Julie Wilson Nimmo (born 1972) is a Scottish actress who trained at the RSAMD (1991–94) and is best known for playing the role of Miss Hoolie in the BBC One, Two and CBeebies 2002–05 children's programme Balamory. She is also known for her role in Beautiful Burnout(2012), she played Carlota, the mother of young boxer Cameron burns.
She is married to actor Greg Hemphill who stars as Jack Jarvis on the popular Scottish TV comedy series Still Game. They also appeared together in earlier TV comedies Pulp Video (1995–96, her first major TV credit) and Chewin' the Fat (1999–2002), and have two sons.
After taking a break from acting, she returned to the stage in Glasgow as So-Shy in a production of Sandy Wilson's pantomime musical Aladdin. She also briefly appeared in the Scottish comedy TV series Rab C. Nesbitt, Rab C. Nesbitt and played Elizabeth Macquarie in the docudrama The Father of Australia. She plays 'Lovely Sue' in the Radio 4 comedy series, Fags, Mags and Bags. She played Katrine Trolle and other witnesses in a radio dramatisation of the court case HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan.
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