Harriet Walter

Dame Harriet Mary Walter, DBE is an English actress, best-known for her work in the theatre. She won the 1988 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival and the 2005 Evening Standard Award for Best Actress. Walter starred as Helena in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of All's Well That Ends Well (1981-1982) and made her Broadway debut when the production transferred to New York in 1983. In 2005, she starred in the West End production of Mary Stuart, before transferring to Broadway in...See more

Dame Harriet Mary Walter, DBE is an English actress, best-known for her work in the theatre. She won the 1988 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival and the 2005 Evening Standard Award for Best Actress. Walter starred as Helena in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of All's Well That Ends Well (1981-1982) and made her Broadway debut when the production transferred to New York in 1983. In 2005, she starred in the West End production of Mary Stuart, before transferring to Broadway in 2009, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. She was made a CBE in 2000 and a Dame (DBE) in 2011. See less