In 1991, Julie Walters co-starred with Liza Minnelli in the film “Stepping Out” and served as the host of the one-off television event “Julie Walters and Friends.” Distinguished authors like Victoria Wood, Alan Bennett, Willy Russell, and Alan Bleasdale contributed to the special.
She co-starred with Jim Broadbent and Thora Hird in the 1993 television movie “Wide-Eyed and Legless” (also known as “The Wedding Gift” outside of the UK).
The movie, which is based on a book by Deric Longden, tells the story of the last few years of Longden’s marriage to Diana, who had a mysterious illness that doctors at the time had a hard time understanding but is now known to be a form of chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis.
In 1998’s “Jack and the Beanstalk” pantomime on ITV, Walters added to her impressive body of work by playing the Fairy Godmother. She portrayed Petula Gordeno in Victoria Wood’s BBC sitcom “dinnerladies” from 1998 to 2000. She demonstrated her versatility as an actress in a series of Bisto gravy commercials in the late 1990s.
What Harry Potter movies was Julie Walters?
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Did Julie Walters wear a wig in Harry Potter?
Yes, Julie Walters explains: “Mind you, they don’t always because I wear a wig and padding in the films, which even Daniel Radcliffe didn’t realise. “I had to point out to him that it’s all birdseed under my dress.”