Julie Walters

Dame Julie Walters DBE
Born	Julia Mary Walters (1950-02-22) 22 February 1950 Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, U.K.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1972–present
Spouse	Grant Roffey ​ (m. 1997)​
Partner(s)	Pete Postlethwaite (1974–1979)
Children	1
Website	Web

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	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

Year	Work	Role	Awards
1983	Educating Rita	Susan White	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress
2001	Billy Elliot	Georgia Wilkinson	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – 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.

Other websites

• Julie Walters on IMDb