Dame Julia Mary Walters (born 22 February 1950) is a British actress, known professionally as Julie Walters. She was born at St Chad's Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, which was then the hospital covering Smethwick, Staffordshire. Her movie roles include the title role in "Educating Rita", June Edwards in "Buster", Molly Weasley in the "Harry Potter" series and Sandra Wilkinson in "Billy Elliot". She has also acted on television and on stage, and was a long-time collaborator with Victoria Wood. She trained as a nurse before entering acting.