Biography
Amanda Diana Bishop (born 10 December 1979) is an Australian actress and comedian, known for her comedy portrayals of Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia, in the television comedy At Home with Julia. Bishop had previously portrayed Gillard in the series Double Take, when Gillard was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.
Raised in Bunnan in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Bishop gained a degree in music from the University of New England, and then trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.Bishop has collaborated with producer Michael Bourchier on two children's television series: The Upside Down Show, on which she played the role of Mrs. Foil in every episode, and Penelope K, by the way, on which she played the title role.
Bishop first impersonated Julia Gillard as part of Waiting for Garnaut, the 2008 Wharf Revue by the Sydney Theatre Company's Jonathan Biggins, Phillip Scott and Drew Forsythe. She reprised the role for the short-lived sketch comedy Double Take. A clip filmed for Double Take of Bishop performing "9 to 9", a parody of "9 to 5" mocking Kevin Rudd's reputation for working his staff hard, was a hit on YouTube after Gillard became Prime Minister and the skit was mentioned on Q&A by Magda Szubanski. In 2011 Bishop co-wrote, and portrayed Gillard in, the four-part sitcom, At Home with Julia, on ABC1 lampooning the relationship between Gillard and her real partner Tim Mathieson (played by Bishop's Myles Barlow co-star, Phil Lloyd). Bishop reprised the Gillard character once again, among other roles, in the comedy series Wednesday Night Fever.In 2017, she appeared in the children's television series Drop Dead Weird.
Filmography
all 13
TV Shows 10
Movies 3
![Canvas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/624894-canvas.jpg)
Canvas (2021)
![At Home With Julia](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/319717-at-home-with-julia.jpg)
At Home With Julia (2011)
![Rescue: Special Ops](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/117102-rescue-special-ops.jpg)
Rescue: Special Ops (2009)
![Double Take](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/397486-double-take.jpg)
Double Take (2009)
![Review with Myles Barlow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/401072-review-with-myles-barlow.jpg)
Review with Myles Barlow (2008)
![The Upside Down Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/397527-the-upside-down-show.jpg)
The Upside Down Show (2005)
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23565-law-order-special-victims-unit.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
![All Saints](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/157027-all-saints.jpg)
All Saints (1998)
![Heartbreak High](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25209-heartbreak-high.jpg)
Heartbreak High (1994)
![Blue Heelers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/124175-blue-heelers.jpg)
Blue Heelers (1993)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1979-12-10 (44 years old)
Birth PlaceBunnan, Australia
CitizenshipsAustralia
Also Known AsMandy Bishop
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