Harriet Walter
Known for
Dame Harriet Walter is an acclaimed English actress born in London with an extensive career across British theatre, film and television. She had a small role in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and appeared in 'Atonement' and 'Babel', before taking on the memorably icy Lady Caroline Collingwood on HBO's 'Succession'. Walter has also had a recurring role on 'Killing Eve' and is celebrated for her Shakespearean stage work. She was made a Dame for services to drama and remains one of Britain's most respected actresses.
Harriet Walter
51 Movies
51 Series
Dame Harriet Walter is an acclaimed English actress born in London with an extensive career across British theatre, film and television. She had a small role in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and appeared in 'Atonement' and 'Babel', before taking on the memorably icy Lady Caroline Collingwood on HBO's 'Succession'. Walter has also had a recurring role on 'Killing Eve' and is celebrated for her Shakespearean stage work. She was made a Dame for services to drama and remains one of Britain's most respected actresses.
Movies
Plays Prime Minister Fordham
Shelter
2026
Plays Dr. Kalonia
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Plays Emily Tallis
Atonement
2007
Plays Fanny Ferrars Dashwood
Sense and Sensibility
1995
Plays Nicole de Carrouges
The Last Duel
2021
Plays Lilly
Babel
2006
Plays Helen Piena
Rocketman
2019
Plays Fran Patterson
Man Up
2015
Plays La Loupiote
Chéri
2009
Plays Augusta - Prinsesse af Wales
A Royal Affair
2012
Plays Queen Adelaide
The Young Victoria
2009
Plays Viscountess Montmort
Suite Française
2015
Plays Dr. Smith
Ballet Shoes
2008
Plays Vera Reich
Denial
2016
Plays Iris
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022
Plays Lady Maitland
Bright Young Things
2003
Plays Julia Comstock
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
Plays Peggy
Herself
2020
Plays Penelope Aylesbury
Chromophobia
2006
Plays Margaret Webster
The Sense of an Ending
2017
Plays Madame Larina
Onegin
1999
Plays Lady Gresham
From Time to Time
2009
Plays Lord Chief Justice Amanda Vaughn
And Mrs.
2024
Plays Richard's Agent
Mindhorn
2016
Plays Liz Flett
The Leading Man
1996
Plays Mrs. Cavendish
The Governess
1998
Plays Sybil
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998
Plays Lily
May Fools
1990
Plays Jeannine Martin
The Hour of the Pig
1993
Plays Professor Compton Chamberlayne
Morris: A Life with Bells On
2009
Plays Mary Wollstonecraft
Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster
2003
Plays Emmy Hooper
The Good Father
1985
Plays Shirley
On The Line
2023
Plays Anna Marshall
Burial
2022
Plays Ann
The Domino Effect
2012
Plays Charlotte
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
1994
Plays Harriet Sims
Turtle Diary
1985
Plays Rachel
Hard Times
1994
Plays Alex
The Wedding Video
2012
Plays Olive Burrell
Villa Des Roses
2002
Plays Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
2001
Plays Pani Nemeth
Abraham's Point
2008
TV Shows
Plays Natalie Chandler
Law & Order: UK
2009
Plays Martha Walker
Silo
2023
Plays Harriet Vane
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
1987
Plays Edie Henley
The End
2020
Plays Jeanne Vertefeuille
The Assets
2014
Plays Helen Newman
Curfew
2019
Plays Margaret Beaufort
The Spanish Princess
2019
Plays Dasha Duzran
Killing Eve
2018
Plays Lady Caroline Collingwood
Succession
2018
Plays Veronique
This Is Going to Hurt
2022
Plays Clemmie Churchill
The Crown
2016
Plays Caroline, Countess of Brockenhurst
Belgravia
2020
Plays Frances Carr
The Price
1985
Plays Pattie Grey
Playing Gracie Darling
2025
Plays Hylda
Flowers
2016
Plays Charity Walton
The Men's Room
1991
Plays Mildred
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
Plays Deborah
Ted Lasso
2020
Plays Lady Shackleton
Downton Abbey
2010
Plays Elsie Leach
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
2023
Plays Rachel
Hard Times
1994
Plays Manya Caplan
PONIES
2026
Plays Isobel Balmerino
Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love
2011
Plays Professor Robb
Messiah
2001
Plays Sister Ursula
Call the Midwife
2012
Plays Annie Keel
Waking the Dead
2001
Plays Angela
Heading Out
2013
Plays Queen Morag
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999
Plays ACC Jenny Griffin
Hunter
2009
Producer
Plays Margaret Thatcher
Brian and Maggie
2025
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Shelter
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Shelter
Prime Minister Fordham
2026
Film
PONIES
Manya Caplan · 4 episodes
2026–
TV
Playing Gracie Darling
Pattie Grey · 6 episodes
2025–
TV
Brian and Maggie
Margaret Thatcher
2025
Film
Brian and Maggie
Margaret Thatcher · 2 episodes
2025–
TV
And Mrs.
Lord Chief Justice Amanda Vaughn
2024
Film
National Theatre Live: The House of Bernarda Alba
Bernarda Alba
2024
Film
The Cleaner
Lisa · 1 episode
2023
TV
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
Elsie Leach · 4 episodes
2023–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Harriet Walter and where are they from?
Harriet Walter is 75 years old, born on September 24, 1950 in London, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Harriet Walter?
Harriet Walter is best known for roles in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rocketman, Atonement.
How many movies has Harriet Walter been in?
Over a 46-year career (since 1980), Harriet Walter has appeared in 51 movies and 51 TV shows.
What was Harriet Walter's first movie?
The career of Harriet Walter began with The Imitation Game (1980).
What is Harriet Walter's most recent movie or series?
Harriet Walter's most recent release is Shelter, which premiered on January 28, 2026.
What TV shows has Harriet Walter appeared in?
On television, Harriet Walter has appeared in Black Mirror, Ted Lasso, The Crown, Silo.
Harriet Walter
1950-09-24 · London, England, UK
Dame Harriet Mary Walter DBE (born 24 September 1950) 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 (DBE) for services to drama.
Walter began her career in 1974 and made her Broadway debut in 1983. For her work in various Royal Shakespeare Company productions, including Twelfth Night (1987–88) and Three Sisters (1988), she won the 1988 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival. Her other notable work for the RSC includes leading roles in Macbeth (1999) and Antony and Cleopatra (2006). She won the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth I in the 2005 London revival of Mary Stuart, and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play when she reprised the role on Broadway in 2009. She reprised her roles of Brutus in Julius Caesar (2012) and the title role in Henry IV (2014), as well as playing Prospero in The Tempest, as part of an all-female Shakespeare trilogy in 2016.
Her film appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Governess (1998), Villa des Roses (2002), Atonement (2007), The Young Victoria (2009), A Royal Affair (2012), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Denial (2016), The Sense of an Ending (2017), Rocketman (2019) and Ridley Scott's The Last Duel (2021). On television she starred as Natalie Chandler in the ITV drama series Law & Order: UK (2009–14), in four episodes of Downton Abbey (2013–15), in the miniseries London Spy (2015), as Clementine Churchill in The Crown (2016), in Patrick Melrose (2018), and in the third season of Killing Eve (2020). She is a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee; two for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Succession (2018–21) and one for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Ted Lasso (2021).Harriet Walter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.