Julie Walters
Dame Julia Mary Walters DBE (born 22 February 1950) is a British actress, known professionally as Julie Walters. She was born at St Chad's Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, which was then the hospital covering Smethwick, Staffordshire. Her movie roles include the title role in Educating Rita, June Edwards in Buster, Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter series and Sandra Wilkinson in Billy Elliot. She has also acted on television and on stage, and was a long-time collaborator with Victoria Wood. She trained as a nurse before entering acting.
Dame Julie Walters DBE | |
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| Born | Julia Mary Walters 22 February 1950 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse(s) | Grant Roffey (m. 1997) |
| Partner(s) | Pete Postlethwaite (1974–1979) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | Web |
Walters starred as Mrs. Bird in Paddington and Paddington 2.
In February 2020, Walters said she was diagnosed and successfully treated for stage-3 bowel cancer in 2019.[1]
Filmography
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Second City Firsts | TV: 1 episode | |
| 1977 | The Liver Birds | Girl in surgery | TV: 1 episode |
| 1978 | Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Woman in waiting room | TV film |
| 1978/1982 | Play for Today | Debbie/Valerie | TV: 2 episodes |
| 1979 | Empire Road | Jean Watson | TV: 2 episodes |
| 1979–1981 | Screenplay | Frances/Julie | TV: 3 episodes |
| 1980 | Nearly a Happy Ending | Julie Stephens | TV film |
| 1981 | Wood and Walters | Various roles | TV |
| 1981 | BBC2 Playhouse | Mrs Morgan | TV: 1 episode |
| 1982 | Boys from the Blackstuff | Angie Todd | TV: 1 episode |
| 1982 | Objects of Affection | June Potter | TV: 1 episode |
| 1983 | Educating Rita | Susan "Rita" White | |
| 1984 | Love and Marriage | Bonnie | TV: 1 episode |
| 1985 | She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas | Fran | |
| 1985 | Dreamchild | Dormouse | Voice |
| 1985 | The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ | Pauline Mole | TV: 5 episodes |
| 1985 | Car Trouble | Jacqueline Spong | |
| 1985–1986 | Victoria Wood As Seen On TV | Various characters | TV: 13 episodes |
| 1987 | Personal Services | Christina Painter | |
| 1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Elsie Orton | |
| 1987 | Theatre Night | Lulu | TV: 1 episode |
| 1986–1987 | Acorn Antiques | Mrs. Overall | TV: 6 episodes |
| 1988 | Talking Heads | Lesley | TV: 1 episode: "Her Big Chance" |
| 1988 | Buster | June Edwards | |
| 1988 | Mack the Knife | Mrs Peachum | |
| 1989 | Victoria Wood | Various roles | TV: 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother | Judith | |
| 1991 | Julie Walters and Friends | Herself/Various roles | TV |
| 1991 | G.B.H. | Mrs Murray | TV: 7 episodes |
| 1991 | Stepping Out | Vera | |
| 1992 | Just Like a Woman | Monica | |
| 1992 | Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast | Various roles | TV |
| 1985/1993 | Screen Two | Mavis / Monica | TV: 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Screen One | Diana Longden | TV: 1 episode |
| 1994 | Bambino Mio | Alice | TV film |
| 1994 | Sister My Sister | Madame Danzard | |
| 1994 | Pat and Margaret | Pat | TV |
| 1994 | Requiem Apache | Mrs Capstan | TV film |
| 1995 | Jake's Progress | Julie Diadoni | TV: 6 episodes |
| 1995 | Little Red Riding Hood | Little Red Riding Hood / Grandma | |
| 1996 | Intimate Relations | Marjorie Beasley | |
| 1996 | Brazen Hussies | Maureen Hardcastle | TV film |
| 1997 | Bathtime | Miss Gideon | |
| 1997 | Melissa | Paula Hepburn | TV: 5 episodes |
| 1998 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Fairy Godmother | TV film |
| 1998 | Girls' Night | Jackie Simpson | |
| 1998 | Titanic Town | Bernie McPhelimy | |
| 1998 | Talking Heads 2 | Marjory | TV: 1 episode: "The Outside Dog" |
| 1998–2000 | Dinnerladies | Petula | TV: 9 episodes |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist | Mrs Mann | TV: 4 episodes |
| 2000 | Billy Elliot | Mrs Wilkinson | |
| 2000 | All Forgotten | Princess Zasyekin | |
| 2001 | My Beautiful Son | Sheila Fitzpatrick | TV |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Molly Weasley | |
| 2002 | Murder | Angela Maurer | TV: 4 episodes |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Molly Weasley | |
| 2002 | Before You Go | Theresa | |
| 2003 | Calendar Girls | Annie | |
| 2003 | The Return | Lizzie Hunt | TV |
| 2003 | The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath | Beth | TV |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Molly Weasley | |
| 2004 | Mickybo and Me | Mickybo's Ma | |
| 2005 | Wah-Wah | Gwen Traherne | |
| 2005 | Ahead of the Class | Marie Stubbs | TV |
| 2006 | Driving Lessons | Evie Walton | |
| 2006 | The Ruby in the Smoke | Mrs Holland | TV |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Molly Weasley | |
| 2007 | Becoming Jane | Mrs Austen | |
| 2008 | Mamma Mia! | Rosie | |
| 2008 | Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story | Mary Whitehouse | TV |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Molly Weasley | |
| 2009 | A Short Stay in Switzerland | Dr Anne Turner | TV |
| 2009 | Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas | Bo Beaumont/Mrs. Overall | TV |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Molly Weasley | |
| 2010 | Mo | Mo Mowlam | TV |
| 2011 | Gnomeo and Juliet | Miss Montague | (voice) |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Molly Weasley | |
| 2011 | The Jury | Emma Watts | TV |
| 2012 | Brave | Witch | (voice) In pre-production |
| 2012 | Henry IV, Part I and Part II | Mistress Quickly | TV films |
| 2012 | Thread of Evidence | Betty Beesom | Filming |
Theatre
- (London debut) Irene Tinsley, Funny Peculiar, Mermaid Theatre, then Garrick Theatre, London, 1976
- Vera, Breezeblock Park, Mermaid Theatre, then Whitehall Theatre, London, 1977
- Irene Goodnight, Flaming Bodies, ICA Theatre, London, 1979
- Rita, Educating Rita, Royal Shakespeare Company, London, 1980
- Having a Ball, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1981
- Dotty, Jumpers, Royal Exchange Manchester, 1984
- Fool for Love, Royal National Theatre, London, 1984–85
- Macbeth, Leicester Haymarket Theatre, 1985
- When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout, Whitehall Theatre, 1986
- Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, Comedy Theatre, 1989
- Serafina, The Rose Tattoo, Playhouse, London, 1991
- All My Sons, Royal National Theatre, 2000
- Acorn Antiques: The Musical, 2005
- Also appeared in The Taming of the Shrew, produced in Liverpool, England; and in Jumpers, Royal Exchange; performed with *Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and Bristol Old Vic.
Awards
Julie Walters has won 7 BAFTA Awards, (including a special BAFTA that she received at a tribute evening in 2003) a Golden Globe, an Olivier, two International Emmys and has been nominated for two Academy Awards.
Julie Walters Media
Walters' star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars
Walters at the premiere of Paddington in 2014
Walters' Paddington Bear designed "Primrose" themed statue in Primrose Hill, London, auctioned to raise funds for the NSPCC
References
- ↑ "Dame Julie Walters reveals shock of bowel cancer diagnosis". BBC. 20 February 2020.
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