Harriet Walter
Dame Harriet Mary Walter, DBE (born 24 September 1950) is an English actress, best known for her work in the theatre. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2000 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2011, both for services to drama. Walter starred as Helena in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of All's Well That Ends Well (1981–82) and made her Broadway debut when the production transferred to New York in 1983. For her work as Viola in the RSC production of Twelfth Night (1987–88), Dascha in the RSC's A Question of Geography (1987–88), and Masha in the RSC's Three Sisters (1988), she won the 1988 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival. Other notable roles for the RSC include Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (1999) and Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra (2006). In 2005, she starred in the West End production of Mary Stuart, which won her the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress. The production transferred to Broadway in 2009, and earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. Other New York stage credits include her roles in the Off-Broadway productions of Three Birds Alighting on a Field (1993) and an all-female version of Julius Caesar (2013).