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I never wanted to become an actress because I'd read great literature or seen great Shakespeare. It was more just wanting to understand what the people were really like, why they said all the strange things they did.

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Julie Walters
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 22
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Julia Mary Walters
Dame Julia Mary Walters
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