- "My strangest experience was my six words in Star Wars. I've had more fanmail from that than anything I've ever done."
- ―Harriet Walter
Dame Harriet Mary Walter, DBE (born September 24, 1950) is an English actress who portrayed Dr. Harter Kalonia in the film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (2015).[2]
Walter portrayed Lady Shackleton in the television series Downton Abbey, has appeared in such films as Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Atonement (2007), and starred in the ITV drama series Law & Order: UK (2009–14). Walter was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2011 for services to drama.[3] She is the niece of Christopher Lee, who portrayed Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005).[4]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Contribution(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens | Dr. Harter Kalonia[2] |
Sources[]
"50 Things to Notice in Star Wars: The Force Awakens" — Star Wars Insider 165- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
- "Is There a Doctor in the House?" — Star Wars Insider 208
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Harriet Walter: I had more fanmail for Star Wars than anything else by Nadia Khomami on www.theguardian.com (July 3, 2017) (backup link archived on February 11, 2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 13 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Cameos You Might Have Missed by McNally, Victoria on MTV (December 18, 2015) (backup link archived on March 8, 2021)
- ↑ Life's looking up, Dame Harriet by Edemariam, Aida on The Guardian (January 15, 2011) (backup link archived on September 23, 2020)
- ↑ How to Spot All the 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Cameos, From Daniel Craig to Radiohead by Yamato, Jen on The Daily Beast (December 19, 2015): "Geeks of another sort will spot Dowager Lady Shackleton of Downton Abbey tending to Chewbacca and his ego as Dr. Kalonia—or as the stage and screen veteran is known IRL, DAME HARRIET WALTER. (Fun fact: Walter is also the niece of another Star Wars icon, Sir Christopher Lee—Count Dooku himself.)" (backup link archived on December 16, 2020)
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