Dame Harriet Mary Walter (September 24, 1950) is a British actress best known for Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Young Victoria (2009), and The Last Duel (2021).
She was partners with Peter Blythe, and is married to Guy Paul. Her uncle is Christopher Lee, her great-great-grandmother was Marie Carandini and her great-great-great-grandfather was John Walter.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1981: The Cherry Orchard as Varya
- 1984: Amy as Amy Johnson
- 1984: Reflections as Ottilie Garinger
- 1985: Turtle Diary as Harriet Sims
- 1985: The Good Father as Emmy Hooper
- 1990: May Fools as Lily
- 1991: Bye Bye Columbus as Queen Isabella
- 1993: The Advocate as Jeannine Martin
- 1994: A Man You Dont Meet Every Day as Charlotte
- 1995: Sense and Sensibility as Fanny Dashwood
- 1996: The Leading Man as Liz Flett
- 1997: A Merry War as Julia Comstock
- 1998: The Governess as Mrs. Cavendish
- 1998: Bedrooms And Hallways as Sybil
- 1998: Norman Ormal A Very Political Turtle as Felicity Ormal
- 1999: Onegin as Madame Larina
- 2001: Macbeth as Lady Macbeth
- 2002: Villa Des Roses as Olive Burrell
- 2002: George Eliot A Scandalous Life as Mary Ann Evans/George Eliot
- 2003: Bright Young Things as Lady Metroland
- 2003: Frankenstein Birth Of A Monster as Mary Wollstonecraft
- 2005: Chromophobia as Penelope Aylesbury
- 2006: Babel as Lilly
- 2007: Atonement as Emily Tallis
- 2007: Ballet Shoes as Dr. Smith
- 2008: Broken Lines as Leah
- 2008: Abrahams Point as Ms. Nemeth
- 2009: Morris A Life With Bells On as Prof. Compton Chamberlayne
- 2009: A Short Stay In Switzerland as Clare
- 2009: Cheri as La Loupiote
- 2009: The Young Victoria as Queen Adelaide
- 2009: From Time To Time as Lady Gresham
- 2012: A Royal Affair as Augusta
- 2012: The Wedding Video as Alex
- 2012: The Domino Effect as Ann
- 2014: Suite Française as Viscountess de Montmort
- 2015: Man Up as Fran
- 2015: The Force Awakens as Dr. Kalonia
- 2016: Denial as Veera Reich
- 2016: Mindhorn as Richard's Agent
- 2017: The Sense Of An Ending as Margaret Webster
- 2018: My Dinner with Hervé as Baskin
- 2019: Rocketman as Helena Piena
- 2020: Herself as Peggy
- 2021: The Last Duel as Nicole de Carrouges
- 2022: Burial as Anna Marshall
Television Roles
- 1979: Rebecca as Clarice
- 1980: Play for Today as Cathy Raine
- 1985: The Price as Frances Carr
- 1986: Girl On Trip as R.S.C. Actress #3
- 1987: A Dorothy L Sayers Mystery as Harriet Vane
- 1987: Masterpiece Mystery as Harriet Vane
- 1989: Theatre Night as Sheila
- 1991: Screen Two as Amelia Cleverly
- 1991: The Mens Room as Charity Walton
- 1991: Ashenden as Giulia Lazzari
- 1993: Inspector Morse as Dr. Esther Marin
- 1993: Performance as Mrs. Dorothy Maitland
- 1994: Hard Times as Rachel
- 1997: A Dance To The Music Of Time as Mildred
- 1998-1999: Unfinished Business as Amy
- 1999: Dalziel and Pascoe as Mary Waddell
- 1999: The Magical Legend Of The Leprechauns as Queen Morag
- 2000: Black Cab as Jane
- 2001: Waking the Dead as Annie Keel
- 2003: My Uncle Silas as Pamela Farrell
- 2004: Imagine as Mother
- 2004: MI5 as Deep Throat
- 2005: New Tricks as Madeline
- 2005: Messiah The Harrowing as Prof. Robb
- 2005-2013: Midsomer Murders as Diana Davenport/Margaret Winstanley (2 episodes)
- 2006: Marple as Duchess
- 2006: Doctors as Ammoe Femtpm
- 2007: Trial and Retribution as The Judge
- 2007: Five Days as ACC Jenny Griffin
- 2009: Hunter as ACC Jenny Griffin
- 2008: The Palace as Joanna Woodward
- 2008: Fairy Tales as Charlotte Brooks
- 2008: Ten Days To War as Anne Campbell
- 2008: Poirot as Miss Bulstrode
- 2008: Little Dorrit as Mrs. Gowan
- 2009-2014: Law & Order: UK as D.I. Natalie Chandler (40 episodes)
- 2010-2011: This September as Isobel Balmerino
- 2013: Heading Out as Angela
- 2013: By Any Means as Sally Walker
- 2013-2015: Downton Abbey as Lady Shackleton (4 episodes)
- 2014: The Assets as Jeanne Vertefeuille
- 2015: London Spy as Claire
- 2016: The Crown (2016) as Clemmie Churchill
- 2017: Call the Midwife as Sister Ursula
- 2017: Black Sails as Marion Guthrie
- 2017-2018: The Donmar Warehouses All Female Shakespeare Trilogy as Prospero/Henry IV/Brutus (3 episodes)
- 2018: Patrick Melrose as Princess Margaret
- 2018: Flowers as Hylda
- 2018: Black Earth Rising as Eve Ashby
- 2018-2021: Succession as Lady Caroline Collingwood (recurring)
- 2019: Great Performances as Brutus
- 2019: Curfew as Helen Newman
- 2019: The Spanish Princess as Margaret Beaufort
- 2020: The End 2020 as Edie Henley
- 2020: Belgravia as Lady Brockenhurst
- 2020: Killing Eve as Dasha
- 2020: Alan Bennett's Talking Heads as Muriel Carpenter
- 2021: Doctor Who as Jo Patterson
- 2021: Ted Lasso as Deborah
- 2022: This Is Going To Hurt as Veronique
- 2023: Silo as Martha
Shorts
- 2011: The Door 2011 as Woman with Sorrowful Eyes
- 2016: The Listener 2016 as Brendanowicz
Podcasts
- 2021: The End Of The Line as Sian
