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Julie Walters

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Gender Female
Age 74
Date of birth February 22,1950
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Edgbaston
United Kingdom
Spouse Grant Roffey
ResidencePlaistow
West Sussex
England
BooksThat's Another Story: The Autobiography
Maggie's Tree
Height 160 (cm)
Awards BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
BAFTA Fellowship
British Academy Television Award for Best Actress
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress
British Independent Film Award – The Richard Harris Award
British Academy Television Special Award
The British Comedy Academy Outstanding Achievement Award
Children Maisie Mae Roffey
Siblings Tom Walters
Kevin Walters
Parents Mary Bridget O'Brien
Thomas Walters
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Julie Walters Life story


Dame Julia Mary Walters DBE, known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award.

Early Life

Julie walters was born in 1950 in birmingham. England. She was the youngest of five children and grew up with her irish catholic fmaily who encouraged her to pursue her passions. She studied enlgish and drama at manchester university and then went on to study at the bristol old vic theatre school.

Acting Career

Walters made her debut on the big screen in 1981 with the movie educating rita. After that. She went on to appear in amny critically acclaimed films. Including billy elliot. mamma mia!. And calendar girls. She has won several awards for her work. Including two baftsa and a golden globe.

TV Career

Walters has also had a successful career on television. She has appeared in shows such as the vicar of dibley. blackadder. And outnumbered. She has won two emmy awards and a screen actors guild award for her work on television.

Writing Career

Walters has writtne several books. Including maggies tree. learning to fly. And the last laugh. She has also writetn the screenplay for the movie calendar girls.

Stage Career

Walters has also had a successful career on the stage. She has appeared in productions of the importance of being earnets. the lady in the van. And the graduate. She won a tony award for best actress in a play for her performance in hte history boys.

Philanthropy

Waltesr is an active philanthropist. Supporting a variety of charities. She is a patron of the british red cross and a patron of the national autitsic society. She has also raised money for macmillan cancer support and is an ambassador for the princes trust.

Awards

Walters has won numerous awards for her wokr. Including two baftas. Two emmy awards. A screen actors guild award. A golden globe award. And a tony award.

Honours

In 2008. Walters was made an officer of the order of the british empire (oeb) for her services to drama. In 2014. She was made a dame commander of the order of the british empire (dbe) for her services to drama and charity.

Interesting Facts

Walters is a fan of the football club aston vlila and is a lifelong supporter. She is also an avid knitter and often knits props for her films.

Important Event

In 2018. Walters was awarded the bafta fellowship for her outstanding contribution to film and television. This is the hgihest accolade thta can be bestowed by the british academy of film and television arts.

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... " Sir Billy, who will turn 80 in November, joins a prestigious list of other recipients honoured for their work in the world of television which includes Sir David Attenborough, Dame Julie Walters, Sir Trevor McDonald, Dame Joanna Lumley, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Jon Snow, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Dame Joan Bakewell and others...

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... Anderson concluded: " Among the people who didn t make it to the reunion are Maggie Smith and Julie Walters (Minerva McGonagall and Molly Weasley)...

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...Dame Julie Walters, the shock has been revealed at the time of diagnosis of stage three bowel cancer...

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Feb 20,2020 9:06 am

Dame Julie Walters , the shock has been revealed at the Time of diagnosis of stage three bowel cancer.

The Actress a starring role in Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot and Educating Rita , told the BBC Victoria Derbyshire , she thought, at first, the doctors "made a mistake".

With chemotherapy, had The Actress has now given the All Clear .

She Said that her next film, The Secret Garden , could possibly be their Last - even though it is not secure, in retirement.

Dame Julie said Derbyshire , was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer-18 months, with two primary Tumor in your colon.

Dame Julie's career celebrated, has led to numerous awards, including a special award of a Bafta Award

The 69-year-old said she had first gone to see her doctor a year before with indigestion, and with the "mild discomfort", and later, he returned, with symptoms such as abdominal pain, heartburn and vomiting.

it was a gastro-surgeon, where she had a CT scan.

The Actress had to work on the set of The shoot for the Secret Garden , if you got a call, asked her to come. The Specialist told her that they had found an abnormality in your colon, and feared it was cancer.

"I thought, 'This is ridiculous, he must have made a mistake'. I couldn't believe it," Dame Julie said.

she recalls, Still in shock, the moment She Said to her husband Grant Roffey on the news.

"I'll never forget the face. Tears came into his eyes. "

you can See the full interview

Victoria Derbyshire full interview with Dame Julie can be viewed on Bbc Two , Bbc News Channel and online from 10:00 GMT, and then on the Bbc Iplayer .

you can see more of the.

Dame Julie said she always had hope for a recovery claims, after being told by their doctor: "We can fix this Problem. "

But She Said there were Moments - especially the waiting for the Surgery - if you thought: "Well, I can't come out of the anesthesia. "

Dame Julie said that she had "30cm of my bowel" in The Hospital .

On coming round from her anaesthetic, She Said , - Still feeling its effects - she had a "weird" experience of "feeling absolutely wonderful".

"I said to The Night nurse," Is the island of love is?" - because we have talked about it and we watched it together.

"It was only a couple of days later, I thought, I feel exhausted and a bit low actually. "

After he was initially reluctant, she decided for the chemotherapy, which She Said "good" and not causing hair loss had.

Smiling She Said Derbyshire , now she was "really good", and added: "I just made a scan, and I know that [I'm] sure. "

Dame Julie said, your diagnosis and resulting treatment had led them to miss Mamma Mia 2 premiere

your recovery, but, had, meant, they had to be cut from certain scenes to be in the soon-to-be-released film, The Secret Garden , in which she stars alongside Colin Firth .

She Said she also missed the premiere of Mamma Mia 2, to tell your agent the people, she had a broken hernia, so she could also keep The Diagnosis out of the spotlight.

Dame Julie said Derbyshire - who has her own recovery from cancer - The Diagnosis was "completely changed" to act on their Outlook.

"the person who is different prior to the operation of this person. "

you said it was in some respects a "huge relief" to get off the "merry-go-round" in the main role in the movies and On Television - what She Said , although she was pleasantly stressful and Time -consuming.

"I was due to two large Series . and there were two movies. And I just had to do it. And that was wonderful. "

Dame Julie highly successful career has involved roles, including dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot

she Asked if you thought The Secret Garden could have told her Last movie, she, it was possible.

"It would have to be something I'm really involved with [to take on a different role].

"I don't say, I'll never act again. But I think, certainly, don ' T I return back to [a movie that requires] six days in the week, at five in The Morning until seven o'clock in the evening. "

What are colon cancer symptoms?

the NHS advice is to see your GP, if you have one or more of the symptoms, and she remained for More Than four weeks.

And if you, or someone you know have been affected by cancer, information and support.

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In April 2016, Dame Julie's close friend, The Comedian , singer and writer Victoria Wood .

The two long-Time comedy Partner, and starred in Acorn Antiques .

Dame Julie said her own experience with cancer had now made them reflect on "how scared [Wood ] must have been".

"Because at least I could Surgery . It could not.

"But The Other thing I thought was," God, The Last Time I saw you was sitting in The Hospital Bed . And I had [cancer] at the same Time '. "

Acorn Antiques , with Dame Julie Walters and Victoria Wood - who wrote it - was adapted in a says in 2005 in the musical

More Than 42,000 people diagnosed with bowel cancer each year in the UK, The Charity Bowel Cancer UK.

approximately 95% of the new cases diagnosed in people over the age of 50 years.

Dame Julie insistently to The Public , if they thought they had the symptoms, "You have to, and the things checked".

with reference to the stigma of being examined by a doctor, She Said : "your bowel is part of the gastro-intestinal system, it is exactly what digests your food. Think of that.

"to be used by the Doctors, to the floors. Of a you have. "

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