{{Short description|British actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox presenter |name=Julia Tobin |birth_place=Wallsend, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |image = Julia Tobin.jpg |caption= Tobin on stage at Sunday for Sammy, 2026 |birth_date= 1955 |show=''Auf Wiedersehen Pet'', ''The Bill'', ''Spender'',''Sunday for Sammy'' |timeslot= |show2= |station2= |timeslot2= |style=British actress |country= |prevshow= |website= }}
'''Julia Tobin''' (born in 1955, Tyne and Wear) is an English actress, best known for playing Brenda Hope in the comedy drama series ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' and Joan of Arc in the music video by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. She is the only actress to appear in every series of ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''.<ref name="The Pets: Introducing the girls - Julia Tobin is Brenda Hope">{{cite web |title=The Pets: Introducing the girls |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/12_december/08/awp_girls.shtml |accessdate=2025-02-16 |website=BBC Press Office |date=12 December 2003|publisher=BBC Press Office}}</ref><ref name="20 years of Sunday for Sammy">{{cite web |title=20 years of Sunday for Sammy - tickets on sale|url=https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2019-03-13/tickets-go-on-sale-for-the-20th-anniversary-of-sunday-for-sammy |accessdate=2025-02-16 |website=ITV Tyne Tees |date=13 March 2019|publisher=ITV}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Tobin is the daughter of Stella (née Wright) and James Tobin. She lives in Newcastle upon Tyne.{{fact|date=February 2026}}
Other notable TV appearances include an episode of ''Spender'', ''The Bill'' and the ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' episode of the documentary series ''Drama Connections''.{{fact|date=February 2026}}
==Later work== Tobin reprised her role as Brenda Hope alongside her Auf Wiedersehen, Pet cast mates for the show's 40th anniversary at the City Hall in Newcastle in 2024.<ref name="40 years of Auf">{{cite web |title= 40 years of classic comedy Auf Wiedersehen Pet|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/27/aufwiedersehen-pet-40-years-franc-roddam-clement-lafrenais-tim-healy |accessdate=2025-02-16 |website=The Guardian |date=27 April 2024|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> Tobin is a regular performer as part of the North East charity concert Sunday for Sammy, at City Hall Newcastle and in 2026 at Utilita Arena Newcastle.<ref name="Music, laughs and 'secret' star guests as Sunday for Sammy makes epic comeback in Newcastle">{{cite web |title=Music, laughs and 'secret' star guests - Sunday for Sammy|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/music-laughs-secret-star-guests-33430532 |accessdate=2025-02-16 |website=Chronicle Live |date=15 February 2026|publisher=Chronicle Live}}</ref>
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0864942}}
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