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Julie Walters
Dame Julia Mary Walters DBE known professionally as Julie Walters, is an accomplished English actress. Beginning her career in 1972, she gained prominence as the lead role in Educating Rita (1983), a character she had originally brought to life in the West End stage play of the same name. A versatile actress, Walters has shown her talents in a broad array of films, from Personal Services (1987) and Billy Elliot (2000) to the Harry Potter series (2001–2011), Mamma Mia! (2008), and its sequel in 2018. Moreover, she is also known for her work on television, having four British Academy Television Awards under her belt. She commonly collaborated with Victoria Wood, their projects included Wood and Walters (1981), Pat and Margaret (1994), and Dinnerladies (1998–2000). Her immense contribution to drama was recognized when she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2017.
Born on 22nd February 1950 at St Chad's Hospital in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Julie was the youngest of five children. She attended St Paul's School for Girls in Edgbaston and later at Holly Lodge Grammar School for Girls in Smethwick. In her later years, she pursued acting at the newly established Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre. Her personal life includes her marriage to Grant Roffey in 1997 and their only child, a daughter named Maisie Mae Roffey, born in 1988. Throughout her career, Walters has made a significant impact in the television industry. Despite announcing her step back from demanding roles following her recovery from stage III bowel cancer in 2020, she continues to take on roles that spark her interest.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Julia Mary Walters
Born: Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Citizenship: British
Birthday: February 22, 1950
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1972-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Grant Roffey
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Awards and Nominations Received by Julie Walters
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Movies Featuring Julie Walters
Brave
Paddington 2
Wild Rose
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Paddington
Prick Up Your Ears
Becoming Jane
The Secret Garden
Driving Lessons
Billy Elliot
Brooklyn
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Mary Poppins Returns
Calendar Girls
One Chance
Educating Rita
Paddington In Peru
Mo
The Hollow Crown: Henry IV - Part 2
The Hollow Crown: Henry V
National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans
The Harry Hill Movie
When Harry Left Hogwarts
The Hollow Crown: Henry IV - Part 1
Justin and the Knights of Valour
The Legend of Mor’du
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
There’s Something About Romcoms
National Treasure
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
The Queen’s Corgi
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Ahead of the Class
Acorn Antiques: The Musical
Mickybo and Me
The Ruby in the Smoke
Strange Relations
G.B.H.
Nearly a Happy Ending
Stepping Out
She’ll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Unfair Exchanges
All Forgotten
Julie Walters and Friends
Happy Since I Met You
Boys from the Blackstuff
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
The Birthday Party
Buster
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Dreamchild
Mack the Knife
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Personal Services
Before You Go
Car Trouble
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
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Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Parkinson at 50
The Abominable Snow Baby
Sister My Sister
Victoria Wood’s All Day Breakfast
Jake’s Progress
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Requiem Apache
Titanic Town
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Oliver Twist
Me! I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Just Like a Woman
Victoria Wood’s Midlife Christmas
Intimate Relations
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
A Short Stay in Switzerland
Talent
Girls’ Night
Career Timeline
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2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Narrator (voice)
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
The Abominable Snow Baby
Granny
2019
Wild Rose
Marion
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Mrs. Elizabeth Moley / Queen (voice)
The Queen’s Corgi
The Queen (voice)
2012
Brave
National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans
Judy Haussman
The Legend of Mor’du
The Witch (voice)
2006
Driving Lessons
Acorn Antiques: The Musical
Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (Not Bingo Nights)
The Ruby in the Smoke
Mrs. Holland
1998
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Fairy Godmother
Titanic Town
Bernie McPhelimy
Girls’ Night
Jackie Simpson
1994
Sister My Sister
Madame Danzard
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Self
Requiem Apache
Mrs. Capstan
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