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Harriet Walter is a Actor British born on 24 september 1950 at London (United-kingdom)

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter
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Birth name Harriet Mary Walter
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 24 september 1950 (73 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards Laurence Olivier Award

Dame Harriet Mary Walter, DBE (born 24 September 1950) is an English actress of stage and screen. Her film appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), Villa des Roses (2002), Atonement (2007), and Man Up (2015). On television, she starred in the ITV drama series Law & Order: UK (2009–14). She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2011 for services to drama.

Walter starred in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of All's Well That Ends Well in 1981, and made her Broadway debut when the production transferred to New York in 1983. For her work in various RSC productions, including Twelfth Night (1987–88) and Three Sisters (1988), she won the 1988 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival. Other notable roles for the RSC include Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (1999) and Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra (2006). She won the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth I in the 2005 London revival of Mary Stuart, and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play when she reprised the role on Broadway in 2009.

Biography

Walter is the niece of renowned British actor Sir Christopher Lee, as the daughter of his elder sister Xandra Lee. On her father's side she is a great-great-great-granddaughter of John Walter, founder of The Times. She was educated at the Cranborne Chase School. After turning down a university education, she was in turn rejected by five different drama schools before getting into the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Following her training, she gained early experience with the Joint Stock Theatre Company, Paines Plough touring, and the Duke's Playhouse, Lancaster. Her partner, until his death in 2004, was actor Peter Blythe. On 21 May 2011 she married Guy Schuessler, an American actor (stage name Guy Paul).

Best films

Babel
Babel
(2006)
(Actress)

Usually with

Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
(3 films)
Julian Fellowes
Julian Fellowes
(2 films)
Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg
(2 films)
Elton John
Elton John
(1 films)
Christine Langan
Christine Langan
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Harriet Walter (36 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2021The Last DuelActressNicole de Carrouges
2019RocketmanActressHelen Piena
2018My Dinner with HervéActressBaskin
2017The Sense of an EndingActressMargaret Webster
2016DenialActressVera Reich
2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensActressDr. Kalonia
2015Suite FrançaiseActressViscountess Montmort
2015Man UpActressFran
2012A Royal AffairActressAugusta - Princess of Wales
2012The Wedding VideoActressAlex
2011From Time to TimeActressLady Gresham
2009ChériActressLa Loupiote
2009The Young VictoriaActressQueen Adelaide
2009Morris: A Life with Bells OnActressProfessor Compton Chamberlayne
2009A Short Stay in SwitzerlandActressClare
2008Le Chat et les PigeonsActress
2007AtonementActressEmily Tallis
2007Ballet ShoesActressDr. Smith
2006BabelActressLilly
2006ChromophobiaActressPenelope Aylesbury
2005Marple: Sleeping MurderActress
2003Bright Young ThingsActressLady Maitland
2002Villa des RosesActressOlive Burrell
2001MacbethActressLady Macbeth
1999The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsActressQueen Morag
1999OneginActressMadame Larina
1998Bedrooms and HallwaysActressSybil
1998The GovernessActressMrs. Cavendish
1997Keep the Aspidistra FlyingActressJulia Comstock
1996The Leading ManActressLiz Flett
1995Sense and SensibilityActressFanny Ferrars Dashwood
1993The Hour of the PigActressJeannine Martin
1990May FoolsActressLily
1985The Good FatherActressEmmy Hooper
1985Turtle DiaryActressHarriet Sims
1984ReflectionsActressOttilie Garinger