Harriet Walter

Birth Name:

Harriet Mary Walter

Birth Place:

London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Downton Abbey Season 5 Scoop: Edith's Mommy Issues and Mary's Reputation

Will this finally be the Year of Edith on Downton Abbey? All signs point to ... probably not.As the acclaimed drama returns for its fifth season, Britain is reeling from the country taking a leftist turn in 1924. "It's the year the first-ever socialist government was elected, so they all feel very threatened by that," executive producer Gareth Neame tells TVGuide.com.

Sat, Sep 20, 2014

Downton Abbey Season 5 Scoop: Edith's Mommy Issues and Mary's Reputation

PBS Sets Downton Abbey Season 4 Premiere Date

Downton Abbey will return to PBS on ...

Tue, May 14, 2013

PBS Sets Downton Abbey Season 4 Premiere Date

Downton Abbey Adds First Black Cast Member

Gary Carr will portray the first black character on Downton Abbey during its upcoming fourth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Season MVPs: The year's best Carr, who will play a "charming and charismatic young jazz singer," joins returning regulars Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith, Jim Carter and Shirley MacLaine. Some of the other new faces for Season 4 include Tom Cullen, a new love interest for Mary (Dockery), Dame Harriet Walter as Lady Shackleton, an old friend of the Dowager Countess, Nigel Harman as a visiting valet Green, Julian Ovenden as aristocrat Charles Blake, and Joanna David as the Duchess of Yeovil.

Wed, May 1, 2013

Downton Abbey Adds First Black Cast Member

Downton Abbey First Look: Widow Mary Moves On and Replaces Matthew

We aren't the only ones still mourning Matthew's untimely demise. When Downton Abbey returns for a fourth season, Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) will still be grieving the loss of her husband sixth months earlier.

Sat, Mar 2, 2013

Downton Abbey First Look: Widow Mary Moves On and Replaces Matthew

Law & Order in Review: A Classic Transported to L.A. and U.K.

The most radical departure in NBC's Law & Order: Los Angeles (Wednesday, 10/9c) isn't the new location, but the lack of a portentous "these are their stories" intro. It's not the only thing that has been lost in the transition.  The pilot episode (which includes a brief glimpse of Wanda de Jesus as the police lieutenant, replaced afterward by ...

Wed, Sep 29, 2010

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