Harriet Walter

Dame **Harriet Walter** portrays Dasha Duzran on *Killing Eve*.

## Biography

Walter was born in London, England. She is the niece of British actor Sir Christopher Lee. On her father's side, she is the great-great-great-granddaughter of John Walter, who founded *The Times*. She went to Cranborne Schase School. She turned down a university education and was in turn rejected by five different drama schools before being admitted to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

She was in a relationship with actor Peter Blythe until his death in 2004. In 2011, she married American actor Guy Schuessler.

## Career

### Filmography

* *The Last Duel* (2020)
* *Herself* (2020)
* *Rocketman* (2019)
* *My Dinner with Hervé* (2018)
* *The Sense of an Ending* (2017)
* *Mindhorn* (2016)
* *Denial* (2016)
* *The Listener (short)* (2016)
* *Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens* (2015)
* *Man Up* (2015)
* *Suite Française* (2014)
* *The Domino Effect* (2012)
* *The Wedding Video* (2012)
* *A Royal Affair* (2012)
* *The Door (short)* (2011)
* *From Time to Time* (2009)
* *The Young Victoria* (2009)
* *Chéri* (2009)
* *A Short Stay in Switzerland* (2009)
* *Morris: A Life with Bells On* (2009)
* *Abraham's Point* (2008)
* *Broken Lines* (2008)
* *Ballet Shoes* (2007)
* *Five Days: Revised Final Episode (video)* (2007)
* *Atonement* (2007)
* *Babel* (2006)
* *Chromophobia* (2005)
* *Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster* (2003)
* *Bright Young Things* (2003)
* *George Eliot: A Scandalous Life* (2002)
* *Villa des roses* (2002)
* *Macbeth* (2001)
* *Onegin* (1999)
* *Norman Omal: A Very Political Turtle* (1998)
* *Bedrooms and Hallways* (1998)
* *The Governess* (1998)
* *Keep the Aspidistra Flying* (1997)
* *The Leading Man* (1996)
* *Sense and Sensibility* (1995)
* *A Man You Don't Meet Every Day* (1994)
* *The Hour of the Pig* (1993)
* *Bye Bye Columbus* (1991)
* *Milou in May* (1990)
* *La nuit miraculeuse* (1989)
* *The Good Father* (1985)
* *Turtle Diary* (1985)
* *Reflections* (1984)
* *Amy* (1984)
* *The Cherry Orchard* (1981)

### Television

* *Killing Eve* (2020)
* *Belgravia* (2020)
* *The End* (2020)
* *Succession* (2018-2019)
* *The Spanish Princess* (2019)
* *Curfew* (2019)
* *Great Performances* (2019)
* *Black Earth Rising* (2018)
* *The Donmar Warehouse's All-Female Shakespeare Trilogy (mini-series)* (2018)
* *Flowers* (2018)
* *Patrick Melrose (mini-series)* (2018)
* *Black Sails* (2017)
* *Call the Midwife* (2017)
* *The Sonnet Project* (2016)
* *The Crown* (2016)
* *London Spy (mini-series)* (2015)
* *Downton Abbey* (2013-2015)
* *The Assets (mini-series)* (2014)
* *Law & Order: UK* (2009-2014)
* *By Any Means (mini-series)* (2013)
* *Heading Out* (2013)
* *Midsomer Murders* (2005-2013)
* *Simon Schama's Shakespeare (mini-series)* (2012)
* *Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love* (2010-2011)
* *Hunter (mini-series)* (2009)
* *Little Dorrit* (2008)
* *Poirot* (2008)
* *10 Days to War (mini-series)* (2008)
* *Fairy Tales (mini-series)* (2008)
* *The Palace (mini-series)* (2008)
* *Five Days* (2007)
* *Trial & Retribution* (2007)
* *Doctors* (2006)
* *Marple* (2006)
* *Messiah: The Harrowing (mini-series)* (2005)
* *New Tricks* (2005)
* *Spooks* (2004)
* *My Uncle Silas* (2003)
* *Waking the Dead* (2001)
* *Black Cab* (2000)
* *The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (mini-series)* (1999)
* *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1999)
* *Unfinished Business* (1998-1999)
* *A Dance to the Music of Time (mini-series)* (1997)
* *Hard Times (mini-series)* (1994)
* *Performance* (1993)
* *Inspector Morse* (1993)
* *Ashenden (mini-series)* (1991)
* *The Men's Room (mini-series)* (1991)
* *Screen Two* (1991)
* *Theatre Night* (1989)
* *Masterpiece Mystery* (1987)
* *A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery* (1987)
* *Girls on Top* (1986)
* *The Price (mini-series)* (1985)
* *Play for Today* (1980)
* *Rebecca (mini-series)* (1979)

## Credits on *Killing Eve*

### Starring

 **Credited**
 "Are You From Pinner?":
 *No Credit*

## External Links

* Harriet Walter on Wikipedia
* Harriet Walter at the Internet Movie Database