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Natalie Walter Born 24 December 1979
Woking, EnglandOccupation Actor Years active 1998–present Natalie Walter (born 1979) is a British actress who is best known for her film, theatre and television roles.[1] She was born in Woking, Surrey in 1974.[2] Her father is David Walter, the former BBC and ITN journalist. She studied at London's prestigious Drama Centre, where one of her classmates was the comedian and actor Russell Brand. She previously had a relationship with the actor David Tennant,[3] most famous for playing the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who. Walter has also acted in Doctor Who. She lives in London.
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Her film credits include Woody Allen's 2010 romantic comedy You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. Her other cinematic roles include I Want Candy, Lady Godiva and Remember Me.
Year Film Director 2011 Cockneys Vs Zombies Mattias Hoene 2011 Huge Ben Miller 2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Woody Allen 2008 Lady Godiva Vicky Jewson 2007 I Want Candy Stephen Surjik 2002 Eddie Loves Mary Hannah Rothschild 2002 The Honey Trap Michael Gunther 1998 If Only Maria Rippol 1997 Remember Me? Nick Hurran Theatre
Walter has enjoyed an extensive career in the theatre. She worked with the director Sam Mendes at the Donmar Warehouse in a production of Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus, was a member of the Peter Hall Company's production of As You Like It and featured in the National Theatre's revival of Noises Off.[4] In 2008 to early 2009 she spent a year as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), with leading roles as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Maria in Love's Labour's Lost.[5] She recently appeared in the West End production of 39 Steps. Her most recent role was playing Heidi Schumann in Peter Nichols's play Lingua Franca which premiered in London in July 2010 before transferring to New York later in the year.[6]
Year Play Theatre Role Director 2011 Smash! Menier Chocolate Factory Liz Tamara Harvey 2010 Lingua Franca Finborough / 59E59 Theatre, NYC Heidi Schumann Michael Gielata 2010 50 Ways to Leave Your Love Bush Theatre Various characters Josie Rourke 2010 The 39 Steps Criterion Various characters Maria Aitken 2009 Hayfever Chichester Festival Theatre Tallulah Nikolai Foster 2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream Royal Shakespeare Company Helena Gregory Doran 2009 Love's Labour's Lost Royal Shakespeare Company Various Gregory Doran 2008 Whipping It Up No1 Tour Chloe Terry Johnson 2008 Twelfth Night Theatre Royal, Northampton Caralyn Laurie Samson 2007 Soap Theatre Royal Tanya Laurie Samson 2007 Piano / Forte Royal Court Karen Terry Johnson 2007 Dead Funny West Yorkshire Playhouse Karen Matthew Lloyd 2006 Flanders Mare Sound Theatre Jenny Alan Cox 2006 As You Like It Theatre Royal, Bath / US Tour Jenny Peter Hall 2004 The Constant Wife Lyric, West End Jenny Chris Luscombe 2001 Noises Off National Theatre Jenny Jeremy Sams 2001 The Recruiting Officer Chichester Festival Theatre Karen James Kerr 2000 Habeas Corpus Donmar Warehouse Susie Sam Mendes 1999 Genghis Among the Pygmies Royal Court Tanya Simon Usher 1999 Ten Minutes of Human Rights Royal Court Jenny Ramin Grey 1998 The Brazen Age Shakespeare's Globe Elfreda James Wallace 1998 The Bronze Age Shakespeare's Globe Penny James Wallace Television
In the late nineties she had a leading role playing Caralyn in the popular ITV sitcom Babes in the Wood. Other television appearances include in The Thin Blue Line, which also starred Rowan Atkinson, and the BBC comedy sketch series Harry Enfield and Chums. Her recent television work includes Doctor Who, in which she played Alice Coltrane in the episode entitled "Turn Left", and a guest starring role as Emily in the 2010 Easter special of Jonathan Creek (The Judas Tree) and a 2010 episode of Lynda La Plante's ITV drama serial Above Suspicion.
Year Programme Channel Role 2011 Above Suspicion: Deadly Intent ITV Connie Short 2010 Jonathan Creek BBC Emily 2008 Doctor Who BBC Alice Coltrane 2005 Hampstead Heath: the Musical BBC Tree Woman 2004 Hollywood Goddesses Sky One Tallulah Bankhead 2003 Doctors BBC Esther Peters 2001 Harry Enfield and Chums BBC Various characters 2000 The Peter Principle BBC Chloe 1998/9 Babes in the Wood ITV Caralyn Monroe 1998 Ruth Rendell Mysteries ITV Tanya Paine 1998 The Stalker's Apprentice STV Karen Scott 1997 Get Well Soon BBC Beryl 1996 The Thin Blue Line BBC Elf Radio
She has appeared on a number of programmes on BBC Radio 4, including House of the Spirit Levels, Smelling of Roses, No Commitments and All My Life. In 2010 she played multiple comic characters in The Lucy Montgomery Show which was written by and starred Lucy Montgomery.
Year Programme Station Director 2010/1 The Lucy Montgomery Variety Pack BBC Radio 4 Katie Tyrell 2009 Smelling of Roses BBC Radio 4 Maria Esposito 2008 Chambers BBC Radio 4 Paul Schlesinger 2007 No Commitments BBC Radio 4 Maria Esposito 2003 All My Life BBC Radio 4 Steve McCrum 2002 The House of the Spirit Levels BBC Radio 4 Paul Schlesinger References
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/695715?view=credit
- ^ Natalie Walter at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1094128/Not-David-Tennants-understudy-got-Hamlet-job--hes-got-girl.html
- ^ http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8831232131896
- ^ http://www.rsc.org.uk/whatson/7427.aspx
- ^ http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/theater/reviews/17ling.html
Categories:- 1979 births
- British television actors
- Living people
- People from Woking
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