Julie Walters
Acting
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
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movieEyes Behind the Lens
2026
Voice (Uncredited, Archive)
movieBecoming Victoria Wood
2026
Self (Archive Interview) (Voice)
moviePaddington in Peru
2024
Mrs. Bird
The Queen and Us
2022
Narrator (voice)
tvNew Zealand by Train
2022
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Queen: 70 Glorious Years
2022
Narrator (voice)
tvMoley
2021
Mrs. Moley (voice)
movieParkinson at 50
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
Narrator (voice)
movieChefs' Burnt Bits
2020
Narrator (voice)
tvFor The Love Of Britain
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Secret Garden
2020
Mrs. Medlock
movieThe National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieMaster Moley by Royal Invitation
2019
Mrs. Elizabeth Moley / Queen (voice)
movieWeasels: Feisty and Fearless
2019
Narrator (voice)
movieWild Rose
2019
Marion
movieThe Queen's Corgi
2019
The Queen (voice)
movieSherlock Gnomes
2018
Mrs. Montague (voice)
tvCoastal Railways with Julie Walters
2017
Self - Host
movieFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017
Bella Turner
moviePaddington 2
2017
Mrs. Bird
movieThe Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Aged 68 3/4)
2016
Narrator (voice)
tvNational Treasure
2016
Marie Finchley
movieThere's Something About Romcoms
2016
Narrator (voice)
movieA Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieBrooklyn
2015
Madge Kehoe
tvVery British Problems
2015
Narrator (voice)
tvBritain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
2015
Narrator (voice)
tvIndian Summers
2015
Cynthia Coffin
moviePaddington
2014
Mrs. Bird
movieEffie Gray
2014
Margaret Cox Ruskin
movieOne Chance
2013
Yvonne
movieJustin and the Knights of Valour
2013
Gran (voice)
movieThe Legend of Mor'du
2012
The Witch (voice)
tvThe Hollow Crown
2012
Mistress Quickly
movieBrave
2012
The Witch (voice)
movie50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
2011
Molly Weasley (archive footage)
movieGnomeo & Juliet
2011
Lady Montague (voice)
movieMo
2010
Mo Mowlam
movieHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
Molly Weasley
movieA Short Stay in Switzerland
2009
Dr. Anne Turner
movieMamma Mia!
2008
Rosie Mulligan
movieFilth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
2008
Mary Whitehouse
movieHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Molly Weasley
movieBecoming Jane
2007
Mrs. Austen
movieThe Ruby in the Smoke
2006
Mrs. Holland
movieDriving Lessons
2006
Evie Walton
tvThe One Show
2006
Self - Guest
movieAcorn Antiques: The Musical
2006
Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (Not Bingo Nights)
movieWah-Wah
2005
Gwen Traherne
movieAhead of the Class
2005
Marie Stubbs
movieMickybo and Me
2005
Mickybo's Ma
movieHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Molly Weasley
movieThe Return
2003
Izzie
tvCanterbury Tales
2003
Beth Craddock
movieCalendar Girls
2003
Annie Clarke
movieThora Hird Tribute
2003
Self, June Potter
movieHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
Molly Weasley
movieBefore You Go
2002
Teresa
tvMurder
2002
Angela Maurer
tvThe Jury
2002
Emma Watts Q.C.
movieHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Molly Weasley
movieStrange Relations
2001
Sheila Fitzpatrick
movieAll Forgotten
2001
Princess Zasyekin
movieVictoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
Various Characters
movieBilly Elliot
2000
Mrs Wilkinson
tvOliver Twist
1999
Mrs. Mann
movieJack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
1998
Fairy Godmother
tvdinnerladies
1998
Petula
movieTitanic Town
1998
Bernie McPhelimy
movieGirls' Night
1998
Jackie Simpson
tvParkinson
1998
Self
tvMelissa
1997
Paula Hepburn
movieBathtime
1997
Miss Gideon
movieBrazen Hussies
1996
Maureen Hardcastle
movieIntimate Relations
1996
Marjorie
movieLittle Red Riding Hood
1995
Little Red Riding Hood
tvJake's Progress
1995
Julie Diadoni
movieSister My Sister
1994
Madame Danzard
movieRequiem Apache
1994
Mrs. Capstan
movieBambino Mio
1994
Alice
movieWide-Eyed and Legless
1993
Diana Longden
tvGMTV
1993
Self
tvG.B.H.
1991
Mrs. Murray
tvVictoria Wood
1989
Nicola / Pam / Joy-Ann
movieMack the Knife
1989
Mrs. Peachum
tvScreen One
1989
Diana Longden / Alice / Pat
movieAn Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
Self - Questioner
tvThis Morning
1988
Self - Guest
movieBuster
1988
June Edwards
tvTalking Heads
1988
Lesley / Marjory
movieAcorn Antiques
1987
Mrs. Overall
moviePrick Up Your Ears
1987
Elsie Orton
moviePersonal Services
1987
Christine Painter
movieCar Trouble
1986
Jacqueline
movieAn Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
movieDreamchild
1985
Dormouse (voice)
tvThe Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
1985
Pauline Mole
The Glass Box
1985
Self (archival footage)
tvAcorn Antiques
1985
Mrs Overall
tvScreen Two
1985
Monica / Mavis
movieAn Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
Self (uncredited)
tvNatural World
1983
Narrator
movieEducating Rita
1983
Rita Susan White
movieSay Something Happened
1982
June Potter
tvObjects of Affection
1982
June Potter
movieIntensive Care
1982
Valery
tvBoys from the Blackstuff
1982
Angie Todd
tvWogan
1982
Self
movieDays at the Beach
1981
Mrs Morgan
movieProfiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood
1980
Self - Good Fun Cast Member
movieTalent
1979
Julie
tvScreenplay
1979
Julie / Frances
movieMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978
Woman in waiting room
tvEmpire Road
1978
Jean Watson
movieOccupy!
1976
Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
movieClub Havana
1975
Terry
tvPlayhouse
1974
Mrs. Morgan
tvPlay for Today
1970
Valery (Night Nurse)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Host / Winner
