Harriet Walter

Birth Place: ENGLAND

Get Harriet Walter Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Harriet Walter BIO

Dame Harriet Mary Walter DBE is a British actress. She has received a Laurence Olivier Award as well as numerous nominations including for a Tony Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2011, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to drama.

Harriet Walter Photos

Harriet Walter STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
St. Ann's Warehouse and Donmar Warehouse Off-Broadway Revival, 2015
King Henry

[West End]
West End, 2015
Linda [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Elizabeth

[Off-Broadway]
1994
Biddy

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1983
Helena


Harriet Walter Videos

Harriet Walter News


I, CLARA With Lucy Parham and Dame Harriet Walter Comes to Wigmore Hall

Created by Lucy Parham to celebrate 200 years since Clara Schumann's birth in 1819, I, Clara tells her extraordinary life story in her own words.

Two New Shows Will Join National Theatre At Home in March

The National Theatre has announced that two new productions will be available to stream on National Theatre at Home. Learn more about the two new shows and find out how to watch them now!

These Stars of SUCCESSION Have Ties to the Stage

With Jeremy Strong making his Broadway return in An Enemy of the People this season, BroadwayWorld is exploring some of the others stars of the iconic series Succession, who have ties to the stage.

Review: MACBETH, Donmar Warehouse

It would be interesting to see the show free from all the fancy listening gear so we can bask in the thrill of seeing Tennant and Jumbo grapple with their actions without a middleman. After all, isn’t part of the beauty of theatre that the audience isn’t separated from the story by a screen of any kind? The run is sold out (as it should be!) and they’re probably already in talks for a transfer (as they should!), but one wonders if this is actually what the future of drama is: a Shakespearean ASMR experience that will be dubbed as immersive. Fair is foul, and foul is fair.

Clean Break Reveals Associate Artistic Director and Patron

Clean Break has announced two new appointments, as director and playwright Lakesha Arie-Angelo joins the company from March 2024 in the newly created role of Associate Artistic Director and award-winning actor Michelle Greenidge becomes a Patron with immediate effect.

WOLF HALL Series Adds Harriet Walter & Timothy Spall

Harriet Walter and Timothy Spall will join Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, Kate Phillips and Lilit Lesser in the upcoming sequel to PBS' Emmy-nominated Wolf Hall miniseries. Walter will be playing Lady Margaret Pole, alongside Spall as the Duke of Norfolk.

Review Roundup: National Theatre's THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA

Read the reviews for The House of Bernarda Alba at the National Theatre.

Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, National Theatre

One of the great 20th century plays staged by one of London's great 21st century directors, but the alchemy doesn't quite create theatrical gold

Photos: First Look at the National Theatre's THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA

The National Theatre has released the production images for The House of Bernarda Alba, in a co-production with Playful Productions. 

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at the National Theatre

The National Theatre has released the rehearsal photos for The House of Bernarda Alba, in a co-production with Playful Productions. Check out the photos below!

Full Cast Announced for Rebecca Frecknall's THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA

The National Theatre has announced the full cast for The House of Bernarda Alba, in a co-production with Playful Productions. 

National Theatre Celebrates 60 Years With Free Tickets for 16�"25-Year-Olds

As the National Theatre prepares to mark 60 years of entertaining and inspiring audiences around the world on 22 October, a birthday present of 3,600 free tickets, 60 tickets for 60 performances in October, will be available for 16–25-year-olds to book for productions on the South Bank and in the West End. Learn more about the initiative and how to get tickets here!

HBO/Max Receives 127 Emmy Nominations, The Most Of Any Network Or Platform, Breaking Records Across Multiple Categories

The record-breaking nominations include 27 for the final season of “Succession,” the most of any program and making Emmy history with three nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Additionally, new series “The Last of Us” breaks through, earning major award nominations. “The White Lotus” sweeps the supporting actor/actress.

National Theatre Confirms Twelve New Productions

The National Theatre has announced twelve new productions including a new play by Tim Price and Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith. Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Frecknall will make her National Theatre directorial debut with Federico García Lorca’s modern masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, starring Harriet Walter.

SILO Renewed For Season Two at Apple TV+

The ensemble cast starring alongside Ferguson includes Common (“The Chi”), Emmy nominee Harriet Walter (“Succession”), Chinaza Uche (“Dickinson”), Avi Nash (“The Walking Dead”), Critics Choice Award and NAACP winner David Oyelowo (“Selma”), Emmy-nominee Rashida Jones (“Parks and Recreation”) and Academy Award winner Tim Robbins (“Mystic River”).

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation Launches Shakespearean Writing Competition

The speeches Shakespeare “forgot” to write… a new creative competition for children and young people launches to celebrate 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Video: Apple TV+ Shares SILO Series Trailer With Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins, Common & More

The ensemble cast starring alongside Ferguson includes Common (“The Chi”), Emmy nominee Harriet Walter (“Succession”), Chinaza Uche (“Dickinson”), Avi Nash (“The Walking Dead”), Critics Choice Award and NAACP winner David Oyelowo (“Selma”), Rebecca Ferguson (“Dune,” “Mission: Impossible” films), and more. Watch the new video trailer now!

VIDEO: Apple TV+ Shares SILO Series First Look

The ensemble cast starring alongside Ferguson includes Common (“The Chi”), Emmy-nominee Harriet Walter (“Succession”), Chinaza Uche (“Dickinson”), Avi Nash (“The Walking Dead”), Critics Choice Award and NAACP winner David Oyelowo (“Selma”), Emmy-nominee Rashida Jones (“Parks and Recreation”), and more. Watch the video teaser now!

Prestige HBO Drama SUCCESSION To Conclude With Season Four

The award-winning hit HBO series Succession will conclude with its upcoming fourth season according to the show's creator, Jesse Armstrong.

SUCCESSION Returns For Its Fourth Season In March

SUCCESSION explores themes of power and family dynamics through the eyes of patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his four grown children, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Siobhan (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Connor (Alan Ruck). Watch the teaser trailer video for the upcoming season now!

Harriet Walter FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Harriet Walter has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

Harriet Walter has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

Harriet Walter's first West End show was Death of a Salesman which opened in 2015

Harriet Walter has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Tempest" and "Julius Caesar," Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Mary Stuart," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Mary Stuart," and Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for "Mary Stuart" and "Life x 3." She also received nominations for Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Three Birds Alighting on a Field," Actress of the Year in a Revival at the Olivier Awards for "Twelfth Night," "Three Sisters," "Barbican," and "A Question Of Geography," and Actress of the Year at the Olivier Awards for "The Castle."

Harriet Walter has won the Actress of the Year in a Revival award at the Olivier Awards for her performances in "Twelfth Night," "Three Sisters," "Barbican," and "A Question Of Geography."

Get Harriet Walter Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos