Remarkably, sharing a birthday with some of the "Best of British", including Kenneth Williams, Bruce Forsyth, Christine Keeler, Nigel Planer, Judy Cornwell, Sheila Hancock, Sir John Mills, Lord Baden-Powell, the Duchess of Kent and, erm, James Blunt; as well as George Washington, Marni Nixon, Drew Barrymore, Luis Buñuel, Guy Mitchell, Jonathan Demme, Ted Kennedy, Niki Lauda, Steve Irwin and Ellen Greene; our beloved Dame Julie Walters celebrates her 70th birthday today!
All hail.
One of our all-time favourite actresses here at Dolores Delargo Towers, Dame Julie has turned her hand to a little bit of everything, from drama to comedy to musicals, and in her long career quite rightly earned herself that well-trodden epithet "national treasure". She's been much in the news lately, talking about her recent all-clear after treatment for cancer - and for that we breathe a sigh of relief!
So without further ado, here's a random selection of favourite bits from her career...
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
An inspiration in my life...
Many, many happy returns, Dame Julia Mary Walters DBE (born 22nd February 1950)
A National Treasure! I'm relieved we still have her.
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I was shocked to find out how very "touch-and-go" her situation was while she was fighting that cancer. Relief, indeed! Jx
DeleteOh I must see The Mary Whitehouse Story - it looks brilliant!
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It was - we saw it on telly way back in 2008, but I'm sure it's on DVD or maybe that new-fangled "BritBox" thingummy-doo-da. Jx
DeleteIs there nothing that she can't do??! An inspiration to us all.
ReplyDeleteDespite having seen "The Waitress" countless times, I still nearly wet myself with laughter!
"Please tell the waitress if you're related to Shirley Abercaire" remains one of our most quoted lines [Victoria Wood produced soooo many punchlines, it's difficult to choose among them]. Jx
DeleteShe is truly wonderful and there nothing that she can't do.
ReplyDeleteAn icon for our times. Jx
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