Editing Julie Walters

{{Short description|English actress (born 1950)}}
{{For|the fictional character of the same name|The 13th Man}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Dame]]
| name             = Julie Walters
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|DBE}}
| image            = Julie Walters 2014 (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Walters in 2014
| birth_name       = Julia Mary Walters
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|2|22}}
| birth_place      = [[Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]], England
| alma_mater       = [[Manchester School of Theatre]]
| occupation       = Actress
| years_active     = 1972–present
| spouse           = {{marriage|Grant Roffey|1997}}
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'''Dame Julia Mary Walters''' (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as '''Julie Walters''', is an English <!--Walters has stated that she is still open to acting, but only in certain projects.-->actress. She is the recipient of four [[British Academy Television Awards]], two [[British Academy Film Awards]], two [[International Emmy Awards]], a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]], and an [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Olivier Award]].

Walters has been nominated for two [[Academy Awards]] across acting categories—once for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] and once for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]. She was honoured with the [[BAFTA Fellowship]] for lifetime achievement in 2014. She was made a [[Dame|Dame (DBE)]] by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] in [[2017 Birthday Honours|2017]] for services to drama.

Walters rose to prominence playing the title role in ''[[Educating Rita (film)|Educating Rita]]'' (1983), a part she originated in the [[West End theatre|West End]] production of the stage play upon which the film was based. She has appeared in many other films, including ''[[Personal Services]]'' (1987), ''[[Prick Up Your Ears]]'' (1987), ''[[Buster (film)|Buster]]'' (1988),  ''[[Stepping Out (1991 film)|Stepping Out]]'' (1991), ''[[Sister My Sister]]'' (1994), ''[[Girls' Night]]'' (1998), ''[[Titanic Town (film)|Titanic Town]]'' (1998), ''[[Billy Elliot]]'' (2000), seven out of eight [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]] (2001–2011), ''[[Calendar Girls]]'' (2003), ''[[Becoming Jane]]'' (2007), ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'' (2008) and its [[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again|2018 sequel]], ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' (2014) and its sequels in [[Paddington 2|2017]] and [[Paddington in Peru|2024]], ''[[Brooklyn (film)|Brooklyn]]'' (2015), ''[[Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool]]'' (2017), and ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'' (2018). On stage, she won an [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress|Olivier Award for Best Actress]] for the 2001 revival of ''[[All My Sons]]''.

On television, Walters collaborated regularly with [[Victoria Wood]]; their projects included ''[[Wood and Walters]]'' (1981), ''[[Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV]]'' (1985–1987), ''[[Pat and Margaret]]'' (1994), and ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|dinnerladies]]'' (1998–2000).  She has won the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress]] four times, more than any other performer, for her roles in ''My Beautiful Son'' (2001), ''Murder'' (2002), ''[[The Canterbury Tales (TV series)|The Canterbury Tales]]'' (2003), and ''[[Mo (2010 film)|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 most nominations in the category with seven. She is the only actress to win the [[International Emmy Award for Best Actress]] twice, for her roles in ''[[A Short Stay in Switzerland]]'' (2009) and ''Mo'' (2010). In 2006, the British public voted Walters fourth in [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s poll of [[TV's 50 Greatest Stars]].

==Early life==
Julia Mary Walters was born on 22 February 1950 at St Chad's Hospital in [[Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]], England,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhamb14.co.uk/index_files/StChadsHospital.htm|title=St Chads Hospital|website=Bhamb14.co.uk|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230228/http://www.bhamb14.co.uk/index_files/StChadsHospital.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=That's Another Story: The Autobiography|last=Walters|first=Julie|year=2008|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London|isbn=978-0-297-85206-3|page=2}}</ref> the daughter of Mary Bridget (née O'Brien), an Irish Catholic postal clerk from [[County Mayo]], and Thomas Walters, an English builder and decorator. According to the BBC genealogy series ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'', her maternal ancestors played an active part in the 19th-century [[Land War|Irish Land War]].<ref>{{cite web|author=9.00pm-10.00pm|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2014/31/who-do-you-think-you-are-ep-one|title=Who Do You Think You Are? Julie Walters&nbsp;— Media Centre|publisher=BBC|date=1 January 1970|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> Her paternal grandfather Thomas Walters was a veteran of the [[Second Boer War]], and was killed in action in [[World War I]] in June 1915 while serving with the 2nd Battalion of the [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]; he is commemorated at the [[Le Touret Memorial]] in France.<ref name="wdytyam">{{cite web|url=https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/julie-walters/|title=Julie Waters|publisher=Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> Walters and her family lived at 69 Bishopton Road in the [[Bearwood, West Midlands|Bearwood]] area of [[Smethwick]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,27870-2328343,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929211626/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,27870-2328343,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2006|work=The Times|location=London, UK|title=Julia Walter|date=3 September 2006|access-date=3 April 2010|first=Danny|last=Scott}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,490748,00.html|work=The Guardian|location=London, UK|title=Julie Walters: An actress in her prime|date=14 May 2001|access-date=3 April 2010|first=James|last=Mottram}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/67/Julie-Walters.html|title=Julie Walters Biography|website=Filmreference.com|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> The youngest of five children and the third to survive birth,<ref>{{cite book|title=That's Another Story: The Autobiography|last=Walters|first=Julie|year=2008|publisher=Orion Publishing Co.|isbn=978-0-297-85206-3|page=1}}</ref> Walters had an early education at [[St Paul's School for Girls (Birmingham)|St Paul's School for Girls]] in Edgbaston and later at [[Holly Lodge High School|Holly Lodge Grammar School for Girls]] in Smethwick. She said in 2014 that it was "heaven when [she] went to an ordinary grammar school", although she was asked to leave at the end of her [[lower sixth]] because of her "high jinks".<ref>Radio Times, 29 November-5 December 2014, p. 33</ref>

Walters later told interviewer Alison Oddey about her early schooling, "I was never going to be academic, so [my mother] suggested that I try teaching or nursing. [...] I'd been asked to leave school, so I thought I'd better do it."<ref>''Performing Women: Stand-ups, Strumpets and Itinerants'', by Alison Oddey, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, p. 305<!--ISSN/ISBN needed--></ref> Her first job was in insurance at the age of 15.<ref>{{cite book|title=That's Another Story: The Autobiography|last=Walters|first=Julie|year=2008|publisher=Orion Publishing Co.|isbn=978-0-297-85206-3|page=100}}</ref> At the age of 18, she trained as a student nurse at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham|Queen Elizabeth Hospital]] in Birmingham; she worked on the ophthalmic, casualty, and coronary care wards during the 18 months she spent there.<ref>{{cite book|title=That's Another Story: The Autobiography|last=Walters|first=Julie|year=2008|publisher=Orion Publishing Co.|isbn=978-0-297-85206-3|pages=102–23}}</ref> She decided to leave nursing and went on to study acting at the newly established Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre (now [[Manchester School of Theatre]]). She worked for the [[Everyman Theatre, Liverpool|Everyman Theatre Company]] in [[Liverpool]] in the mid-1970s, alongside several other notable performers and writers such as [[Bill Nighy]], [[Pete Postlethwaite]], [[Jonathan Pryce]], [[Willy Russell]], and [[Alan Bleasdale]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bill Nighy interview for The Boat That Rocked|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/5038817/Bill-Nighy-interview-for-The-Boat-That-Rocked.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/5038817/Bill-Nighy-interview-for-The-Boat-That-Rocked.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|author=Nigel Farndale|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=UK|date=25 March 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Career==
===1971–1979: Career beginnings===
Walters first received notice as the occasional partner of comedian [[Victoria Wood]], whom she had originally met in 1971 when Wood auditioned at the School of Theatre in Manchester. The two first worked together in the 1978 theatre revue ''[[In at the Death]]'', followed by the television adaptation of Wood's play ''[[Talent (1978 play)|Talent]]''.

They went on to appear in their own [[Granada Television]] series, ''[[Wood and Walters]]'', in 1981. They continued to perform together frequently over the years. The [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]]-winning BBC follow-up, ''[[Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV]]'', featured one of Walters's best-known roles, Mrs Overall, in Wood's [[Parody|parodic]] soap opera, ''[[Acorn Antiques]]'' (she later appeared in [[Acorn Antiques The Musical|the musical version]], and received an [[Olivier Award]] nomination for her efforts).

===1980–1989: ''Educating Rita'' and ''Buster''===
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[[File:Julie Walters.jpg|thumb|Performing in [[The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog|''The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog'']]]]
Walters' first serious acting role on television was in Alan Bleasdale's ''[[Boys from the Blackstuff]]'' in 1982. She came to national attention when she co-starred with [[Michael Caine]] in ''[[Educating Rita (film)|Educating Rita]]'' (1983), a role she had created on the [[West End stage]] in [[Willy Russell]]'s [[Educating Rita|1980 play]].<ref name="20 Roles">{{cite news |title=Julie Walters' best film performances – ranked! |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/25/julie-walters-best-film-performances-ranked |access-date=30 October 2020 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Playing Susan "Rita" White, a Liverpudlian working-class hairdresser who seeks to better herself by signing up for and attending an Open University course in English literature, she would receive the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress]], the [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress&nbsp;– Motion Picture Musical/Comedy]], and a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="20 Roles"/>

She performed various comic monologues in ''[[The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog]]'', which was recorded 1982, and broadcast by [[Channel 4]] in 1983.<ref>[https://www.bright-thoughts.co.uk/monologues-02.html] The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog production website</ref> In 1985, she played [[Adrian Mole]]'s mother, Pauline, in the television adaptation of ''[[The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (TV series)|The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole]]''. Walters appeared in the lead role of [[Cynthia Payne]] in the 1987 film ''[[Personal Services]]''&nbsp;– a dramatic comedy about a British brothel owner. Then she starred with [[Phil Collins]], playing the lead character's wife, June, in the film ''[[Buster (film)|Buster]]'', released in 1988.<ref name="20 Roles"/> She also appeared as Mrs. Peachum in the 1989 film version of ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', which was renamed ''[[Mack the Knife (1989 film)|Mack the Knife]]'' for the screen.

===1991–1999: Solo TV show and ''dinnerladies''===
In 1991, Walters starred opposite [[Liza Minnelli]] in ''[[Stepping Out (play)|Stepping Out]]'', and had a one-off television special, ''[[Julie Walters and Friends]]'', which featured writing contributions from [[Victoria Wood]], [[Alan Bennett]], [[Willy Russell]] and [[Alan Bleasdale]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1990/film/reviews/stepping-out-2-1200428743/|title=Stepping Out|author=Variety Staff|date=1 January 1991|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/julie_walters_and_friends/|title=Julie Walters And Friends – ITV Sketch Show – British Comedy Guide|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>

In 1993, Walters starred in the television film ''[[Wide-Eyed and Legless]]'' (known as ''The Wedding Gift'' outside the UK) alongside [[Jim Broadbent]] and [[Thora Hird]]. The film was based on the book by the author [[Deric Longden]] and tells the story of the final years of his marriage to his wife, Diana, who contracted a degenerative illness that medical officials were unable to understand at the time, though now believed to be a form of [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] or myalgic encephalomyelitis.

In 1998, she starred as the Fairy Godmother in the ITV pantomime ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/jack_and_the_beanstalk/|title=Jack & The Beanstalk – ITV Variety – British Comedy Guide|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> From 1998 until 2000, she played Petula Gordeno in [[Victoria Wood]]'s BBC sitcom ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|dinnerladies]]''. In the late 1990s, she featured in a series of adverts for [[Bisto]] gravy.

===2000–2009: ''Harry Potter'', ''Mamma Mia'' and authorship===
[[File:Birmingham Walk of Stars Julie Walters.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Walters' star on the [[Birmingham Walk of Stars]]]]
In 2001, Walters won a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for her performance in [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[All My Sons]]''. She received her second Oscar nomination and won a BAFTA for her supporting role as the ballet teacher in ''[[Billy Elliot]]'' (2000).<ref name="20 Roles"/> In 2002, she again won a [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress]] for her performance as [[Paul Reiser]]'s mother in ''My Beautiful Son''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Best Actress in 2002 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2002/television/actress |access-date=30 October 2020 |agency=BAFTA.org}}</ref>

Walters played [[Molly Weasley]], the matriarch of the Weasley family, in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' film series]] (2001–2011). ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' is the only film in the series not to have included Walters. In 2003, the [[BBC]] voted her portrayal of Molly as the "second-best screen mother."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3166947.stm|title=Brockovich is 'best screen mother' |work=BBC News |access-date=7 May 2011|date=20 August 2003}}</ref>

In 2003, Walters starred as a widow (Annie Clark) determined to make some good come out of her husband's death from cancer in ''[[Calendar Girls]]'', which starred [[Helen Mirren]]. In 2005, she again starred as an inspirational real-life figure, [[Marie Stubbs]] in the [[ITV1]] drama ''Ahead of the Class''. In 2006, she came fourth in ITV's poll of the [[TV's 50 Greatest Stars|public's 50 Greatest Stars]], coming four places above frequent co-star [[Victoria Wood]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5142726.stm|title=ITV to salute '50 greatest stars'|date=3 July 2006|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> In 2006, she starred in the film ''[[Driving Lessons]]'' alongside [[Rupert Grint]] (who played her son Ron in ''Harry Potter''), and had a leading role in the [[BBC]]'s adaptation of [[Philip Pullman]]'s novel ''[[The Ruby in the Smoke]]''.

In summer 2006, Walters published her first novel, ''Maggie's Tree''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,1921878,00.html|work=The Guardian|location=London, UK|title=It was like being videoed making love|date=13 October 2006|access-date=3 April 2010|first=Emine|last=Saner}}</ref> The novel, concerning a group of English actors in Manhattan and published by [[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]], was described as "a disturbing and thought-provoking novel about mental torment and the often blackly comic, mixed-up ways we view ourselves and misread each other.".<ref>Rachel Hore, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/oct/14/featuresreviews.guardianreview20 Manhattan Transfer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305022029/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/oct/14/featuresreviews.guardianreview20|date=5 March 2016}}. ''[[The Guardian]]'', 14 October 2006; retrieved 2 September 2013.</ref> Another reviewer, Susan Jeffreys, in ''The Independent'', described the novel as "the work of a writer who knows what she's doing. There's nothing tentative about the writing, and Walters brings her experiences as an actress to bear on the page.&nbsp;... you do have the sensation of entering someone else's mind and of looking through someone else's eyes."<ref>Susan Jeffreys, [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/maggies-tree-by-julie-walters-419754.html Maggie's Tree, by Julie Walters] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830080134/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/maggies-tree-by-julie-walters-419754.html|date=30 August 2016}}. ''[[The Independent]]'', 13 October 2006; retrieved 2 September 2013.</ref> Walters starred in [[Asda]]'s Christmas 2007 television advertising campaign. She also appeared alongside [[Patrick Stewart]] in UK Nintendo DS Brain Training television advertisements, and in a series of [[public information films]] about [[smoke alarms]]. In June 2008, Walters appeared in the film version of ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'', playing Rosie Mulligan, marking her second high-profile musical, after ''[[Acorn Antiques: The Musical!]]''. The same year, she released her autobiography, titled ''That's Another Story''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Julie Walters|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4893500-that-s-another-story|title=That's Another Story: The Autobiography by Julie Walters&nbsp;— Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists|website=Goodreads.com|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref>

In 2007, Walters starred as the mother of author [[Jane Austen]] (played by [[Anne Hathaway]]) in ''[[Becoming Jane]]''.<ref name="20 Roles"/> Walters played [[Mary Whitehouse]] in the BBC Drama ''[[Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story]]'' (2008), an adaptation of the real-life story of Mrs. Whitehouse who campaigned for "taste and decency on television". Walters commented, "I am very excited to be playing Mary Whitehouse, and to be looking at the time when she attacked the BBC and started to make her name."<ref>[http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/filth-the-mary-whitehouse-story-julie-walters-takes-the-lead]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906190407/http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/filth-the-mary-whitehouse-story-julie-walters-takes-the-lead|date=6 September 2008}}</ref> ''Filth'' won Best Motion Picture Made for Television, and Walters was nominated for Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made For Television, at the 2008 13th Annual Satellite Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2008|title=Satellite Awards, 2008|publisher=International Press Academy|access-date=2 December 2016}}</ref>

In 2009, she received a star in the [[Birmingham Walk of Stars]] on Birmingham's Golden Mile, [[Broad Street, Birmingham|Broad Street]]. She said: "I am very honoured and happy that the people of Birmingham and the West Midlands want to include me in their Walk of Stars and I look forward to receiving my star. Birmingham and the West Midlands is where I'm from; these are my roots and in essence it has played a big part in making me the person I am today".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2008/10/07/julie_walters_feature.shtml|title=Julie Walters on Walk of Stars|publisher=BBC|date=27 October 2009|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> Her other awards include an International Emmy with for ''[[A Short Stay in Switzerland]]''.

===2010–2019: Independent films and supporting roles===
[[File:Julie Walters at the Paddington Premiere.jpg|thumb|right|Walters at the premiere of ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' in 2014]]
Walters played the late MP and [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] [[Mo Mowlam]] in the drama ''Mo'' for [[Channel 4]] broadcast in early 2010. She had misgivings about taking on the role because of the differences in their physical appearance,<ref>{{cite news|title=Julie Walters tells of fear over Mo Mowlam role|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8470780.stm|publisher=BBC|date=20 January 2010}}</ref> but the result was highly praised by critics.<ref>{{cite news|title=Julie Walters' dramatic portrayal of Mo Mowlam 'is Bafta-worthy'|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/julie-waltersrsquo-dramatic-portrayal-of-mo-mowlam-is-baftaworthy-14647630.html|work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202225508/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/julie-waltersrsquo-dramatic-portrayal-of-mo-mowlam-is-baftaworthy-14647630.html |archive-date=2 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Observations: Just a Mo for Julie Walters|author=James Rampton|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/observations-just-a-mo-for-julie-walters-1882279.html|work=The Independent|location=UK|date=29 January 2010}}</ref>

In July 2012, Walters appeared in the [[BBC Two]] production ''[[The Hollow Crown (TV series)|The Hollow Crown]]'' as Mistress Quickly in Shakespeare's ''[[Henry IV, Part I and Part II (film series)|Henry IV, Parts I and II]]''.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Cast confirmed for BBC Two's cycle of Shakespeare films|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/shakespeare-cast.html|publisher=BBC Drama Publicity|date=24 November 2011|access-date=20 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101060938/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/shakespeare-cast.html|archive-date=1 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In the summer of 2012, she voiced the Witch in Pixar's ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' (2012). In 2012, she worked with [[Liverpool Victoria|LV=]] to promote one of their life insurance products targeted at people over 50. Walters was seen in television advertisements, at the lv.com website and in other marketing material helping to raise awareness for life insurance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lv.com/lifeinsurance/50plus/tv-advert|title=Over 50 Life Insurance TV advert|website=Lv.com|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126093905/http://www.lv.com/lifeinsurance/50plus/tv-advert/|archive-date=26 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Walters appeared in ''The Last of the Haussmans'' at the [[Royal National Theatre]] in June 2012. The production was broadcast to cinemas around the world through the [[National Theatre Live]] programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/69914/productions/the-last-of-the-haussmans.html|title=The Last of the Haussmans&nbsp;– Productions|publisher=National Theatre|access-date=13 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605043848/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/69914/productions/the-last-of-the-haussmans.html|archive-date=5 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 18 November 2012, Walters appeared on stage at [[St Martin's Theatre]] in the West End for a 60th anniversary performance of [[Agatha Christie]]'s ''[[The Mousetrap]]'', the world's longest-running play.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mousetrap celebrates 60 years with gala performance |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20385087 |access-date=26 November 2022 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

[[File:"Primrose Paddington", Paddington Bear, Primrose Hill - geograph.org.uk - 4268746.jpg|thumb|upright|Walters' [[Paddington Bear]] designed "Primrose" themed statue in [[Primrose Hill]], London, auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children|NSPCC]]]]
In 2014, Walters portrayed Mrs. Bird, the Browns' housekeeper, in the critically acclaimed ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web |title=''Paddington'' review – charming and cheeky |date=27 November 2014 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/27/paddington-review-michael-bond-film-adaptation |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref> Walters reprised her role for the sequel, ''[[Paddington 2]]'' (2017), which has also received universal acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/paddington-2-review-1202599843/ |title=Film Review: 'Paddington 2' |last=Lodge |first=Guy |date=26 October 2017 |work=Variety |access-date=27 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026212059/http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/paddington-2-review-1202599843/ |archive-date=26 October 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.themalaymailonline.com/showbiz/article/hugh-grant-at-world-premiere-of-paddington-2-video|title=Hugh Grant at world premiere of 'Paddington 2' (VIDEO)|date=7 November 2017|work=[[Malay Mail]]|access-date=2 December 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171202050148/http://m.themalaymailonline.com/showbiz/article/hugh-grant-at-world-premiere-of-paddington-2-video|archive-date=2 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon the 2014 release of ''Paddington'', Walters designed a "Primrose"-themed [[Paddington Bear]] statue, which was located in [[Primrose Hill]] (one of 50 placed around London), with the statues auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] (NSPCC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Paddington Bear Statues Have Taken Over London |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=Condé Nast}}</ref>

Walters played the part of Cynthia Coffin in the ten-part British drama serial ''[[Indian Summers]]'' aired on Channel 4 in 2015. In 2015, she appeared in the romantic drama film ''[[Brooklyn (film)|Brooklyn]]'', a film that was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. Her performance in the film earned her a nomination for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]].

Walters voiced the Lexi Decoder (LEXI) for Channel 4 during the 2016 Paralympic Games. The graphical system aims to aid the viewing experience of the games by debunking the often confusing classifications that govern Paralympic sport.<ref name="CH4">{{cite web|title=Julie Walters is revealed as the new voice of LEXI|url=http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/julie-walters-is-revealed-as-the-new-voice-of-lexi|website=Channel 4|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref> Set in London during the depression, Walters played Ellen, Michael's and Jane's long-time housekeeper, in ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/julie-walters-life-acting-nursing-career-used-fall-love-male/ |title=Julie Walters remembers her nursing career: 'I used to fall in love with the male patients' |newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=30 October 2020 |language=en-GB |df=dmy-all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155345/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/julie-walters-life-acting-nursing-career-used-fall-love-male/ |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2020–present: recent work===
In 2020 Walters starred with [[Colin Firth]] in ''[[The Secret Garden (2020 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' (2020).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-04-27/colin-firth-and-julie-walters-to-star-in-classic-childrens-adaptation-the-secret-garden/ |title=Colin Firth and Julie Walters to star in classic children's adaptation The Secret Garden |last=Allen |first=Ben |date=April 27, 2018 |website=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref> Also in 2020, Walters featured as the narrator for ITV documentary ''For the Love of Britain''.<ref name="For the Love of Britain">{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week49/love-britain|title=For the Love of Britain|website=itv.com/presscentre|access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>

On 25 December 2021 Channel 4 aired ''The Abominable Snow Baby'', in which Walters appeared as Granny, providing her voice for the animated television short film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/25/tv-tonight-the-abominable-snow-baby-is-the-christmas-telly-we-deserve|title=TV tonight: the Abominable Snow Baby is the Christmas telly we deserve|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=25 December 2021|access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-le9srb/terry-pratchetts-the-abominable-snow-baby-season-1/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113165236/https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-le9srb/terry-pratchetts-the-abominable-snow-baby-season-1/|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 November 2022|title=Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby|website=Radio Times|access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>

In May 2022 it was announced that Walters would star in ''Truelove'', an upcoming drama series from Channel 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-commissions-brand-new-gripping-drama-truelove-starring-julie-walters-and|title=Channel 4 commissions brand new gripping drama, Truelove, starring Julie Walters and Clarke Peters|website=channel4.com/press|date=16 May 2022|access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref> That same month, Walters narrated the BBC documentary ''The Queen: 70 Glorious Years'', which took a look at [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]]'s life in her seventieth year on the British throne.<ref name="The Queen: 70 Glorious Years">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00149ld|title=The Queen: 70 Glorious Years|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref> In March 2023, however, she pulled out of filming ''Truelove'' due to "ill health", according to ''[[The Times]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/julie-walters-health-fears-channel-4-truelove-drama-2023-smgnt70bk|title=Julie Walters pulls out of Channel 4 drama Truelove due to ill health|website=The Times|last=Farber|first=Alex|date=1 March 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and her role was taken over by [[Lindsay Duncan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/julie-walters-lindsay-duncan-truelove-charlie-covell-iain-weatherby-the-end-of-the-fucking-world-bbc-studios-1235272847/|title=Julie Walters Pulls Out Of Channel 4 Drama 'Truelove' Due To Ill Health, Replaced By Lindsay Duncan|website=Deadline|last=Goldbart|first=Max|date=28 February 2023|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/julie-walters-pulls-out-channel-4-show-ill-health-3407170|title=Julie Walters pulls out of Channel 4 show due to ill health|website=NME|last=Starkey|first=Adam|date=2 March 2023|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Walters' relationship with Grant Roffey, a patrol man for the [[The Automobile Association|AA]], began in 1985 after a chance meeting in a Fulham pub, where Roffey told her that he voted [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=23 reasons why Julie's a real Lady {{!}} lady.co.uk |url=https://lady.co.uk/23-reasons-why-julies-real-lady |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=lady.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> He was invited to repair Walters' washing machine, a whirlwind romance ensued and the couple became parents to their only child, a daughter, whom they named Maisie Mae Roffey (born 26 April 1988). The couple delayed marriage until they visited [[New York City]] in 1997. The family live on an organic farm operated by Roffey near [[Plaistow, West Sussex]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9308213/Beer-bunting-and-Julie-Walters-village-celebrates-Diamond-Jubilee-with-style.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9308213/Beer-bunting-and-Julie-Walters-village-celebrates-Diamond-Jubilee-with-style.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Beer, bunting and Julie Walters&nbsp;— village celebrates Diamond Jubilee with style|newspaper=Telegraph|date=2 June 2012|access-date=15 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Walters is a lifelong supporter of [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion Football Club]], having been brought up in Smethwick. She is a patron of the domestic violence survivors' charity [[Women's Aid]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrons and Ambassadors |url=https://www.womensaid.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/patrons-and-ambassadors/ |website=Women's Aid |access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>

===Illness===
Walters was diagnosed with [[Cancer staging#stage III|stage III]] [[bowel cancer]] in 2018. Having had surgery and [[chemotherapy]], she entered remission. This meant that she had to be cut from certain scenes in ''[[The Secret Garden (2020 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' and also had to miss the premiere of ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/feb/20/julie-walters-bowel-cancer-diagnosis-the-secret-garden|title=Julie Walters reveals bowel cancer diagnosis |newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 February 2020}}</ref> Walters did not announce her illness to the public until February 2020, when she said in an interview with [[Victoria Derbyshire]] that she would be taking a step back from acting, particularly from large and demanding film roles. Later that year, however, she stated that she would make an exception for roles that she was 'really engaged' with, including ''Mamma Mia 3!'', which was in development as of 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/julie-walters-i-dont-want-to-work-again-unless-theres-a-mamma-mia-3-fdn0dxsn3 |title=Julie Walters: 'I don't want to work again . . . unless there's a Mamma Mia 3' &#124; Times2 |work=The Times |date=2020-10-19 |access-date=2021-03-15|last1=Maher |first1=Kevin }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ellise Shafer |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/mamma-mia-three-new-movie-trilogy-abba-1234643611/ |title='Mamma Mia!' Producer Teases Third Film: It's 'Meant to Be a Trilogy' |publisher=Variety |date=2020-06-20 |accessdate=2021-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/julie-walters-return-to-acting-for-mamma-mia-3#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20year%2C%20Julie%20Walters,was%20%22really%20engaged%22%20with.|title=Julie Walters Says She'll Return to Acting on One Condition|date=19 October 2020 }}</ref>

In March 2023, Walters announced she had withdrawn from appearing in a new Channel 4 drama, ''Truelove'', due to ill health. She was replaced in the show by [[Lindsay Duncan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Julie Walters Pulls Out Of Channel 4 Drama 'Truelove' Due To Ill Health, Replaced By Lindsay Duncan |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/julie-walters-lindsay-duncan-truelove-charlie-covell-iain-weatherby-the-end-of-the-fucking-world-bbc-studios-1235272847/ |website=Deadline |date=28 February 2023 |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref>

==Filmography==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable unsortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Educating Rita (film)|Educating Rita]]''
| Susan "Rita" White
| Film debut 
|-
| rowspan=3| 1985
| ''[[She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas]]''
| Fran
|
|-
| ''[[Dreamchild]]''
| Dormouse 
| Voice
|-
| ''[[Car Trouble (film)|Car Trouble]]''
| Jacqueline Spong
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 1987
| ''[[Personal Services]]''
| Christina Painter
|
|-
| ''[[Prick Up Your Ears]]''
| Elsie Orton
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Buster (film)|Buster]]''
| June Edwards
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Mack the Knife (1989 film)|Mack the Knife]]''
| {{sortname|Mrs.|Peachum|nolink=1}}
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Killing Dad | Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother]]''
| Judith
|
|-
|1991
| ''[[Stepping Out (1991 film)|Stepping Out]]''
| Vera
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Just like a Woman (1992 film)|Just like a Woman]]''
| Monica
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Sister My Sister]]''
| Madame Danzard
|
|-
|1996
| ''[[Intimate Relations (1996 film)|Intimate Relations]]''
| Marjorie Beasley
|
|-
| 1997
| ''Bathtime''
| Miss Gideon
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1998
| ''[[Girls' Night]]''
| Jackie Simpson
|
|-
| ''[[Titanic Town (film)|Titanic Town]]''
| Bernie McPhelimy
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Billy Elliot]]''
| {{sortname|Mrs|Wilkinson|nolink=1}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2001
| ''Lover's Prayer''
| {{sortname|Princess|Zasyekin|nolink=1}}
|
|-
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
| rowspan=2| Molly Weasley
| Released as ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' in the US
|-
| rowspan=2| 2002
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Before You Go (film)|Before You Go]]''
| Theresa
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Calendar Girls]]''
| Annie
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2004
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
| Molly Weasley
|
|-
| ''[[Mickybo and Me]]''
| Mickybo's Ma
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Wah-Wah (film)|Wah-Wah]]''
| Gwen Traherne
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Driving Lessons]]''
| Evie Walton
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2007
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
| Molly Weasley
|
|-
| ''[[Becoming Jane]]''
| {{sortname|Mrs|Austen|nolink=1}}
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]''
| Rosie
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
| rowspan=3| Molly Weasley
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]''
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2011
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Gnomeo and Juliet]]''
| {{sortname|Miss|Montague|nolink=1}}
| rowspan="2" |Voice
|-
| rowspan=3| 2012
| ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]''
| Witch 
|-
| ''Thread of Evidence''
| Betty Beesom
| 
|-
| ''[[The Legend of Mor'du]]''
| Witch 
| Voice; Short film
|-
| rowspan=4| 2013
| ''[[Effie Gray (film)|Effie Gray]]''
| Margaret Cox Ruskin
| 
|-
| ''[[Justin and the Knights of Valour]]''
| Gran 
| Voice
|-
| ''[[One Chance (film)|One Chance]]''
| Yvonne Potts
| 
|-
| ''[[The Harry Hill Movie]]''
| Harry's Nan
| 
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]''
| Mrs Bird
| 
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Brooklyn (film)|Brooklyn]]''
| Mrs Kehoe
| 
|-
| rowspan=2|2017
| ''[[Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool]]''
| Bella Turner
|
|-
| ''[[Paddington 2]]''
| Mrs Bird
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2018
| ''[[Sherlock Gnomes]]''
| {{sortname|Miss|Montague|nolink=1}} 
| Voice
|-
| ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]''
| Rosie
|
|-
| ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]''
| Ellen
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
| ''[[The Queen's Corgi]]''
| The Queen 
| Voice
|-
| ''[[Wild Rose (2018 film)|Wild Rose]]''
| Marion
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Secret Garden (2020 film)|The Secret Garden]]''
| Mrs Medlock
| 
|-
| 2021
| ''The Abominable Snow Baby''
| Granny
| Voice; Short film
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Paddington in Peru]]''
| Mrs Bird
| 
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable unsortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Second City Firsts]]''
| Terry
| Episode: "Club Havana"
|-
| 1977
| ''[[The Liver Birds]]''
| Girl in surgery
| 1 episode
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Me—I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]''
| Woman in waiting room
| Television film
|-
| 1978, 82
| ''[[Play for Today]]''
| Debbie/Valerie
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2| 1979
| ''[[Empire Road]]''
| Jean Watson
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Talent (1978 play)|Talent]]''
| Julie Stephens
| Television film
|-
| 1979–81
| ''Screenplay''
| Frances/Julie
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Nearly a Happy Ending]]''
| Julie Stephens
| rowspan="3" | Television film
|-
| rowspan=3| 1981
| ''[[Wood and Walters]]''
| various roles
|-
| ''[[Happy Since I Met You]]''
| Frances
|-
| ''[[BBC2 Playhouse]]''
| Mrs Morgan
| Episode: "Days at the Beach"
|-
| rowspan=2| 1982
| ''[[Boys from the Blackstuff]]''
| Angie Todd
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''Say Something Happened''
| June Potter
| Television film  
|-
| 1984
| ''Love and Marriage''
| Bonnie
| Episode: "Family Man"
|-
|1985
| ''[[The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (TV series)|The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾]]''
| Pauline Mole
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1985–86
| ''[[Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV]]''
| various characters
| 13 episodes
|-
| 1985, 93
| ''[[Screen Two]]''
| Mavis/Monica
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1986–87
| ''[[Acorn Antiques]]''
| {{sortname|Mrs.|Overall|nolink=1}}
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1987 
| ''[[Theatre Night]]''
| Lulu
| Episode: "The Birthday Party"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Talking Heads (British TV series)|Talking Heads]]''
| Lesley
| Episode: "Her Big Chance"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Victoria Wood (1989 TV series)|Victoria Wood]]''
| Various roles
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2| 1991
| ''Julie Walters and Friends''
| herself/various roles
| Television series
|-
| ''[[G.B.H. (TV series)|G.B.H.]]''
| {{sortname|Mrs|Murray|nolink=1}}
| 7 episodes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast]]''
| various roles
| Television series
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Screen One]]'': ''[[Wide-Eyed and Legless]]'' 
| Diana Longden
| Episode: "The Clothes in the Wardrobe"
|-
| rowspan=3| 1994
| ''[[Bambino Mio]]''
| Alice
| rowspan=3|Television film
|-
| ''[[Pat and Margaret]]''
| Pat Bedford
|-
| ''Requiem Apache''
| Mrs Capstan
|-
| 1995
| ''Jake's Progress''
| Julie Diadoni
| 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2| 1996
| ''Roald Dahl [[Little Red Riding Hood]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/aecb9ccc3db1468ab9f6a89f99891132|title=Roald Dahl's Little Red Riding Hood|work=[[BBC]]|date=January 1996 }}</ref>
| Little Red Riding Hood <br /> Grandma
| Television film, [[BBC]]
|-
| ''Brazen Hussies''
| Maureen Hardcastle
| rowspan=2|Television film
|-
| rowspan=2| 1998
| [[ITV Panto|''Jack and the Beanstalk'']]
| Fairy Godmother
|-
| ''[[Talking Heads (British TV series)|Talking Heads 2]]''
| Marjory
| Episode: "The Outside Dog"
|-
|1997
| ''Melissa''
| Paula Hepburn
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1998–2000
| ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|dinnerladies]]''
| Petula
| 9 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Oliver Twist (1999 TV series)|Oliver Twist]]''
| {{sortname|Mrs|Mann|nolink=1}}
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2001
| ''Strange Relations''
| Sheila Fitzpatrick
| Television movie
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Murder (2002 TV series)|Murder]]''
| Angela Maurer
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2003
| ''The Return''
| Lizzie Hunt
| Television movie
|-
| ''[[Canterbury Tales (TV series)|The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath]]''
| Beth
| Episode: "The Wife of Bath"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Ahead of the Class]]''
| [[Marie Stubbs]]
| rowspan=6|Television movie
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Ruby in the Smoke]]''
| {{sortname|Mrs|Holland|nolink=1}}
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story]]''
| [[Mary Whitehouse]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2009
| ''[[A Short Stay in Switzerland]]''
| {{sortname|Dr|Anne Turner|nolink=1}}
|-
| ''[[Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas]]''
| Bo Beaumont/Mrs. Overall
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Mo (2010 film)|Mo]]''
| [[Mo Mowlam]]
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Jury (TV serial)|The Jury]]''
| Emma Watts
| Limited Series; 5 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Hollow Crown (TV series)|The Hollow Crown]]''
| Mistress Quickly
| Limited Series; 3 episodes 
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
| ''[[Very British Problems]]''
| Herself/voiceover
| 2 seasons 
|-
| ''[[A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman]]''
| Narrator
| [[BBC]], documentary 
|-
| 2015–16
| ''[[Indian Summers (TV series)|Indian Summers]]''
| Cynthia Coffin
| [[PBS]] Series; 20 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[National Treasure (British TV series)|National Treasure]]''
| Marie Finchley
| Limited Series; 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2| 2017
| ''Our Friend Victoria''
| Herself / various characters
| rowspan=4|Documentary series
|-
| ''[[Coastal Railways with Julie Walters]]''
| Herself / presenter
|-
| 2019, 2021
| ''[[Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport]]''
| Narrator
|-
| 2020
| ''For the Love of Britain''
| Narrator<ref name="For the Love of Britain"/>
|-
| 2021
| ''Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby''
| Granny (voice role)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/terry-pratchetts-the-abominable-snow-baby|title=Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby|website=channel4.com|access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref>
|Short film
|-
| 2022
| ''The Queen: 70 Glorious Years''
| Narrator<ref name="The Queen: 70 Glorious Years"/>
| [[BBC]] documentary
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Venue
|-
| rowspan="2" |1976 || ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' || Performer || Royal Exchange
|-
| ''Funny Peculiar'' || Irene Tinsley || [[Mermaid Theatre]] <br /> [[Garrick Theatre]], London 
|-
|1977 || ''[[Breezeblock Park]]'' || Vera || Mermaid Theatre <br /> [[Whitehall Theatre]]
|-
|1979 || ''Flaming Bodies'' || Irene Goodnight || [[Institute of Contemporary Arts|ICA Theatre]], London
|-
|1980 || ''[[Educating Rita]]'' || Rita || [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], London
|-
|1981 || ''Having a Ball'' || Performer || [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Hammersmith Theatre]], London
|-
|1984 || ''[[Jumpers (play)|Jumpers]]'' || Dotty || [[Royal Exchange Manchester]] 
|-
|1984–85 || ''[[Fool for Love (play)|Fool for Love]]'' || May || [[Royal National Theatre]], London
|-
|1985 || ''[[Macbeth]]'' || Lady Macbeth || [[Leicester Haymarket Theatre]]
|-
|1986 || ''When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout'' || Performer || Whitehall Theatre
|-
|1989 || ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune]]'' || Frankie || [[Comedy Theatre]]
|-
|1991 || ''[[The Rose Tattoo]]'' || Serafina || [[Playhouse Theatre|Playhouse]], London
|-
|2000 || ''[[All My Sons]]'' || Katie Keller || [[Royal National Theatre]], London
|-
|2005 || ''[[Acorn Antiques: The Musical]]'' || Mrs. Overall || [[Theatre Royal Haymarket]]
|-
|2012 || ''The Last of the Haussmans'' || Judy Haussman || [[Royal National Theatre]], London
|}

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*''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Baby-Talk-Secret-Diary-Pregnant/dp/0852237677 Baby Talk: The Secret Diary of a Pregnant Woman]'' ([[Ebury Publishing|Ebury Press]], 1990)
*''[https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780753821732 Maggie's Tree]'' ([[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]], 2007)
*''[https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780753826089 That's Another Story: The Autobiography]'' ([[Orion Publishing Group|Orion Books]], 2009)

==Honours==
Walters was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[1999 Birthday Honours]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=55513|supp=y|page=13|date=12 June 1999}}</ref> [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2008 New Year Honours]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=58557|supp=y|page=8|date=29 December 2007}}</ref> and [[Order of the British Empire|Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) in the [[2017 Birthday Honours]] for services to drama.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61962|supp=y|page=B8|date=17 June 2017}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==

=== Academy Awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Result
! | Ref.
|-
! colspan="5" |[[Academy Awards]]
|-
|[[56th Academy Awards|1984]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Educating Rita (film)|''Educating Rita'']]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-04 |title=The 56th Academy Awards {{!}} 1984 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1984 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[73rd Academy Awards|2001]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Billy Elliot|''Billy Elliot'']]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-05 |title=The 73rd Academy Awards {{!}} 2001 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2001 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== BAFTA Awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Result
! | Ref.
|-
! colspan="5" |[[British Academy Film Awards]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[37th British Academy Film Awards|1984]]
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Educating Rita (film)|''Educating Rita'']] 
|{{won}}
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Actress |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/film/actress |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|Most Outstanding Newcomer to Film]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Promising Newcomer To Film |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/film/most-promising-newcomer-to-film |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[41st British Academy Film Awards|1988]]
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
|[[Personal Services|''Personal Services'']]
|{{nom}}
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[46th British Academy Film Awards|1992]]
| rowspan="3" |[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
|[[Stepping Out (1991 film)|''Stepping Out'']]
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supporting Actress |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/film/supporting-actress |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[54th British Academy Film Awards|2001]]
|[[Billy Elliot|''Billy Elliot'']]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[69th British Academy Film Awards|2016]]
|[[Brooklyn (film)|''Brooklyn'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
! colspan="5" |[[British Academy Television Awards]]
|-
|1983
|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Boys from the Blackstuff|''Boys from the Blackstuff'']] / ''Say Something Happened''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Actress |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/television/actress-television |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1987
|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance|Best Light Entertainment Performance]]
|[[Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV|''Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV'']]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Light Entertainment Performance |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/television/light-entertainment-performance |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1994
|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Wide-Eyed and Legless|''Wide-Eyed and Legless'']]
|{{nom}}
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[1999 British Academy Television Awards|1999]]
|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance|Best Comedy Performance]]
|[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|''dinnerladies'']]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comedy Performance |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/television/comedy-performance |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[2002 British Academy Television Awards|2002]]
| rowspan="2" |[[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''My Beautiful Son''
|{{won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2003 British Academy Television Awards|2003]]
|[[Murder (2002 TV series)|''Murder'']]
|{{won}}
|-
|Special Award
|{{n/a}}
| {{honoured}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Special Award |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/television/special |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[2004 British Academy Television Awards|2004]]
| rowspan="3" |[[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Canterbury Tales (TV series)|''Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath'']]
|{{won}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2010 British Academy Television Awards|2010]]
|[[Mo (2010 film)|''Mo'']]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[A Short Stay in Switzerland|''A Short Stay in Switzerland'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[2014 British Academy Television Awards|2014]]
|[[BAFTA Fellowship]]
|{{n/a}}
| {{honoured}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fellowship |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/television/fellowship-television |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref><ref name=Fellowship>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27464331 |title=Julie Walters: Bafta fellowship 'a huge honour' |date=18 May 2014 |access-date=18 May 2014 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="5" |[[British Academy Children's Awards]]
|-
|2022
|Best Performer
|''Terry Pratchett's Abominable Snow Baby''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Performer |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/performer |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== Emmy Awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Result
! | Ref.
|-
! colspan="5" |[[International Emmy Awards]]
|-
|[[37th International Emmy Awards|2009]]
|rowspan="2"|[[International Emmy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[A Short Stay in Switzerland]]''
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|[[39th International Emmy Awards|2011]]
|''[[Mo (2010 film)|Mo]]''
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|}

=== Golden Globe Awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Result
! | Ref.
|-
! colspan="5" |[[Golden Globe Awards]]
|-
|[[41st Golden Globe Awards|1984]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
|[[Educating Rita|''Educating Rita'']]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Citation |title=The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1984) |date=2020-03-27 |url=https://archive.org/details/the41stgoldenglobeawards1984pt.1convertvideoonline.com |access-date=2025-02-22}}</ref>
|-
|[[58th Golden Globe Awards|2001]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
|[[Billy Elliot|''Billy Elliot'']]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here is the list of winners for the 58th Annual Golden Globes |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/01/22/here-list-winners-58th-annual-golden-globes/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== Laurence Olivier Awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Result
! | Ref.
|-
! colspan="5" |[[Laurence Olivier Awards]]
|-
|[[1980 Laurence Olivier Awards|1980]]
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance|Best Comedy Performance]]
|[[Educating Rita|''Educating Rita'']]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivier Winners 1980 |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1980/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Olivier Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|[[1984 Laurence Olivier Awards|1984]]
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play|Actress of the Year in a New Play]]
|[[Fool for Love (play)|''Fool for Love'']]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivier Winners 1984 |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1984/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Olivier Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|[[2001 Laurence Olivier Awards|2001]]
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[All My Sons|''All My Sons'']]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivier Winners 2001 |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-2001/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Olivier Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|[[2006 Laurence Olivier Awards|2006]]
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Actress in a Musical]]
|[[Acorn Antiques: The Musical!|''Acorn Antiques: The Musical!'']]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivier Winners 2006 |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-2006/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Olivier Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|}

=== Screen Actors Guild Awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Result
! | Ref.
|-
! colspan="5" |[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[7th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2001]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Billy Elliot]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|}

=== Other Awards ===
{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Work
! Role
! Awards
|-
| 2001
| ''Billy Elliot''
| Sandra Wilkinson
| Won– [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year]]
Nominated– [[British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film|BIFA for Best Actress]] <br>
Nominated– [[European Film Award for Best Actress]]
Nominated– [[MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence]] {{small|(shared with [[Jamie Bell]])}}
|-
| 2006
| ''Driving Lessons''
| Evie Walton
| Won– Silver St. George for Best Actress ([[28th Moscow International Film Festival]])<ref name="Moscow2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2006|title=28th Moscow International Film Festival (2006)|access-date=21 April 2013|work=moscowfilmfestival.ru|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421051006/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2006|archive-date=21 April 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| ''Brooklyn''
| Mrs Kehoe
| Nominated– [[BIFA for Best Supporting Actress]] 
|-
| 2017
| ''Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool''
| Bella Turner
| Nominated– [[BIFA for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| 2019
| ''Wild Rose''
| Marion
| Nominated– [[BIFA for Best Supporting Actress]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Screenonline name|id=528276|name=Julie Walters}}
*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tours/walters/tourwalters.html A Conversation with Julie Walters]&nbsp;– interactive video interview presented by BFI Screenonline and British Telecom
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7163471.stm Walters named as CBE]

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