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Born Harriet Mary Walter
1950 (age 75–76)
London, England
1950 (age 75–76)
London, England
Education London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (BA)
Occupation Actress
Born Harriet Mary Walter
1950 (age 75–76)
London, England
1950 (age 75–76)
London, England
Education London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (BA)
Occupation Actress
Wikipedia
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Harriet Walter - Wikipedia
November 26, 2025 - Harriet Walter was born in London, England in 1950. She is the niece of British actor Sir Christopher Lee, being the daughter of his elder sister Xandra Lee and so she has Italian origins.
IMDb
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Harriet Walter | Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
December 2, 2025 - Both she and her uncle Christopher Lee appeared in "Star Wars" films: Lee played Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and Walter played Dr.
Daily Mail
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Succession's Harriet Walter reveals she never thought she was 'cut out' to have children | Daily Mail Online
April 2, 2023 - In smash hit TV show Succession, ... Walter, who plays Caroline Collingwood in the HBO series, has opened up about not having children - admitting she never felt she was 'cut out for it'....
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Cele|bitchy | Harriet Walter ‘never had children’: ‘The fact is I never felt cut out for it’
As for Walter’s talk of not feeling cut out to be a mother… I love that, and I love that she didn’t feel societal pressure to get married and have a kid just because every woman of her generation was doing the same. Some women aren’t cut out to be mothers! And some women who are mothers aren’t cut out for it. Photos courtesy of Avalon Red. Dame Harriet Walter arrivals for National Theatre Up Next Gala in London, United Kingdom.,Image: 672446421, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: – / Avalon
IMDb
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Harriet Walter - Biography - IMDb
Both she and her uncle Christopher Lee appeared in "Star Wars" films: Lee played Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and Walter played Dr.
The Independent
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Harriet Walter reflects on choosing her career over having kids | The Independent
January 18, 2025 - Harriet Walter has shared her thoughts on never having kids, admitting that she sometimes wishes she had done.
The Standard
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Harriet Walter says she questions if she is ‘selfish’ for not having children | The Standard
October 20, 2023 - Dame Harriet Walter has said that she sometimes questions if she is “very selfish” for not having children.
Apple TV
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Harriet Walter Movies and Shows - Apple TV
The Roys assemble at an English castle to prepare for Shiv and Tom's wedding. The children reunite with their mother Caroline, who is every bit as acerbic as Logan.
Reddit
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r/SuccessionTV on Reddit: Harriet Walter is criminally underrated as Caroline.
May 25, 2023 -
In the discussion about this show's abundance of excellent performances, I don't see Harriet Walter's name come up enough, which is a shame because she elevates the material in every single scene she's in. Not a single false note in her performance, she just completely owns the Caroline character and makes her every bit as memorable as Logan despite having just a fraction of the screentime. Every single one of her scenes are like getting tickled by a snake: by turns hilarious and fanged.
She also feels like a signifier of this show's peaks in quality: with the exception of season 2, she has only ever appeared in the final two episodes of every season, with Armstrong himself penning the script. Her British aristocrat background also feels symbolic given that this is a show about Americans written by Brits: Caroline (and Walter's performance) seems to represent the lifeblood of this show's comic voice, which makes it ever more perfectly fitting that she's playing the kids' mother. Just a terrific character and performance, by far one of the best in the show.
BBC America
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10 Things You May Not Know About Harriet Walter | Anglophenia | BBC America
In times past, young women from an upper-class background would be presented as "debutantes" on the London social scene; it was, in effect, an anachronistic way for privileged young people to find a husband or wife. "It's funny, because I just look back on that as a year lost. It was just incredibly boring," Walter told The Sunday Times, adding: "Quite a lot of my past I think of as being as distant and as weird as a Jane Austen novel."
Reddit
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r/SuccessionTV on Reddit: Harriet Walter reflects on choosing her career over having kids | The Independent
April 9, 2024 - I kind of love that she admits to not feeling this extreme maternal feeling. That and it seems like she did not let herself get forced into being a mother because of expectations, and was able to find love and fulfillment along the way, good for Harriet!
Vogue
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How Harriet Walter Found Her Niche Playing Truly Abominable Mothers | Vogue
October 21, 2023 - Or perhaps you’ve seen her double Emmy-nominated turn as the emotionally distant Deborah in Ted Lasso. Neither, though, are a match for Lady Caroline Collingwood, a mother so aloof she’s practically floating, who helped raise (or not, as the case may be) three of the most dysfunctional children in recent TV history: Succession’s Roy siblings.
TV Insider
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Harriet Walter - Actress
Walter's profile continued to rise in the 2010s with appearances on "Downton Abbey" (ITV 2010-16) and "The Assets" (ABC 2014), which underscored her status as one of England's most respected acting talents. Born Harriet Mary Walter in London, England on September 24, 1950, she was inspired to pursue a career as an actress at the age of nine after seeing a performance by child star Hayley Mills.
Daily Mail
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Succession's Harriet Walter reveals damehood is a 'nightmare' as she opens up about having the title | Daily Mail Online
August 17, 2023 - In April this year, Dame Harriet opened up about not having children - admitting she never felt she was 'cut out for it'.
Vanity Fair
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Harriet Walter on Mothering Succession’s Roys: “She’s Actually Quite Scared of Her Own Children” | Vanity Fair
December 6, 2021 - This week on Succession, the Roys decamped to Italy for their mother’s wedding. Caroline Collingwood, played by the great Harriet Walter, returns to the show to throw everyone into a tailspin—especially her only daughter, Shiv (Sarah Snook).
National Theatre
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Harriet Walter | National Theatre
Experience world-class theatre · For the National Theatre: The House of Bernarda Alba, Women Beware Women, Dinner (also West End), Life x 3, The Children’s Hour, Arcadia and A Fair Quarrel
Vanity Fair
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Succession’s Harriet Walter on Caroline’s Nightmare Relationship with the Roy Children | Vanity Fair
May 22, 2023 - “I more or less say, ‘I shouldn’t have had children. I should have had dogs,” Walter says, wincing at the acid remark during a Zoom with VF on Wednesday. Separating herself from her character, she says, “Harriet feels very tender towards that and very sorry for that.”
The Peerage
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Dame Harriet Walter 2 Dame Harriet Walter was born in 1950.1 She is the daughter of Roderick Walter and Xandra Carandini Lee.1 She married Guy Schuessler on 21 May 2011.3 She was an actress.3 She was appointed Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in 2011.3 From 21 May 2011, ...
ABTC
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Harriet Walter Children: Did Harriet Walter Have Kids? - ABTC
May 30, 2023 - Harriet Walter did not have any children. There isn’t any information about his kids on the internet. Advertisement Known for her extensive work in numerous Royal Shakespeare Company productions she has received an Oliver Award as well as ...