Best-remembered as Molly Weasley in Harry Potter films (2001-2011), British actress and writer Julie Walters started out on stage, where she scored a huge success for her performance in Willy Russell`s Educating Rita in 1980 and later rose to an international prominence with the film adaptation of the play, Educating Rita (1983). Her titular role in the film won her a BAFTA, a Golden Glove and earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. With an illustrious career spanning over five decades, the actress has been a part of numerous films and television series.

The actress has appeared in various television series, including Wood and Walters (1981), Victoria Wood as Seen on TV (1987), Pat and Margaret (1994) and Dinnerladies (2000). Some of her notable works are My Beautiful Son (2001), Murder (2002), The Canterbury Tales (2003) and Mo (2010), all of which won her the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. Her films credits include Personal Services (1987), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Buster (1988), Stepping Out (1991), Calendar Girls (2003), Mamma Mia! (2008) and Brave (2012), Paddington 2 (2018), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Mary Poppins Returns (2019), The Queen`s Corgi (2019), Sherlock Gnomes (2020) and The Secret Garden (2021).