Julie Eagleton was born in the UK, and is of English/Irish descent. As an actress, she has worked with directors such as Christopher Nolan (Inception), Woody Allen (Cassandra's Dream), Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), Joe Wright (Atonement), Stephen Frears (The Queen) and Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum) amongst others. She has also worked with Tim Burton on three separate occasions: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory in 2005, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street in 2007, and Miss Peregrine's School For Peculiar Children in 2016.