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My Take
Harriet Walter is, to my mind, a treasure of British acting. London-born and forged on the stage, she won an Olivier Award and was made a Dame for her services to drama, the kind of pedigree that speaks for itself. A celebrated Shakespearean who moves fluidly between theatre, film, television, voice work, and even writing, she is the rare performer who only deepens with age. She wins you over not with flash but with the weight of every line and the intelligence behind it. I am drawn to that quiet authority, and watching her remain at the top is genuinely inspiring.
Overview
Dame Harriet Mary Walter (born 24 September 1950) is an English actress. She has received an Olivier Award and nominations for a Tony Award, five Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2011, Walter was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to drama.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Harriet Walter
- Name (Japanese)
- ハリエット・ウォルター
- Reading
- はりえっと・うぉるたー
- Born
- September 24, 1950 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 1994 Theatre World Award
- Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.harrietwalter.co.uk/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet%20Walter
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.