Lockwood's first appearance as a film actor was in the 1947 film
Hungry Hill, alongside her mother; she was only four years old when filming began. She began to gain leading roles in the late 1950s, often in coming-of-age films such as
Please Turn Over. She screen-tested for Hollywood with
Columbia Pictures. She went on to star in numerous
West End shows into the 1970s. However, it is in the play
Peter Pan that she is perhaps most remembered.“My obsession with
Peter Pan began when I was eight years old. My mother, Margaret Lockwood was invited to play "The Immortal Boy" (as we called him) at the Scala theatre in 1949. I used to sit in the wings transfixed, longing to be up on the stage with her and the lost boys, flying through the air and fighting the pirates.” She first played the role of Wendy opposite her mother in 1957, and then reprised the role the following year with
Sarah Churchill (daughter of
Winston Churchill and
Clementine, Lady Churchill) in the title role. One performance was even visited by the Churchill family. In 1959, Julia finally achieved her dream of playing Peter; she would go on to play the lead role a further three times, in 1960, 1963 and 1966. She is one of only three actors to play both Wendy and Peter, and she is the only actor to have played Wendy opposite her own mother in the lead role. Both Lockwoods also appeared in the BBC's sequel series of 1965,
The Flying Swan. During the 1950s and 1960s Julia was a regular feature of the small screen, appearing in over a dozen different television series. She is perhaps best remembered in the mid-1960s BBC soap opera
Compact, set in the offices of a glossy women's magazine. Lockwood played the role of Anthea Keane, appearing in over 70 episodes. In 1971 she appeared in the BBC comedy series
Birds on the Wing (with
Richard Briers and
Anne Rogers). She was in the series
Brothers in Law (with Richard Briers) in the 1970s. Lockwood appeared on the front cover of
Tatler magazine in February 1965. She was one of five judges of the Miss England beauty pageant in 1965, alongside comedian
Des O'Connor, actress
Fenella Fielding,
Patrick Wymark, and disc jockey
Pete Murray. In 1971, Lockwood released a 7" single on the Columbia label. The
A-side was titled "He's and She's", the B-side "Edward, Alexander & Joe". She worked as a drama teacher during the early 1990s at the
Arts Educational Schools in Chiswick, London. == Personal life and death ==