Harriet Walter
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  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1950-09-24
    • Born Place: London, England, UK
  • Also Known As:

    هریت والتر

Harriet Walter

Dame Harriet Mary Walter is an English actress with a distinguished and prolific career spanning over five decades in theater, film, and television. Born on September 24, 1950, in London, she is the niece of the legendary actor Sir Christopher Lee. She is a highly respected stage actress, particularly known for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), where she has received multiple Laurence Olivier Awards and has famously played traditionally male roles such as Brutus in an all-female production of Julius Caesar.Walter's filmography includes a wide range of roles in both acclaimed independent and mainstream movies. Her film credits include Sense and Sensibility, Atonement, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and The Last Duel. On television, she has become a familiar face to a new generation of viewers with a string of notable guest and recurring roles. She has earned multiple Emmy Award nominations for her performances as the acerbic Lady Caroline Collingwood in Succession and as the emotionally distant mother of Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso. Her other television credits include The Crown, Killing Eve, and Law & Order: UK. A true polymath, she is also the author of several books and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2011 for her services to drama. She is credited with a role in the 2024 film And Mrs.

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