Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Date of Birth:

Feb 22, 1950

Place of Birth:

Smethwick, England, UK

Dame Julia Mary Walters DBE (born February 22, 1950), known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress, author, and comedian. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Fellowship, and a Golden Globe. Walters has been nominated twice for an Academy Award: once for Best Actress and once for Best Supporting Actress.

Walters rose to prominence playing the title role in Educating Rita (1983), a role which she originated in West End theatre. She has appeared in a number of films, including Personal Services (1987), Stepping Out (1991), Sister My Sister (1994), Billy Elliot (2000), the Harry Potter series (2001–2011) as Molly Weasley, Calendar Girls (2003), Wah-Wah (2005), Driving Lessons (2006), Becoming Jane (2007), Mamma Mia! (2008) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Brave (2012), Paddington (2014) and its 2017 sequel, Brooklyn (2015), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018). On stage, she won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for the 2001 production of All My Sons.

On television, Walters collaborated with Victoria Wood; they appeared together on several television shows, including Wood and Walters (1981), Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985–1987), Pat and Margaret (1994), and Dinnerladies (1998–2000). She has won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress four times, more than any other actress, for My Beautiful Son (2001), Murder (2002), The Canterbury Tales (2003), and her portrayal of Mo Mowlam in Mo (2010). Walters and Helen Mirren are the only actresses to have won this award three consecutive times, and Walters is tied with Judi Dench for the most nominations in the category with seven. In 2006, the British public voted Walters fourth in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars as part of ITV's 50th anniversary celebrations. She starred in A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009), which won her an International Emmy for Best Actress. Walters was made a Dame (DBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama.

filmography:

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

2015

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

2009

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978

Talking Heads 2 Talking Heads 2

1998

Dreamchild Dreamchild

1985

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017

The Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Aged 68 3/4) The Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Aged 68 3/4)

2016

Requiem Apache Requiem Apache

1994

What Would Julie Do? What Would Julie Do?

1970

The Ruby in the Smoke The Ruby in the Smoke

2006

Before You Go Before You Go

2002

Talking Heads Talking Heads

1988

Brooklyn Brooklyn

2015

Acorn Antiques Acorn Antiques

1987

Unfair Exchanges Unfair Exchanges

1985

Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood

1995

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)

1989

Birthing Mamma Mia! Birthing Mamma Mia!

2008

Days at the Beach Days at the Beach

1981

Bathtime Bathtime

1997

Paddington 2 Paddington 2

2017

Bambino Mio Bambino Mio

1994

Car Trouble Car Trouble

1986

Intensive Care Intensive Care

1982

When Harry Left Hogwarts When Harry Left Hogwarts

2011

A Short Stay in Switzerland A Short Stay in Switzerland

2009

Brazen Hussies Brazen Hussies

1996

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

1978

Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime

1998

My Beautiful Son My Beautiful Son

2001

Julie Walters and Friends Julie Walters and Friends

1991

The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years

2020

Chefs' Burnt Bits Chefs' Burnt Bits

2020

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

2021

Mamma Mia! 3 Mamma Mia! 3

1970

Say Something Happened Say Something Happened

1982

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

1994

Occupy! Occupy!

1976

Victoria Wood In Her Own Words Victoria Wood In Her Own Words

2020

Club Havana Club Havana

1975

The Birthday Party The Birthday Party

1987

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2018

Wild Rose Wild Rose

2019

An Audience With Victoria Wood An Audience With Victoria Wood

1988

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

1992

Mary Poppins Returns Mary Poppins Returns

2018

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

2011

Murder Murder

2002

The Summer House The Summer House

1993

The Queen's Corgi The Queen's Corgi

2019

The Secret Garden The Secret Garden

2020

Sherlock Gnomes Sherlock Gnomes

2018

Nearly a Happy Ending Nearly a Happy Ending

1980

An Audience with Mel Brooks An Audience with Mel Brooks

1984

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

2016

Brave Brave

2012

Weasels: Feisty and Fearless Weasels: Feisty and Fearless

2019

Wah-Wah Wah-Wah

2005

Stepping Out Stepping Out

1991

Prick Up Your Ears Prick Up Your Ears

1987

The Abominable Snow Baby The Abominable Snow Baby

2021

Personal Services Personal Services

1987

Lover's Prayer Lover's Prayer

2001

Mo Mo

2010

Gnomeo & Juliet Gnomeo & Juliet

2011

Educating Rita Educating Rita

1983

Sister My Sister Sister My Sister

1994

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

Becoming Jane Becoming Jane

2007

Girls' Night Girls' Night

1998

Buster Buster

1988

Calendar Girls Calendar Girls

2003

Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia!

2008

An Audience with Billy Connolly An Audience with Billy Connolly

1985

Driving Lessons Driving Lessons

2006

Intimate Relations Intimate Relations

1996

Mack the Knife Mack the Knife

1989

Master Moley By Royal Invitation Master Moley By Royal Invitation

2019

Parkinson at 50 Parkinson at 50

2021

Just Like a Woman Just Like a Woman

1992

Paddington Paddington

2014

Justin and the Knights of Valour Justin and the Knights of Valour

2013

One Chance One Chance

2013

Pat and Margaret Pat and Margaret

1994

The Harry Hill Movie The Harry Hill Movie

2013

The Return The Return

2003

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

2016

Talent Talent

1979

Happy Since I Met You Happy Since I Met You

1981

Effie Gray Effie Gray

2014

She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas

1984

Mickybo and Me Mickybo and Me

2005

Titanic Town Titanic Town

1998

Wide-Eyed and Legless Wide-Eyed and Legless

1993

There's Something About Romcoms There's Something About Romcoms

2016

National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans

2012

The Queen: 70 Glorious Years The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

2022

Paddington in Peru Paddington in Peru

2024

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

2008

The Legend of Mor'du The Legend of Mor'du

2012

Acorn Antiques: The Musical Acorn Antiques: The Musical

2006

Ahead of the Class Ahead of the Class

2005

Billy Elliot Billy Elliot

2000

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