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->''"I never wanted to become an actress because I'd read great literature or seen great Shakespeare. It was more just wanting to understand what the people were really like, why they said all the strange things they did."''

Dame Julia Mary Walters, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE]] (born 22 February, 1950 in Birmingham, England) is an English actress and writer most famous for playing Molly Weasley in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' film series. She is a Golden Globe, Emmy and Laurence Olivier Award winner as well as a recipient of two UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} Film Awards, four UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} TV Awards and in 2014, the UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} Fellowship.

Like many British actors, Walters has performed with the Creator/RoyalShakespeareCompany.

She is also well known for her work with her longtime and very sadly missed friend Creator/VictoriaWood.

In 2020 she announced a retirement from acting pending a third ''Mamma Mia!'' film.
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!! She played in the following films:
* ''Theatre/EducatingRita'' (1983) -- UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Actress
* ''Film/PrickUpYourEars'' (1987)
* ''Stepping Out'' (1991)
* ''Film/BillyElliot'' (2000) -- UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Supporting Actress
* ''Film/HarryPotter'' (2001-2011)
* ''Film/CalendarGirls'' (2003)
* ''Film/DrivingLessons'' (2006) with Creator/RupertGrint
* ''Film/MammaMia'' (2008)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' (2012)
* ''Film/{{Paddington|2014}}'' (2014)
* ''Film/{{Brooklyn}}'' (2015)
* ''Film/Paddington2'' (2017)
* ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' (2018)
* ''Film/{{Wild Rose|2018}}'' (2018)
* ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' (2018)

!! Her television credits include:
* ''Series/BoysFromTheBlackstuff'' (1982)
* ''Series/{{GBH}}'' (1991)
* ''Series/{{Dinnerladies}}'' (1998-2000)
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