Career
Bishop had previously portrayed Gillard in the series Double Take, when Gillard was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. Raised in Bunnan in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Bishop gained a degree in music from the University of New England (1991), and then trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (1993). Bishop has played a supporting role in the children"s television series The Upside Down Show, and the title role in Penelope K, by the way.
Bishop first impersonated Julia Gillard as part of Waiting for Garnaut, the 2008 Wharf Revue by the Sydney Theatre Company"s Jonathan Biggins, Phillip Scott and Drew Forsythe.
She reprised the role for the short-lived sketch comedy Double Take. A clip filmed for Double Take of Bishop performing "9 to 9", a parody of "9 to 5" mocking Kevin Rudd"s reputation for working his staff hard, was a hit on YouTube after Gillard became Prime Minister and the skit was mentioned on Q&A by Magda Szubanski.
Bishop reprised the Gillard character once again, among other roles, in the comedy series Wednesday Night Fever.
