Harriet Walter
Birth Place: ENGLAND
Second Stage Theatre Charity Launches Bay Arts Academy and Raises £30k (Jun 5, 2026)
Review: THE CONVERSATION WITH HARRIET WALTER, St Martin-in-the-Fields (May 6, 2026)
Naomi Watts to Play Ballet Dancer Margot Fonteyn in New Film (Apr 22, 2026)
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: 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
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
News
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2026
Second Stage Theatre charity launched the Bay Arts Academy at HMP Hollesley in partnership with Regeneration Theatre, then raised nearly £30k at its Mad About Shakespeare fundraising weekend in Aldeburgh.
by Clementine Scott - May 6, 2026
Shakespeare veteran Dame Harriet Walter talks about the Bard in a reverent tone, but she doesn’t let him off the hook. After all, the Succession and Killing Eve star has built her latest book – She Speaks! What Shakespeare’s Women Might Have Said – around the idea that despite being a great observer of what makes us human, Shakespeare never gave his women the same depth and attention as his men.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 22, 2026
Naomi Watts will star as ballet dancer Margot Fonteyn in Margot & Rudi, a romantic drama that tells the true story of Fonteyn's work with fellow ballet performer Rudolf Nureyev.
by Cheryl Markosky - Apr 21, 2026
Greg Doran, former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and celebrated Shakespearean, revives his acclaimed production of Venus and Adonis, Shakespeare's greatest narrative poem, for a limited UK tour starting in June.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 7, 2026
Simon Russell Beale will return to the Barbican to narrate Greg Doran's production of Shakespeare's great poem Venus & Adonis, animated by a team of world-class puppeteers.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 16, 2026
A weekend of performances, talks and film exploring madness in Shakespeare's plays will take place in the Suffolk coastal town of Aldeburgh this May. Learn more here!
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 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 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 4, 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.
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 following awards: - Actress of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for Twelfth Night - 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
Videos
