<P> Walters first came to international prominence in 1983 , for playing the title role in Educating Rita . It was a role she had created on the West End stage and it earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . It also won her a BAFTA and a Golden Globe . She received a second Academy Award nomination , this time for Best Supporting Actress , for her role in the 2000 film Billy Elliot , which also won her a BAFTA . Her other film roles include Personal Services ( 1987 ) , Prick Up Your Ears ( 1987 ) , Buster ( 1988 ) , Stepping Out ( 1991 ) , Calendar Girls ( 2003 ) , Mamma Mia ! ( 2008 ) and Brave ( 2012 ) . She played Molly Weasley in seven of the eight Harry Potter films ( 2001 -- 2011 ) . On stage , she won an Olivier Award for Best Actress for the 2001 production of All My Sons . </P>
<P> Walters first came to international prominence in 1983 , for playing the title role in Educating Rita . It was a role she had created on the West End stage and it earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . It also won her a BAFTA and a Golden Globe . She received a second Academy Award nomination , this time for Best Supporting Actress , for her role in the 2000 film Billy Elliot , which also won her a BAFTA . Her other film roles include Personal Services ( 1987 ) , Prick Up Your Ears ( 1987 ) , Buster ( 1988 ) , Stepping Out ( 1991 ) , Calendar Girls ( 2003 ) , Mamma Mia ! ( 2008 ) and Brave ( 2012 ) . She played Molly Weasley in seven of the eight Harry Potter films ( 2001 -- 2011 ) . On stage , she won an Olivier Award for Best Actress for the 2001 production of All My Sons . </P>
who does julie walters play in harry potter
who does julie walters play in harry potter
Molly Weasley
Molly Weasley