Julie Walters was nominated for an Oscar for EDUCATING RITA, having made the part her own on stage, and starred in BILLY ELLIOT and the smash hit movie MAMMA MIA!. She has also reached a younger audience as Mrs Weasley in the Harry Potter films. Versatile enough to appear both as Mrs Overall in her friend Victoria Wood's ACORN ANTIQUES as well as the sexy Wife of Bath in the BBC's adaptation of THE CANTERBURY TALES, she is often cited as the nation's best-loved actress.