ShowBizzBuzz: Julia Farino in Dystopian Series ‘Age of the Living Dead’
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Who is Buzzworthy?
British actress Julia Farino, who stars as President Margaret Robertson in the supernatural vampire series Age of the Living Dead, currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
What is the premise of Age of the Living Dead?
Described as: The dystopian series opens with an America quarantined by the rest of the world behind huge border walls, as humans and vampires co-exist on opposite coasts thanks to a peace treaty, while each covertly plots to destroy the other. President Margaret Robertson (Farino) leads the remaining humans in their fight against extinction, when a young woman mysteriously appears on a secret military base setting off a chain of events that each side needs to kill the other once and for all.
What does Julia Farino have to say about working with the creators?
“Paul Tanter and Simon Phillips are an incredible team and their drive, energy and belief in this project made this happen. As they are both British, like me, we spent a lot of time on set being rude to each other. It’s a British thing; the cheekier you are to someone, the more it means you like them. You have to be able to give as good as you get.”
Where else have we seen Julia Farino?
Julia has worked with some heavy-hitters, such as Sir John Gielgud and Sir Elton John, Robbie Williams, Michael Madsen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brian Cox.
She’s been on TV shows, like Veep (HBO), Jane The Virgin (The CW), The Gifted (Fox), My Haunted House (Lifetime), Days of our Lives (NBC), True Nightmares (Investigation Discovery), Crocodile Shoes with Jimmy Nail (ITV) and In Suspicious Circumstances (Granada Television). And, in many films, including Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Wrong Neighbor, Court of Appeals, My Little Girl Is Gone, and Icarus.
Julia is British, so of course she has an extensive theater resume, playing leading roles in Les Misérables (West End, London), Calendar Girls, Laughter In The Rain, The Cherry Orchard, the world premiere of, Alfie — The Musical and the title roles in The Little Prince and Cinderella. She also toured the U.K. and Ireland in The Roy Orbison Story — Only the Lonely, and in the musical comedy, Somebody Loves You, by Charles Way.
Even gamers will know her from a featured role in the BAFTA award-winning game, What Remains of Edith Finch.
What else do we know about Julia Farino?
Well, Julia can sing, too. She reached №2 in Tower Records in Japan singing, Ooh Gary Gary; and she established her own jazz band, successfully releasing the album, Don’t Talk To Me Of Love.
Want a fun fact about Julia Farino?
Apparently, she’s a huge soccer fan — better known as football to the rest of the world — and her favorite team is the Manchester United Red Devils.
How can you keep up with Julia Farino?
Visit her website at: JuliaFarino.com
Or find her on social media
Instagram: @juliafarinoactress
Twitter: @juliafarino
Facebook: Julia Farino — Actress/Singer
