Julie Walters
Actor
Julie Walters is an English actress and novelist.
Walters was born as Julia Mary Walters in Smethwick, Sandwell, the daughter of Mary Bridget, a postal clerk of Irish Catholic extraction, and Thomas Walters, a builder and decorator.
Walters met her husband, Grant Roffey, an AA patrol man, in a whirlwind romance. The couple have a daughter, Maisie Mae Roffey (born 1988, City of Westminster, London), but did not marry until 1997, 11 years into their relationship, when they went to New York. The couple live on an organic farm run by Roffey in West Sussex.
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The Secret Garden (2020)
As: Mrs. Medlock
Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven. She meets her sickly cousin Colin and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
Directed by: Marc Munden
Stars: Colin Firth | Maeve Dermody | Julie Walters | Dixie Egerickx | Edan Hayhurst
The Queen's Corgi (2019)
As: The Queen (voice)
"The Queen's Corgi" is about the adventure of Rex, the British monarch's most beloved dog, who loses track of his mistress and stumbles across a clan with dogs of all kinds confronting and fighting each other. During his epic journey to return to the queen, Rex falls in love and discovers his true self.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Ben Stassen
Stars: Ray Winstone | Julie Walters | Tom Courtenay | Sheridan Smith | Jack Whitehall
Wild Rose (2019)
As: Marion
A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Tom Harper
Stars: Julie Walters | Jamie Sives | Sophie Okonedo | Jessie Buckley
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
As: Ellen
In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.
Runtime: 131 min.
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Stars: Colin Firth | Emily Mortimer | Emily Blunt | Meryl Streep | Dick Van Dyke
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! (2018)
As: Rosie Mulligan
On the Greek island of Kalokairi, the daughter of Donna Sheridan, Sophie, finds out more about her mother's past while seeking guidance on how to handle her pregnancy.
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Ol Parker
Stars: Dominic Cooper | Christine Baranski | Amanda Seyfried | Julie Walters | Lily James
Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
As: Mrs. Montague (voice)
Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renown detective, Sherlock Gnomes, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: John Stevenson
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor | James McAvoy | Johnny Depp | Emily Blunt | Mary J. Blige
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
As: Bella Turner
Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
Stars: Stephen Graham | Kenneth Cranham | Annette Bening | Julie Walters | Jamie Bell
Paddington 2 (2017)
As: Mrs. Bird
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Paul King
Stars: Sally Hawkins | Hugh Bonneville | Ben Whishaw | Samuel Joslin | Madeleine Harris
The Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Aged 68 3/4) (2016)
As: Narrator (Voice Only)
A warm and witty celebration of Sue Townsend's life and writing, the story is told with the help of children from Sue's old school, her friends and family, as well as the comedy and literary stars she inspired - including Stephen Mangan, Ian Hislop, David Nicholls, Isy Suttie and Adrian Scarborough. Drawing on Sue Townsend's own archive of letters and notebooks, the film also features unseen photographs, ...
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: Jude Ho
Stars: Adrian Scarborough | Stephen Mangan | Julie Walters | Isy Suttie | Kiran Sonia Sawar
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015)
As: Narration
Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and his dog Gromit first came to life.
Runtime: 59 min.
Directed by: Richard Mears
Stars: Bill Nighy | Hugh Grant | Julie Walters | David Tennant | Martin Freeman
Brooklyn (2015)
As: Madge Kehoe
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Ellis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: John Crowley
Stars: Domhnall Gleeson | Saoirse Ronan | Jim Broadbent | Julie Walters | Emory Cohen
The Return (2015)
As: Izzie
A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Dermot Boyd
Stars: Julie Walters | Ger Ryan | Glen Barry | Nick Dunning | Neil Dudgeon
Paddington (2014)
As: Mrs. Bird
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a new home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Paul King
Stars: Sally Hawkins | Hugh Bonneville | Ben Whishaw | Samuel Joslin | Madeleine Harris
Effie Gray (2014)
As: Margaret Cox Ruskin
A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Richard Laxton
Stars: Emma Thompson | Dakota Fanning | Tom Sturridge | Robbie Coltrane | Greg Wise
The Harry Hill Movie (2013)
As: Nan
The comedy film sees TV Burp star Hill embark on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan (Julie Walters) when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Steve Bendelack
Stars: Guillaume Delaunay | Julian Barratt | Julie Walters | Sheridan Smith | Simon Bird
One Chance (2013)
As: Yvonne
This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: David Frankel
Stars: Colm Meaney | Julie Walters | James Corden | Jemima Rooper | Alexandra Roach
Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)
As: Gran (voice)
A heart-warming tale about friendship, honour & courage, which sees a young boy become a man as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Manuel Sicilia
Stars: Mark Strong | Antonio Banderas | Saoirse Ronan | Freddie Highmore | Julie Walters
The Legend of Mor'du (2012)
As: The Witch
The witch from Pixar's Brave uses magical illustrations to tell the legend of a power-obsessed prince who sought a magic spell that would allow him to wrest control of a kingdom from his brothers, only to destroy that kingdom and his own fate as well.
Runtime: 7 min.
Directed by: Brian Larsen
Stars: Julie Walters | Steve Purcell | Callum O'Neil
Brave (2012)
As: The Witch (voice)
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Brenda Chapman | Mark Andrews
Stars: Emma Thompson | Julie Walters | Billy Connolly | Robbie Coltrane | Kelly Macdonald
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments (2011)
As: Molly Weasley
To mark the release two weeks ago of the eighth and final movie in the series, Robbie Coltrane narrates a countdown of the movie franchise's best moments. From Harry's first meeting with Ron and Hermione aboard the Hogwarts Express through to magical mysteries.
Runtime: 93 min.
Stars: Rupert Grint | Julie Walters | Robbie Coltrane | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
As: Molly Weasley
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
Runtime: 130 min.
Directed by: David Yates
Stars: Ralph Fiennes | Rupert Grint | Alan Rickman | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
As: Lady Montague (voice)
A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Kelly Asbury
Stars: Michael Caine | Maggie Smith | James McAvoy | Emily Blunt | Patrick Stewart
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
As: Molly Weasley
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
Runtime: 146 min.
Directed by: David Yates
Stars: Helena Bonham Carter | Ralph Fiennes | Rupert Grint | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson
Mo (2010)
As: Mo Mowlam
A docudrama about the life of the former UK Secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Mo Mowlam.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Philip Martin
Stars: Steven Mackintosh | Gary Lewis | Julie Walters | Tony Maudsley | David Haig
Victoria Wood: Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas (2009)
This is the time of year when friends and family gather round the television to exchange the traditional greeting -“Don’t bother, there’s nothing on”. Well this Christmas join Victoria Wood for her ‘Mid Life Christmas’ featuring highlights from the Mid Life Olympics 2009, with the most unlikely sporting events and a dance number that brings together the killer combo of midriff bulge. Victoria ...
Runtime: 58 min.
Stars: Daniel Ryan | Lorraine Ashbourne | Julie Walters | Jason Watkins | Victoria Wood
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
As: Molly Weasley
As Harry begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as 'Property of the Half-Blood Prince', and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
Runtime: 153 min.
Directed by: David Yates
Stars: Tom Felton | Michael Gambon | Rupert Grint | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson
A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009)
As: Dr. Anne Turner
Just after losing her husband to a similar condition, Dr Anne Turner is diagnosed with a fatal neurological condition. So she plans to end her life herself. Based on a true story.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Simon Curtis
Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore | Julie Walters | Lyndsey Marshal | Liz White | Michelle Fairley
Mamma Mia! (2008)
As: Rosie Mulligan
Set on an idyllic Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA hit songs. Donna, an independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on the island is about to let go of Sophie, the spirited young daughter she's raised alone. But Sophie has secretly invited three of her mother's ex-lovers in the hopes of finding her father.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
Stars: Colin Firth | Stellan Skarsgård | Pierce Brosnan | Amanda Seyfried | Meryl Streep
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (2008)
As: Mary Whitehouse
The story of the rise of morals crusader Mary Whitehouse in the UK in the 1960's.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Andy de Emmony
Stars: Alun Armstrong | Hugh Bonneville | Julie Walters | Ron Cook | Georgie Glen
Becoming Jane (2007)
As: Mrs. Austen
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Julian Jarrold
Stars: Anne Hathaway | Maggie Smith | James Cromwell | James McAvoy | Julie Walters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
As: Molly Weasley
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students – dubbed 'Dumbledore's Army' – to defend themselves against the dark arts.
Runtime: 138 min.
Directed by: David Yates
Stars: Ralph Fiennes | Michael Gambon | Rupert Grint | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson
The Ruby in the Smoke (2006)
As: Mrs. Holland
In Victorian England, Sally Lockhart receives an anonymous note sending her on a mysterious quest. Her father has recently died and feeling suffocated living with her elderly aunt moves in with newfound friends, a photographer and his sister. She is soon made aware that the mysterious Mrs. Holland is out to kill her. In the end, she realizes the solution to the mystery is rooted in events that occurred ...
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Brian Percival
Stars: Matt Smith | Julie Walters | Hayley Atwell | Billie Piper | J. J. Feild
Wah-Wah (2006)
As: Gwen Traherne
Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14. The film is largely based on Richard E. Grant's own experiences as a teenager in Swaziland, where his father was head of education for the British government administration.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Richard E. Grant
Stars: Miranda Richardson | Emily Watson | Nicholas Hoult | Gabriel Byrne | Julie Walters
Driving Lessons (2006)
As: Evie Walton
A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Jeremy Brock
Stars: Laura Linney | Oliver Milburn | Rupert Grint | Julie Walters | Michelle Duncan
Acorn Antiques: The Musical (2006)
As: Mrs. Overall
Acorn Antiques: The Musical! is the all-singing, all-dancing and fully overalled stage version of the beloved TV spoof. The triumphant West End production brought together Julie Walters (Mrs Overall), Celia Imrie (Miss Babs) and Duncan Preston (Mr Clifford) - the original cast of the series. It was directed by Sir Trevor Nunn ("Les Miserables", "Woman in White", "Starlight Express") and written ...
Runtime: 157 min.
Directed by: Trevor Nunn
Stars: Josie Lawrence | Celia Imrie | Julie Walters | Neil Morrissey | Duncan Preston
Ahead of the Class (2005)
As: Marie Stubbs
Drama based on real-life events. Marie Stubbs, a diminutive Glaswegian headmistress who is coming up to retirement age, takes on one last challenge: to improve the fortunes of St George's School in north west London which was facing closure after the notorious murder of its previous headmaster, Philip Lawrence, in 1995 as he was breaking up a fight between his pupils and those from a rival school.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Adrian Shergold
Stars: Julie Walters | Tony Slattery | Michelle Fairley | Reece Dinsdale | Inday Ba
Mickybo and Me (2005)
As: Mickybo's Ma
The film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. The boys share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with the consequence that they run away to Australia.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Terry Loane
Stars: Ciarán Hinds | Julie Walters | Adrian Dunbar | Gina McKee | John Joe McNeill
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
As: Molly Weasley
Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for another magic-filled year. Harry comes face to face with danger yet again, this time in the form of escaped convict, Sirius Black – and turns to sympathetic Professor Lupin for help.
Runtime: 142 min.
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
Stars: Gary Oldman | David Thewlis | Rupert Grint | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson
Calendar Girls (2003)
As: Annie Clarke
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Nigel Cole
Stars: Helen Mirren | Linda Bassett | Julie Walters | John Alderton | Annette Crosbie
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
As: Molly Weasley
Ignoring threats to his life, Harry returns to Hogwarts to investigate – aided by Ron and Hermione – a mysterious series of attacks.
Runtime: 161 min.
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Stars: Richard Harris | Rupert Grint | Alan Rickman | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson
Before you Go (2002)
As: Teresa
The funny, heart-warming and moving new film, from director Lewis Gilbert. When Violet Heaney's three daughters return home for her funeral, each sister finds her own way of coping with her loss. For Teresa, the eldest, it's herbal tea, obsessive cleaning and hectoring her long-suffering husband, Frank. Catherine, the youngest, resorts to retail therapy, industrial quantities of marijuana and manic phone ...
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Lewis Gilbert
Stars: Joanne Whalley | John Hannah | Julie Walters | Victoria Hamilton | Patricia Hodge
Murder (2002)
As: Angela Maurer
Chris Maurer is killed the day after his 21st birthday and his grieving mother, Angela Maurer, is unable to come to grips with that fact. She is taken advantage of by a self-interested journalist who only cares about getting a front-page story and she is completely dissatisfied with the way the police are handling the case. A local shopkeeper tries to help her through these trying times, but to no avail. ...
Runtime: 200 min.
Directed by: Beeban Kidron
Stars: David Morrissey | Imelda Staunton | Julie Walters | Robert Glenister | Jason Done
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
As: Molly Weasley
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to ...
Runtime: 152 min.
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Stars: Richard Harris | Tom Felton | Rupert Grint | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson
Lover's Prayer (2001)
As: Princess Zasyekin
A younger boy falls in love with a tragic girl who flirts with, and manipulates, her older suitors in 1800s Russia.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Reverge Anselmo
Stars: Geraldine James | Nick Stahl | Nathaniel Parker | Kirsten Dunst | Julie Walters
Billy Elliot (2000)
As: Mrs. Wilkinson
Set against the background of the 1984 Miner's Strike, Billy Elliot is an 11 year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family's set ways, inner conflict, and standing on his toes!
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Stephen Daldry
Stars: Gary Lewis | Julie Walters | Jamie Bell | Jamie Draven | Jean Heywood
Titanic Town (1998)
As: Bernie McPhelimy
Belfast 1972: The politically naive Bernie is trying to bring up a normal family in less than normal surroundings. Her best friend is accidentally shot dead by the IRA, and her neighbours are constantly raided by the army. In this climate of fear she stands up and condemns the murders. Criticising both factions, her call for a ceasefire is interpreted as an attack against the IRA, and as her peace movement ...
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Roger Michell
Stars: Ciarán Hinds | Julie Walters | Nuala O'Neill | James Loughran | Elizabeth Donaghy
Girls' Night (1998)
As: Jackie Simpson
Two British best friends and in-laws Dawn and Jackie work together at a factory. When Dawn is diagnosed with a brain tumor Jackie shares $100,000 she's got from her secret lover with Dawn to fulfil her dream - a visit to Las Vegas. They buy two tickets and fly there...
Runtime: 102 min.
Stars: Meera Syal | Julie Walters | Brenda Blethyn | Margo Stanley | Sue Cleaver
Intimate Relations (1996)
As: Marjorie
A young merchant marine turns up in an English coastal town looking for a brother he barely knows. When his brother's wife rebukes him he takes up with the Beasley family. However, soon the mother and daughter are chasing and ending up in the man's bed. However, soon both women start showing up at the same time which is a little much for him.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Philip Goodhew
Stars: Rupert Graves | Julie Walters | Holly Aird | Laura Sadler | Matthew Walker
Pat and Margaret (1994)
Unexpected events occur over a long weekend when Pat, a glamorous British born star of American soaps, returns home to plug her auto biography on television and meets, for the first time since they were teenagers, Margaret her plain, fat and frumpy younger sister. The meeting is painful for both sisters highlighting the vast differences in their lives and resurrecting painful memories ...
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Gavin Millar
Stars: Celia Imrie | Julie Walters | Thora Hird | Victoria Wood | Duncan Preston
Sister My Sister (1994)
As: Madame Danzard
The film is based on a true incident in Le Mans, France in 1933 called the Papin murder case, where two sisters brutally murdered their employer and her daughter. The murder shocked the country, and there was much speculation about the sisters, including allegations that they were having an incestous lesbian affair with each other.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Nancy Meckler
Stars: Joely Richardson | Jodhi May | Julie Walters | Amelda Brown | Sophie Thursfield
Just Like a Woman (1992)
As: Monica
Gerald is a smart, young, high-flying American banker. Everything is great until his wife finds another woman's underwear in their bedroom and subsequently throws him out. He finds lodgings with Monica, a recently divorced 50-year old housewife, who is smitten with Gerald. But after their first night of love, Gerald avoids her. Monica feels used and betrayed until Gerald confesses he likes to dress up as a ...
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Christopher Monger
Stars: Julie Walters | Adrian Pasdar | Paul Freeman | Gordon Kennedy | Susan Wooldridge
Stepping Out (1991)
As: Vera
Mavis (Liza Minnelli) was a chorus line dancer on Broadway. Just as she was on the verge of getting more prominent roles, she fell in love. Her full-of-himself boyfriend moved them to Buffalo, far from the theater scene. As a musician, he plays with a band in the local clubs, often with the very talented Mavis singing at his elbow. But, they are just two bit players, mostly because of his total lack of ...
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Lewis Gilbert
Stars: Liza Minnelli | Jane Krakowski | Robyn Stevan | Shelley Winters | Bill Irwin
Killing Dad (1990)
As: Judith
A man, always very devoted to his mother, decides to look for his father whom he never met. He meats a seducing older woman prone to drinking and her aged boyfriend whom she grew tired of.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Michael Austin
Stars: Richard E. Grant | Julie Walters | Denholm Elliott | Anna Massey
Mack the Knife (1989)
As: Mrs. Peachum
In the 19th century London, a young girl falls for a famous womanizing criminal and they decide to get married. Her family strongly disapproves so her father "the king of thieves" gets the gangster arrested.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Menahem Golan
Stars: Richard Harris | Roger Daltrey | Mark Northover | Julia Migenes | Raúl Juliá
Buster (1988)
As: June Edwards
Buster is a small time crook who pulls a big time job. When he finds that the police will not let the case drop, he goes into hiding and can't contact his wife and child. He arranges to meet them in Mexico where he thinks they can begin again, but finds that he must choose between his family and freedom.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: David Green
Stars: Ralph Brown | Larry Lamb | Julie Walters | Phil Collins | Christopher Ellison
Personal Services (1987)
As: Christine Painter
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter (Julie Walters) as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley (Shirley Stelfox) and cross-dressing Wing Commander Morten (Alec McCowen), seeks to up her earnings by turning her suburban home into a brothel. Before long ...
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Terry Jones
Stars: Tim Woodward | Julie Walters | Alec McCowen | Shirley Stelfox | Danny Schiller
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
As: Elsie Orton
Stephen Frears directs this biographical drama focusing on controversial British playwright Joe Orton, revealed in flashback after his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell. Born in 1933 in Leicester, in the English Midlands, John 'Joe' Orton moves to London in 1951, to study at RADA, and enjoys an openly gay relationship with Halliwell in their famous Islington flat in the 1960s. However, when Orton ...
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Stars: Gary Oldman | Vanessa Redgrave | Alfred Molina | Lindsay Duncan | Frances Barber
Dreamchild (1985)
As: Dormouse (voice)
Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows Alice Liddell (the book's inspiration) as an old woman who is haunted by the characters she was once so amused by. As she thinks back on it, she starts to see her relationship with the shy author/professor in a new way and realizes the vast change between the young Alice and the old.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Gavin Millar
Stars: Ian Holm | Peter Gallagher | Coral Browne | Caris Corfman | Nicola Cowper
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984)
As: Fran
A humorous and revealing tale of a group of eight women from varying walks of life, who have volunteered for a rugged survival course at a tough mountain school in the English lakes.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: John Goldschmidt
Stars: Janet Henfrey | Anthony Higgins | Julie Walters | Paula Jacobs | Jane Evers
Educating Rita (1983)
As: Rita Susan White
Rita, a 26 year old Scouse hairdresser with a sharp wit, is married to her childhood sweetheart, the feckless Denny. He wants a baby, she doesn't. She wants to discover herself, so she joins the Open University. Dr. Frank Bryant Is a disillusioned university professor of literature. His marriage has failed, his girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and ...
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Lewis Gilbert
Stars: Michael Caine | Julie Walters | Maureen Lipman | Michael Williams | Jeananne Crowley
Club Havana (1975)
As: Terry
After 12 years away, Mrs Jordan’s son arrives in Birmingham from Jamaica. Writer Barry Reckord returns to the theme of an interracial relationship which causes conflict within a Jamaican family. Reconstructed from the surviving unedited studio footage by Simon Coward (Research Manager, Kaleidoscope).
Runtime: 30 min.
Directed by: Pamela Brighton
Stars: Mona Hammond | Julie Walters | Frank Singuineau | Don Warrington | Alfred Fagon