Josie Walker (born 1970) is an actress born in

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, Northern Ireland. She was brought up in England.

Career

Musicals

* ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (Manchester, 1992; London, 1996) * ''

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'' (English tour, 1995) * ''The Beautiful Game'' (London, 2000) -

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre A ...

nominee * '' Evita'' (New Zealand tour, 2004) * ''

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'' (Sheffield, 2006) * ''

Side by Side by Sondheim ''Side by Side by Sondheim'' is a musical revue featuring the songs of composer Stephen Sondheim. Its title is derived from the song "Side by Side by Side" from ''Company''. History The musical had its origins when David Kernan was asked by Cle ...

'' (London, 2007) * ''

Matilda the Musical ''Roald Dahl's Matilda'', also known simply as ''Matilda'' and ''Matilda the Musical'', is a musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly. It is based on the 1988 novel '' Matilda'' by Roald Dahl. The musical's narr ...

'' (Stratford, 2010; London, 2011) * ''

Everybody's Talking About Jamie ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' is a Musical theatre, stage musical centred around a coming-of-age story, with score by Dan Gillespie Sells and book and lyrics by Tom MacRae. The musical is inspired by the 2011 British television documentar ...

'' (London, 2017;

nominee).

Theatre

She has also starred in theatre, including ''

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'' at the

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in 2012. Other plays at the National include: ''The Silver Tassie'', ''3 Winters'', ''Husbands and Sons'', ''The Plough and the Stars'', and most recently ''

The Ocean at the End of the Lane ''The Ocean at the End of the Lane'' is a 2013 novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The work was first published on 18 June 2013 through William Morrow and Company and follows an unnamed man who returns to his hometown for a funeral and rememb ...

'', for which she was nominated for Best Actress in a supporting role 2020 Olivier Awards.

Television

Film

Video games

References

External links

* Actresses from Belfast 1970 births Living people Stage actresses from Northern Ireland 20th-century actresses from Northern Ireland 21st-century actresses from Northern Ireland Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama {{Musical-theat-stub