Julie Walters first achieved fame as the partner of comedienne Victoria Wood, first working together in the 1978 theatre revue In At The Death. They went on to appear in their own Granada Television series, Wood and Walters and have continued to perform together frequently over the years.

Before making her London stage debut in Educating Rita, Julie Walters had worked in regional theatre, stand-up comedy and cabaret. She broke into film with her BAFTA and Golden Globe winning performance opposite Michael Caine in Educating Rita and has continued to dazzle us all with her charm, wit and talent as a world-wide household superstar.