ACTOR · BORN 1950
Julie Walters
- Born
- 22 February 1950, Smethwick, England, UK
- Known for
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
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11 Facts About Julie Walters' Life and Family
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Julie Walters's strong-willed mother, who had wanted her daughter to pursue a nursing career, was openly unhappy when Walters switched to acting. When her mother died in 1989, Walters found among her belongings a box full of newspaper clippings documenting many of Julie's achievements.
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After graduating from the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre, Walters worked with the Liverpool Everyman Theatre company.
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Outside the series, she worked with her two on-screen sons from the Harry Potter films: she played Rupert Grint's mother in Driving Lessons (2006) and appeared alongside Domhnall Gleeson in Brooklyn (2015).
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In 2018 she was diagnosed with stage III bowel cancer. After surgery and chemotherapy she went into remission. Her recovery, however, meant she had to be written out of certain scenes in The Secret Garden (2020). She also had to miss the premiere of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).
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Her acting mentor is Sir Michael Caine, whom she regards as her favourite mentor and best friend.
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She married her husband Grant Roffey after a long 11-year relationship.
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The "Waterloo" sequence in Mamma Mia! (2008) was Julie Walters's favourite scene to shoot during the production.
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Although Julie Walters played her mother in Dinnerladies (1998), Walters was only three years older than Victoria Wood.
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Mary Norton's children's book "The Borrowers" is Julie Walters's favourite novel.
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Julie Walters is the sister of Tom Walters and Kevin Walters, and the sister-in-law of Jill Walters and Sarah V. Roffey.
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Julie Walters is the granddaughter of Patrick Walters and the niece of Martin John and Joseph John.
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