Julie Walters Interview

07 October 08

Actress and comedienne Julie Walters talks about her career with Harry Potter co-star Mark Williams.

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In our exclusive BAFTA webcast Julie Walters reveals how her breakthrough role in Educating Rita could have gone to Dolly Parton.

Joining Harry Potter screen husband Mark Williams in her home city of Birmingham, the five times BAFTA-winner talks about her approach to acting - from running a brothel in Personal Services to clean-up TV campaigner Mary Whitehouse in the recent Filth.

Highlights include Mark explaining the comedy timing behind the famous 'two soups' sketch from Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV and Julie discussing the inspiration behind her newly-published autobiography That's Another Story.

Julie Walters

From Educating Rita (1984) to the Harry Potter series (2001-08), Julie Walters CBE is a national treasure. With five BAFTA wins, seven nominations and two Oscar nominations to her name, Julie has been described as the nation's most popular actress and comedienne. With passionate, fiery and earthy portrayals of women across generations Julie has been delighting audiences of all ages for over 25 years.

Walters' television career highlights include Dinnerladies (1998), Murder (2002) and Canterbury Tales - the Wife of Bath (2003). One of her most memorable film parts, the abrasively stern but encouraging dance teacher in Billy Elliot (2000) earned her a second Oscar nomination. A healthy helping of quirky character parts followed in Calendar Girls (2003), the maternal witch-wife Molly Weasley in the J.K. Rowling Harry Potter series, and this year as Rosie in her second high-profile musical Mamma Mia.