Julie Walters Overview

Born in Birmingham, England, Walters was an obedient daughter who trained to be a nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital to please her mother. Her desire to become an actress, however, overtook her and she left home to study drama at Manchester Poly. In 1974 she joined the Liverpool Everyman Theatre where she worked with writer Alan Bleasdale. After being cast alongside Richard Beckinsale in the popular production of Funny Peculiar, her career took flight. Over the next few years Walters appeared as... See All