Julia Zemiro

Julia Zemiro (/zəmɪəroʊ/) (born 14 April 1967)[1] is a French-born Australian television presenter, radio host, actress, singer, writer and comedian.

During her time with the Bell Shakespeare Company, Zemiro became a regular panelist and debater for Good News Week as well as a writer and performer for two seasons on Totally Full Frontal in which she played over 30 characters.

Zemiro has appeared in television commercials, including as a satiric French fashion expert called Fifi La Croix for Target's breast cancer campaign.

[15] Zemiro could be seen on screens across Europe when she appeared on a video-clip insert to the tongue-in-cheek interval act of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen.

[16] In 2021 she appeared in a co-starring role in the comedy series Fisk and hosted the live television special Australia's Biggest Singalong!

[17] From August 2023, the new series Great Australian Walks, hosted by Zemiro and featuring a variety of famous guests, aired on SBS Television.

Guests on the first series included actress Tasma Walton; former national rugby player, later politician, David Pocock; and musician Pete O'Doherty.

[23] In September 2021, Zemiro hosted the launch of the Independent climate activist Kylea Tink's campaign against sitting Liberal Member for North Sydney Trent Zimmerman.

[24][25] On 3 September 2020, Zemiro posted in a tweet that former-Liberal Prime Minister Tony Abbott is "a dickhead that keeps on giving and why won’t he shut up.

[27] Following Berejiklian's resignation in October, Zemiro declared her opposition to Dominic Perrottet becoming premier; she also posted a petition which said white men who are "openly religious" should not hold leadership positions.

[29] In February 2022, a New Year's Eve Tweet by Zemiro was queried in a Senate Estimates hearing in relation to the ABC's social media guidelines on impartiality and balance.

Zemiro tweeted: "On this final day of 2021 I pledge to do whatever I can to vote this NSW state and Federal govt out I'm not sure what the alternatives will be But I WILL NOT reward @ScottMorrisonMP @Dom_Perrottet and their ilk with another 'go' at it."

Zemiro in 2016