"I had that accent which prejudices people against you so instantly, or makes them respect you so falsely... I had a driving ambition to be an actress. Like so many actors, whatever their class or race, I kept feeling there must be something more. I had this urge to dig deeper."
"Acting is what I do with who I am."
"I've been taking lessons in Damehood from Judi Dench. Being a Dame is useful in restaurants, hotels, and restaurants, Judi says, but you have to get someone else to do the booking."
Many happy returns today to the marvellous Dame Harriet Walter, award-winning Shakespearean actress - her significant screen roles in the likes of Sense and Sensibility, Downton Abbey, Killing Eve, Poirot, The Crown, Midsomer Murders, Succession, and more recently she played Margaret Thatcher in Brian and Maggie - whose 75th birthday it is today!
All Hail.
Dame Harriet Mary Walter (born 24th September 1950)
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