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.

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.

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  TV: 6 episodes 1988 Talking Heads Lesley TV: 1 episode: "Her Big Chance" 1988 Buster June Edwards 1988 Mack the Knife  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.  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  TV: 4 episodes 2000 Billy Elliot  2000 All Forgotten  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  TV 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Molly Weasley 2007 Becoming Jane  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  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 (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
 Year Work Role Awards 1983 Educating Rita Susan White Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyBAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated – Academy Award for Best Actress 2001 Billy Elliot Georgia Wilkinson BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role All My Sons Kate Keller Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress 2002 My Beautiful Son Sheila Fitzpatrick British Academy Television Award for Best Actress 2003 Murder Angela Maurer British Academy Television Award for Best Actress 2004 Canterbury Tales Beth British Academy Television Award for Best Actress 2009 A Short Stay in Switzerland Dr Anne Turner International Emmy Award for Best Actress 2010 Mo Mo Mowlam British Academy Television Award for Best Actress 2011 International Emmy Award for Best Actress
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.

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Category:English movie actors
Category:English stage actors
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Category:People from Staffordshire