British actress (born 1950)

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Dame Harriet Mary Walter (born 1950) is an English actress. She has received an Olivier Award and nominations for a Tony Award, five Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In … Wikipedia
Factsheet
Born Harriet Mary Walter
1950 (age 75–76)
London, England
Occupation Actress
Factsheet
Born Harriet Mary Walter
1950 (age 75–76)
London, England
Occupation Actress
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Wikipedia
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Harriet Walter - Wikipedia
November 26, 2025 - She has also acted in Downton Abbey (2013–15), London Spy (2015), The Crown (2016), Patrick Melrose (2018), Killing Eve (2020), and Silo (2023–present). She has earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in Succession (2018–2023) and Ted Lasso (2020–2023).
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Fandom
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Harriet Walter | Killing Eve Wiki
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harriet walter is notorious for playing the worst, piece-of-shit characters ever and i love her for it!
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'Killing Eve' Season 3 Adds Harriet Walter, Danny Sapani

Walter looks like she could be Carolyn’s sister.

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Harriet Walter's Accent
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Den of Geek
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Killing Eve Season 3: Harriet Walter on the 'Pretty Unusual' Dasha | Den of Geek
April 27, 2020 - Dame Harriet Walter discusses what it’s like to serve as Villanelle’s latest handler as Dasha on Killing Eve Season 3.
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Oprah Daily
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Who Is Dasha on Killing Eve? Harriet Walter Explains Her Character
April 27, 2020 - Season 3 of Killing Eve premiered on Sunday, April 12. In the premiere, Villanelle (Jodie Comer) reunites with Dasha (Harriet Walter), the woman who trained her to become an assassin.
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Forbes
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‘Killing Eve’ Season 3: Harriet Walter Puts Down Her Pitchfork To Discuss Episode 4’s Insane Ending
March 8, 2024 - Ordered to drive a permanent wedge between Eve (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle (Jodie Comer), Dasha (Dame Harriet Walter) travels to Poland, feeds a nice old lady to pigs, and straight up murders Niko in front Eve with a pitchfork. The pièce de résistance is a note attached to the murder weapon that will, hopefully, place the blame on Dasha’s unpredictable protégée.
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The Guardian
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Harriet Walter: ‘There are people who can play the game way better than me’ | Harriet Walter | The Guardian
October 3, 2021 - In recent years, though, Walter ... In Killing Eve, she was Dasha, the Russian former Olympic gymnast and KGB operative with a predilection for leopard print who mentored Villanelle (Jodie Comer)....
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Apple Podcasts
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Dame Harriet Walter - ‘I wish … - How To Fail With Elizabeth Day - Apple Podcasts
January 29, 2025 - Olivier and Emmy-award-winning Dame Harriet Walter must have acting in her blood: her uncle is the legendary horror star Christopher Lee, she turned down a place at Oxford in favour of drama school, and began her career at the Royal Shakespeare Company. On screen you’ll know her from Killing Eve, ...
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Radio Times
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Killing Eve star Harriet Walter: 'I'd love to play a Bond villain with a twinkle in her eye'
July 7, 2022 - The actress stars as a Russian assassin and Villanelle's teacher in season three of BBC drama Killing Eve ... Casting directors, take note: Dame Harriet Walter is 100% up for playing a Bond villain.
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IMDb
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Harriet Walter | Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
December 2, 2025 - Harriet Walter. Actress: Sense and Sensibility. Dame Harriet Mary Walter DBE is a British actress. She has received a Laurence Olivier Award as well as numerous nominations including for a Tony Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Forbes
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Who Is Dasha? Dame Harriet Walter Breaks Down Her New ‘Killing Eve’ Character And That Wedding Crash
April 19, 2020 - The Killing Eve universe is expanding in its third season with the introduction of Dasha, a brand-new character played by Succession’s Dame Harriet Walter.
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BBC America
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10 Things You May Not Know About Harriet Walter | Anglophenia | BBC America
March 28, 2023 - Get to know Dame Harriet Walter, the widely respected British actress known for her roles in Killing Eve, This Is Going to Hurt, Succession, and Ted Lasso. She is also a Tony-nominated and Olivier Award-winning stage actress.
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BBC
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Harriet Walter (Dasha) - Media Centre
April 19, 2020 - There is a specific tone to Killing Eve that I’d watched as a viewer before knowing I was going to join. It’s very hard to capture in words though. The danger is to make it cartoony or to take it too seriously and be overly horrendous. I’m English in my politeness, I’ll smile to soften things up and try to fit in well with everybody.
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UPROXX
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Harriet Walter Interview On Getting Into 'Killing Eve' Dasha's Head
May 1, 2020 - The premiere introduced Dasha, portrayed by Dame Harriet Walter (Downton Abbey, The Crown, Succession), as she crashed Villanelle’s wedding, and we soon found out that there’s quite a history there.