Julia Sawalha Julia Sawalha Julia Sawalha (born 9 September 1968) is an English actress known mainly for her role as Saffron Monsoon in the BBC sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous". She is also known for portraying Lynda Day, editor of the "Junior Gazette", in "Press Gang" and Lydia Bennet in the 1995 television miniseries of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." Additionally, she played Dorcas Lane in the BBC's costume drama "Lark Rise to Candleford", Carla Borrego in "Jonathan Creek", and Jan Ward in the 2014 BBC One mystery "Remember Me". Sawalha was born in Lambeth, London, the daughter of Roberta Lane and actor Nadim
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