Julie Walters
- 74 years old
- English
- Actor
Press clippings
Are these the greatest comedy double acts of all time?
In a festive episode of BBC Radio 4's Screenshot, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at the history of the double act and its evolution through the decades, speaking to comedy aficionados and performers, including Stephen Fry (no stranger to a comedy double act himself). Here are eight of the greatest pairings ever.
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode, BBC, 21st December 2023Birmingham billboard celebrates city's comedy legends
Joe Lycett, Meera Syal, Lenny Henry, Frank Skinner and Julie Walters are depicted in a digital mural in Birmingham to promote Sky's Comedy Rep festival.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2023Paddington 3 to begin filming in July
Paddington In Peru, the third film in the hit franchise, will begin filming in July.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd April 2023Julie Walters pulls out of Channel 4 drama Truelove due to ill health
Walters, 73, was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer in 2018 and her appearance as the character of Phil in Truelove was set to be her small-screen comeback.
Alex Farber, The Times, 2nd March 2023Vinyl highlights collection for Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
A 2-disc vinyl collection of highlights from the landmark sketch show Victoria Wood As Seen On TV is to be released in May.
British Comedy Guide, 20th January 2023Julie Walters returns to TV in Channel 4's darkly funny Truelove
Julie Walters and Clarke Peters star in Channel 4's darkly funny end of life drama Truelove.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2022Victoria Wood's song-filled slog to comedy glory
Joyce Grenfell inspired her, she wrote her own musical at school and a fringe theatre show with Julie Walters paved the way to TV fame. As Victoria Wood's Talent returns, we revisit her early stage years.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 9th June 2021The hidden face of Victoria Wood
Behind the genial image of the beloved comedienne was a ruthless perfectionist who filled her co-stars with dread - and was jealous of even close friends such as Julie Walters.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 22nd October 2020Wood & Walters once got so drunk they woke on bar floor
After striking up a friendship with Julie Walters, "shy" Victoria Wood found her pal had become not only a close friend, but also her muse for her comedy acting which propelled their pair of them to stardom.
Jasper Rees, The Mirror, 18th October 2020Walters joins all-star cast to narrate Wood biography
Julie Walters will be featuring as part of an all-star cast for the audiobook of Jasper Rees' authorised biography of Victoria Wood, Let's Do It.
Trapeze has promised the audiobook will be "a rich, multi-voice recording narrated by an all-star cast of some of the legendary performers who worked with Victoria over her iconic career". Alongside Walters narrating will be Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake, Anne Reid, David Threlfall, Daniel Rigby, Jane Wymark, Richenda Carey and Kate Robbins. An introduction will be narrated by Rees himself.
Katherine Cowdrey, The Bookseller, 13th October 2020