Josie Walker is a

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actress.

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 Awar ...

nominee * ''

Evita Evita may refer to: Arts * Evita (1996 film), ''Evita'' (1996 film), a 1996 American musical drama film based on the 1976 concept album of the same name * Evita (2008 film), ''Evita'' (2008 film), a documentary about Eva Péron * Evita (album), ''E ...

'' (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 Broadway and film 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 ...

'' (London, 2007) * ''

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

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

Everybody's Talking About Jamie ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' is a coming-of-age stage musical with music by Dan Gillespie Sells and book and lyrics by Tom MacRae. The musical is inspired by the 2011 British television documentary ''Jamie: Drag Queen at 16'' directed b ...

'' (London, 2017;

nominee).

Theatre

She has also starred in theatre, including ''War Horse'' 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'', for which she was nominated for Best Actress in a supporting role 2020 Olivier Awards.

Television

Walker's television work includes: ''

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'', ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'', ''Holby'', ''Waterloo Road'', ''Blessed'', ''Psychoville Halloween Special'', ''

Call the Midwife ''Call the Midwife'' is a BBC period drama series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s and 1960s. The principal cast of the show has included Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, Helen George, Bryony Hanna ...

'', and most recently, ''Vera'' (S9:E4, 2019), and ''White House Farm Murders''.

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