- Born
- Birth nameHarriet Mary Walter
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- 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 (DBE) for services to drama.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- Harriet's father was a legal consultant with a ship building firm while her mother worked on top-secret material in the admiralty during the war. Her parents split when she was 13, She and her older sister ,Charlotte were sent to boarding school but Harriet left early as she got A levels at 16 and knew she wanted to be an actress and auditioned for 5 London drama schools but all turned her down. Undetered she did jobs back stage and in amateur theatre, By the time she was 20 and being more confident she was taken on and trained at LAMDA. Shev has homes in Dorset and London- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
- SpouseGuy Paul(May 21, 2011 - present)
- RelativesGitte Lee(Aunt or Uncle)Christina Erika Lee(Aunt or Uncle)Christopher Lee(Aunt or Uncle)
- Niece of Christopher Lee and Gitte Lee.
- She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1989 (1988 season) for Best Actress in a Revival for Her performances in "Twelfth Night", "A Question of", and "Three Sisters".
- She was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to drama.
- Both she and her uncle Christopher Lee appeared in "Star Wars" films: Lee played Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and Walter played Dr. Kalania in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015).
- She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Actress for her performance in "Life X 3" at the Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton stage.
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