Harriet Walter
Birth Place: ENGLAND
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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.
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STAGE CREDITS
Awards and Nominations
Harriet WalterThe Tempest
Harriet Walter, Julius Caesar
Harriet Walter , Mary Stuart
Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart
Harriet WalterMary Stuart
Harriet WalterLife x 3
Harriet Walter, Three Birds Alighting on a Field
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Harriet WalterTwelfth Nigh
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Harriet WalterThree Sisters
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Harriet WalterBarbican
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Harriet WalterA Question Of Geography
Harriet WalterThe Castle
Videos
Video: Apple TV+ Shares SILO Season 2 Episode 4 Sneak Peek Clip
by Josh Sharpe - 2024-12-02 12:11:57
VIDEO: The Shows Must Go On Streams MACBETH Starring Antony Sher
by Stephi Wild - 2021-12-13 10:16:08
VIDEO: David Tennant and More in Royal Shakespeare Company's #ShareYourShakespeare Campaign
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2020-04-23 03:01:00
VIDEO: Season Three Premiere of Killing Eve Moved Up Two Weeks; Watch the Official Trailer!
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2020-03-27 11:13:58
VIDEO: Michaela Coel and John Goodman Star in the Trailer for BLACK EARTH RISING
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-01-15 13:00:07
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for MY DINNER WITH HERVE Starring Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2018-08-24 13:47:37
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for BBC and Netflix's BLACK EARTH RISING Starring John Goodman and Michaela Coel
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2018-08-10 14:00:42
STAGE TUBE: Jason Robert Brown Shares THE LAST FIVE YEARS Orchestra Rehearsal Video
by Ashlee Latimer - 2016-09-10 17:17:11
VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo Performs a Song from THE COLOR PURPLE on THE VIEW
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-06-03 12:48:31
VIDEO: THE COLOR PURPLE's Cynthia Erivo Performs Powerful Rendition of 'I'm Here' on 'Colbert'
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-05-24 09:30:47
STAGE TUBE: David Tennant, Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tim Minchin, and More Dissect HAMLET's Most Iconic Line
by Louisa Brady - 2016-04-24 10:16:34
VIDEO: Watch DOWNTON ABBEY Characters Get Their 'Uptown Funk' On in New Parody Music Video
by Sally Henry Fuller - 2015-03-07 09:58:12
News
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2026
The Royal Shakespeare Company will present a new season of theatrical productions in 2026-27, featuring classic and contemporary plays. Learn more about the lineup here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2026
Last night, Benedict Cumberbatch, James Corden and more took to the stage as readers at a sold-out Letters Live in association with Cunard show at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. See photos!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
Actors’ Theatre of Columbus has announced its 2026 summer season, marking the company’s 45th year and the first season programmed by Artistic Director Beth Josephsen.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2025
The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the full company for All Is But Fantasy, a bold new work created by Whitney White at The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 31, 2025
Sir Simon Rattle, Dame Harriet Walter and more leading musicians will come together in the new year for a landmark concert at the Barbican to celebrate the life and legacy of Alfred Brendel, the renowned pianist.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2025
Fifty years after Sir Peter Hall turned Ronald Blythe's best-known work Akenfield into a film, his daughter Jenny Hall will be directing the landmark work on rural Suffolk as a stage production.
by Cheryl Markosky - Aug 22, 2025
What did our critic think of AS YOU LIKE IT, STARRING HARRIET WALTER, THEATRE ROYAL BATH at Theatre Royal Bath?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2025
The Ralph Fiennes / Theatre Royal Bath Season season continues with William Shakespeare’s timeless comedy As You Like It, directed by Ralph Fiennes. See photos here!
by Cheryl Markosky - May 30, 2025
An unmissable evening of beautiful words from Thomas Hardy (read by National Treasure Anton Lesser) and music from Orchestra of the Swan at Stonehenge.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2025
Letters Live will return to New York City for a highly anticipated three-night run at The Town Hall. Each evening will present an entirely unique and unforgettable lineup of surprise celebrity readers. Learn more.
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2025
Award-winning comedian and actor Dyland Moran, BAFTA winner Francesca Annis, and TV stars Patrick Robinson and Charlie Rowe are amongst the cast announced today as part of the RALPH FIENNES / THEATRE ROYAL BATH SEASON.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2025
The Tank will present YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS UKRAINE @THE TANK, the first New York production of two plays from Young Playwrights Ukraine. Learn more here and see how to attend!
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 13, 2025
Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for the highly anticipated seventh season of Black Mirror. Charlie Brooker's dark, satirical anthology series will return on April 10, 2025. Watch the trailer now!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2025
Theatre Royal Bath has announced further casting for productions in the Ralph Fiennes/Theatre Royal Bath season taking place from June 2025. Learn more here!
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2025
The Playground Theatre will present a new festival WOMEN'S VOICES: A CELEBRATION running Sunday 2nd March – Sunday 23rd March 2025 at The Playground Theatre, 8 Latimer Road, London W10 6RQ.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2025
Dame Harriet Walter, DBE, will be joined by a remarkable group of actresses to perform a theatrical adaptation of her book, She Speaks! What Shakespeare’s Women Might Have Said, published recently by Virago.
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 14, 2025
Apple TV+ has shared a sneak peek clip from the season two finale “Silo.' In the season finale, the rebels make their move—and so does Juliette. Watch the sneak peek now to get your first look at how the explosive season ends!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024
This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024
This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 17, 2024
Apple TV+ has shared a sneak peek clip from episode six of “Silo” season two, the gripping global hit drama based on Hugh Howey’s New York Times bestselling trilogy of dystopian novels. Watch it now!
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
Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Tempest, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Julius Caesar, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mary Stuart, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Mary Stuart, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Mary Stuart, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Life x 3, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Three Birds Alighting on a Field, Actress of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for Twelfth Nigh, Actress of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for Three Sisters, Actress of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for Barbican, Actress of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for A Question Of Geography and Actress of the Year (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.
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