Julia Mary Walters was born on the 22nd February 1950, in Birmingham, England, and is an actress who, is probably most popular for starring in the movies “Educating Rita” (1983) and “Billy Elliot” (2000), which both earned her nominations for prestigious Academy, BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards. She is also widely recognized for her role of Molly Weasley in the “Harry Potter” movie franchise.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this renowned actress has accumulated so far? How rich Julie Walters is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total of Julie Walters’ net worth, as of late 2017, revolves around the sum of $2 million, acquired through her acting career which is currently spanning for 45 years, being active since 1972.
Julie Walters Net Worth $2 million
Julie was the youngest of three children of a postal clerk Mary Bridget and builder Thomas Walters, and apart from English is also of Irish ancestry. She began her education at a convent school after which she enrolled at Holly Lodge Grammar School for Girls. At the age of 15 Julie landed her first job, in the insurance business, while at the age of 18 she was nursing at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital. After 18 months, she abandoned the hospital and enrolled at Manchester Polytechnic (nowadays referred to as Manchester Metropolitan University), where she studied English language and drama as well. In the early 1970s, Walters joined Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre Company, where she took her first steps towards her acting career. These engagements provided the basis for Julie Walters’ net worth.
Julie’s small screen debut occurred in 1975, when she appeared in an episode of “Second City Firsts” TV series, which was followed by roles in several other TV series, including “Empire Road” and “Screenplay”. Her big breakthrough came in 1980 when she debuted on London’s theater stage in Willy Russell’s production of “Educating Rita”. In 1983, when the stage play was streamed into an eponymous movie, Julie starred in the title role opposing Michael Caine, and for which Julie was honored with BAFTA, Oscar and Golden Globe Awards. It is certain that all these accomplishments helped Julie Walters to establish herself as, prominent actress, and impacted significantly on her net worth.
In 1985, Walters appeared in “The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4” TV series as the main character’s mother, and was also cast for the recurring role of Mrs Overall in “Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV” series. In 1987 she starred in the main role of the dramatic comedy movie “Personal Services” which earned her another BAFTA Award nomination, while in 1988 she played opposite Phil Collins in David Green’s “Buster”. All these involvements increased not only Julie’s popularity but net worth as well.
In 1991, alongside Liza Minnelli Walters starred in “Stepping Out”, and was nominated for another BAFTA Award. In 1994, in Nancy Meckler’s thriller movie “Sister My Sister” Julie stared as Madame Danzard, while in 1995 she appeared in “Jake’s Progress” TV series. In the rest of the 1990s, Julie added several notable roles to her acting portfolio, including movies “Titanic Town”, “Girl’s Night” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” all in 1998, as well as TV series “Melissa”, “Oliver Twist” and “Dinnerladies”. It is certain that all these ventures helped Julie Walters to add sums to her wealth.
After making critically acclaimed appearances in Stephen Daldry’s musical drama “Billy Elliot” in 2000, in 2001 Julie was cast for the role of Molly Weasley in “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, a story about a teenage wizard based on a series of internationally popular novels by J. K. Rowling. She reprised her role in all of other seven sequels in the franchise, including the final movie “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” which hit the cinemas in 2011. This whole “Harry Potter” tenure, doubtlessly, massively contributed to Julie Walters’ net worth.
Some of her more recent acting engagements include “The Jury”, “The Hollow Crown”, “Indian Summers” and “National Treasure” TV series, as well as movies “Mo” (2010), “One Chance” (2013), “Paddington” (2014) and “Brooklyn” (2015).
Julie has also published two books so far – “Maggie’s Tree” in 2006 as well as “That’s Another Story: The Autobiography” in 2009.
For her great contribution to British culture and for her acting achievements, in 1999 Julie Walters was honored with the Order of the British Empire in The Queen’s Honours List.
When it comes to her personal life, Walters has been married since 1997 to Grant Roffey with whom she has one daughter. She resides on their 250-acre organic farm in Sussex, England, which is specialized in cultivating lamb, beef and rare breed pork.
