Julie Walters
Biography
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.
Known For
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The One Show
2006
Play for Today
1970
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Wogan
1982
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Natural World
1983
Screen Two
1985
Screen Two
1985
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Filmography
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
The One Show
as Self - Guest · 2006
Play for Today
as Valery (Night Nurse) · 1970
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host / Winner · 1944
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as Mrs Weasley · 2001
Wogan
as Self · 1982
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Molly Weasley · 2002
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as Molly Weasley · 2004
Natural World
as Narrator · 1983
Screen Two
as Monica · 1985
Screen Two
as Mavis · 1985
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Molly Weasley · 2007
GMTV
as Self · 1993
Playhouse
as Mrs. Morgan · 1974
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Molly Weasley · 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Molly Weasley · 2010
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Molly Weasley · 2009
Omnibus
· 1967
Film '72
as Self · 1971
Parkinson
as Self · 1998
Theatre Night
as Lulu · 1985
An Audience with...
as Self · 1978
Brave
as The Witch (voice) · 2012
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self · 2004
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Parkinson
as Self - Guest · 2004
Mamma Mia!
as Rosie Mulligan · 2008
Screen One
as Diana Longden · 1989
Screen One
as Alice · 1989
Screen One
as Pat · 1989
Paddington 2
as Mrs. Bird · 2017
Paddington in Peru
as Mrs. Bird · 2024
The Hollow Crown
as Mistress Quickly · 2012
Gnomeo & Juliet
as Miss Montague (voice) · 2011
Paddington
as Mrs. Bird · 2014
Mary Poppins Returns
as Ellen · 2018
Moley
as Mrs. Moley (voice) · 2021
The Queen's Corgi
as The Queen (voice) · 2019
Killing Dad
as Judith · 1989
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
as Rosie · 2018
Indian Summers
as Cynthia Coffin · 2015
The Secret Garden
as Mrs. Medlock · 2020
dinnerladies
as Petula · 1998
Second City Firsts
as Terry · 1973
Billy Elliot
as Mrs Wilkinson · 2000
Canterbury Tales
as Beth Craddock · 2003
Justin and the Knights of Valour
as Gran (voice) · 2013
Sherlock Gnomes
as Mrs. Montague (voice) · 2018
Becoming Jane
as Mrs. Austen · 2007
A Life on Screen
as Self · 2014
The Jury
as Emma Watts Q.C. · 2002
One Chance
as Yvonne · 2013
Brooklyn
as Madge Kehoe · 2015
Victoria Wood
as Joy-Ann · 1989
Victoria Wood
as Nicola · 1989
Victoria Wood
as Pam · 1989
National Treasure
as Marie Finchley · 2016
Split Screen
· 1986
Comedy Connections
· 2003
This Morning
as Self - Guest · 1988
Boys from the Blackstuff
as Angie Todd · 1982
Calendar Girls
as Annie Clarke · 2003
Oliver Twist
as Mrs. Mann · 1999
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
as Bella Turner · 2017
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
as Narrator (voice) · 2015
Melissa
as Paula Hepburn · 1997
Wild Rose
as Marion · 2019
Love and Marriage
as Bonnie · 1984
G.B.H.
as Mrs. Murray · 1991
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
as Pauline Mole · 1985
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
· 1985
Artsnight
as Self · 2015
Effie Gray
as Margaret Cox Ruskin · 2014
The Legend of Mor'du
as The Witch (voice) · 2012
Objects of Affection
as June Potter · 1982
Empire Road
as Jean Watson · 1978
Talking Heads
as Lesley · 1988
Talking Heads
as Marjory · 1988
Dinnerladies Diaries
as Self · 2018
Friday People
· 1985
Educating Rita
as Rita Susan White · 1983
Acorn Antiques
as Mrs Overall · 1985
Screenplay
as Julie · 1979
Screenplay
as Frances · 1979
Sister My Sister
as Madame Danzard · 1994
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
as Self · 2006
Prick Up Your Ears
as Elsie Orton · 1987
Open Space
· 1983
Driving Lessons
as Evie Walton · 2006
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
as Molly Weasley (archive footage) · 2011
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Narrator (voice) · 2015
Murder
as Angela Maurer · 2002
Wood and Walters
· 1982
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
as Monica · 1993
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
· 2002
The Ruby in the Smoke
as Mrs. Holland · 2006
When Harry Left Hogwarts
as Self · 2011
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
as Mrs. Elizabeth Moley / Queen (voice) · 2019
We Know Where You Live. Live!
as Self · 2001
Dreamchild
as Dormouse (voice) · 1985
Girls' Night
as Jackie Simpson · 1998
Jake's Progress
as Julie Diadoni · 1995
Stepping Out
as Vera · 1991
Wah-Wah
as Gwen Traherne · 2005
Personal Services
as Christine Painter · 1987
Very British Problems
as Narrator (voice) · 2015
The Harry Hill Movie
as Nan · 2013
Brazen Hussies
as Maureen Hardcastle · 1996
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
A Short Stay in Switzerland
as Dr. Anne Turner · 2009
Buster
as June Edwards · 1988
The Abominable Snow Baby
as Granny · 2021
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
· 2009
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
as Self · 1994
Acorn Antiques
as Mrs. Overall · 1987
Mickybo and Me
as Mickybo's Ma · 2005
An Audience with Billy Connolly
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited) · 1985
All Forgotten
as Princess Zasyekin · 2001
Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories
· 2012
The Queen and Us
as Narrator (voice) · 2022
Coastal Railways with Julie Walters
as Self - Host · 2017
Pat and Margaret
as Pat · 1994
Julie Walters and Friends
· 1991
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self (uncredited) · 1984
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
as Self · 2016
Titanic Town
as Bernie McPhelimy · 1998
Club Havana
as Terry · 1975
There's Something About Romcoms
as Narrator (voice) · 2016
National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans
as Judy Haussman · 2012
Acorn Antiques: The Musical
as Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (Not Bingo Nights) · 2006
Occupy!
as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool · 1976
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
as Mary Whitehouse · 2008
Days at the Beach
as Mrs Morgan · 1981
The Glass Box
as Self (archival footage) · 1985
Wide-Eyed and Legless
as Diana Longden · 1993
For The Love Of Britain
as Narrator (voice) · 2020
Chefs' Burnt Bits
as Narrator (voice) · 2020
Nearly a Happy Ending
as Julie · 1980
Just Like a Woman
as Monica · 1992
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
· 1992
Mack the Knife
as Mrs. Peachum · 1989
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
as Self - Narrator · 2020
Happy Since I Met You
as Frances · 1981
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
as Narrator (voice) · 2020
Julie Walters and Friends
· 1991
Intimate Relations
as Marjorie · 1996
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self - Questioner · 1988
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
as Woman in waiting room · 1978
Ahead of the Class
as Marie Stubbs · 2005
Little Red Riding Hood
as Little Red Riding Hood · 1995
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters · 2000
Talking Heads
· 1988
New Zealand by Train
as Narrator (voice) · 2022
Victoria Wood Screenplays
· 1979
Bathtime
as Miss Gideon · 1997
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
as Self · 2016
Weasels: Feisty and Fearless
as Narrator (voice) · 2019
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
as Fairy Godmother · 1998
Car Trouble
as Jacqueline · 1986
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
as Fran · 1984
Thora Hird Tribute
as Self, June Potter · 2003
Becoming Victoria Wood
as Self (Archive Interview) (Voice) · 2026
The Return
as Izzie · 2003
The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
as Narrator (voice) · 2022
Before You Go
as Teresa · 2002
Strange Relations
as Sheila Fitzpatrick · 2001
Intensive Care
as Valery · 1982
Mo
as Mo Mowlam · 2010
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
as Self · 2020
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
as Debbie · 1978
Requiem Apache
as Mrs. Capstan · 1994
The Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Aged 68 3/4)
as Narrator (voice) · 2016
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
as Narrator (voice) · 2021
What Would Julie Do?
as Julie
Unfair Exchanges
as Mavis · 1984
Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood
as Self - Good Fun Cast Member · 1980
Talking Heads 2
· 1998
The Birthday Party
as Lulu · 1987
Bambino Mio
as Alice · 1994
Say Something Happened
as June Potter · 1982
Talent
as Julie · 1979