deckchair
6
Overview:
Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons. A mighty thunderstorm blows him clean off the map, and spits him out far away over the lush green town of Clarence. In this new town, he rockets into the world of Glenda, the town's only parking cop. While the media back home becomes obsessed with the story of his disappearance, Danny gets to reinvent himself in this new town, and in his great adventure, he discovers a true soul mate in Glenda. Fate catches up with him eventually, as Danny's true identity is revealed and Trudy--now a tabloid celebrity--comes to the idyllic town to claim Danny and drag him back to Sydney. Danny, however, is a changed man; he's discovered what it means to be happy and has found a new self-worth.The BBQ
4.5
Overview:
Dazza's passion in life is barbecuing, but unfortunately he accidentally gives his neighbours food poisoning. To make amends, he receives tutelage from a Scottish chef, and together they enter an international barbecue competition.Acting
2024Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee (3 Episodes) as Self
2023Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro (10 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2021The Cheap Seats (1 Episode) as Self - Host
2021Fisk (12 Episodes) as Roz Gruber
2019Stargazing: Moon and Beyond as Self
2018Back to Earth: Stargazing Live (3 Episodes) as Self - Host
2018The BBQ as Diane
2017Stargazing Live (6 Episodes) as Self - Host
2016DNA Nation (3 Episodes) as Herself
2014Countdown: Do Yourself a Favour (2 Episodes) as Herself - Presenter
2014The Agony of the Mind as Self
2013Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery (77 Episodes) as Self - Host
2013An Accidental Soldier as Isabelle
2013The Agony of Life (8 Episodes) as Self
2012Randling (4 Episodes) as Self
2012Agony Aunts (6 Episodes) as Self
2012Conspiracy 365 (12 Episodes) as Oriana De La Force
2011Sex: An Unnatural History (6 Episodes) as Herself - Presenter
2010RocKwiz Duets: Volume 2 as Herself
2010RocKwiz Duets: Volume 1 as Herself
2010RocKwiz Duets: Volume 3 as Herself
2010Lowdown (2 Episodes) as Hope van der Boom
2008Comedy Slapdown (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2006Charlotte's Web as Bystander
2006Riot or Revolution? The Eureka Stockade 1854 as Celeste de Chabrillan
2006Great BBQ Challenge (17 Episodes) as Herself - Judge
2006What a Year (2 Episodes) as Herself - Host
2006The Wedge (48 Episodes) as Unknown
2006Thank God You're Here (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2005RocKwiz (180 Episodes) as Presenter
2003QI (3 Episodes) as Self
2003Danny Deckchair as Effusive Woman
2001Muffled Love as Katie
1998Totally Full Frontal (28 Episodes) as Various
1996Good News Week (6 Episodes) as Self
1993The Feds (1 Episode) as Janice
Production
2023Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro (10 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
Directing
2001Muffled Love ... Director