Julie W alters is one of Britain's most famous actresses. Almost every Englishman knows her face. Shooting in films with a multi-million dollar budget brought her popularity far beyond Britain.
Several times nominated for various international awards. Apart from acting, Julie W alters is also quite a popular singer. Her records were included in the TOP of London radio stations several times. The personal life of the actress often becomes the subject of media attention.
Childhood
Julie W alters was born in 1950. Her father was a decorator and her mother worked in the postal service. Like thousands of other children in the West Midlands, Julie attended a convent school. It was not a theological seminary, just at that time the bulk of primary educational institutions were attached to monasteries. But the strict rules of the school did not please the active girl at all. A few years later, she was expelled from there due to constant violation of the rules. Her parents had very progressive views, so they gave their daughter the right to choose their future profession.
Youth
Already 15 years oldJulie starts making money on her own. She works for a small insurance company. But after 3 years, she begins to study nursing at a Birmingham hospital. The constant search for herself haunted the young girl. Eventually W alters decides to go into art. Enters the University of Manchester at the theater department. At 25, Julie gets her first acting experience. She is taken to the troupe of the Liverpool theater. She works with many actors and actresses who will become hugely popular later on.
Professional growth
In 1978, Julie became closer to her old Manchester acquaintance, Victoria Wood. She was also an actress at the Bolshoi Theater and took part in comedy revues. After 4 years of working together, two friends establish their own television show on the Granada channel.
Julie W alters is gaining her first serious popularity. She is invited to various episodic roles in television series and plays. For participation in the musical Acorn Antiques, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier English theater award. Career is going up fast. The young actress gets a role in several serious series, for one of which she receives a state award.
Julie is constantly working hard and looking for something new for herself. Trying his hand at the genre of stand-up comedy and cabaret. A real sensation produces her role in the film "Education of Rita." Julie W alters receives the Globe and an Oscar nomination. This picture has become verypopular all over the world. The action-packed social drama captivated the audience, and the actress got her first real fans. Despite its seriousness, the film was laced with famous British humor, which led to many attempts to make a film in the same vein in the future.
World famous
The actress starred in many films and series. However, she received the status of a world famous movie star in 2001. The American company Warner Brothers decides to film the popular novel "Harry Potter". At the insistence of the author of the books - JK Rowling, all actors must be British. One of the casting agents suggests 51-year-old actress Julie W alters for the role of Molly Weasley.
"Harry Potter" exceeded all expectations and became one of the most recognizable films on the planet. The actors immediately gained international popularity.
Julie got a rather difficult role of the mother of one of the main characters. The heroine Molly was a rustic-looking, good-natured, but at the same time a brave and desperate woman. The actress managed to accurately reproduce the image of a rather complex character, which Rowling herself and many film critics noted. After the first picture, 7 more films about the adventures of Harry Potter were shot. Each part was no less popular. For the excellent performance of this, as well as other roles, the name Julie W altres appeared on the Avenue of Stars in Birmingham. This is an analogue of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Julie W alters Filmography
The British actress has a veryimpressive track record. She took part in more than two dozen films, and the number of theater productions reaches 40. Among the most famous films, the film "Becoming Jane" can be distinguished. In the center of the plot of the drama is the famous writer Jane Austen and her companion Tom Lefroy. Julie W alters played a supporting role - Jane's mother. The painting has become quite famous all over the world. But most of all, the British public liked it.
It is also worth noting the work of Julie in the film "Effy", where she got a rather complex character - Margaret Ruskin.
In addition to working in serious films, the actress is popular on the British stage. She often becomes a member of various talk shows and entertainment programs. She has been married to Grant Ruffi for over 19 years. Before that, they lived in a civil marriage for a long time. In 1988, the mainstream media announced the birth of a daughter, Julie W alters. The photo of the baby flew around all the newspapers.
