Biography
As the sexually ravenous and morally bankrupt niece of Julius Caesar, Walker's Atia sneered and connived her way through every scene.
Walker was born in 1966 in Cheshire, England. Interested in the performing arts since childhood, she originally planned to be a dancer, but an injury when she was just 18 forced her to concentrate on acting. She enrolled at London's Drama Center and went on to the Royal Shakespeare Company. She took on a …
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Career Milestones
| Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company after attending The Drama Centre in London | ||
1990 | Landed title role in British TV movie "Lorna Doone" | |
1991 | Feature debut in "Shogun Mayeda" | |
1992 | Appeared with an ensemble cast in Mike Newell's "Enchanted April" a film about four women renting a chateau on a remote Italian island to try to come to grips with their lives and relationships | |
1992 | Made American TV debut in "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia" (PBS) | |
1992 | U.S. film debut, opposite Harrison Ford in "Patriot Games" | |
1996 | Starred as Jane Fairfax in "Emma" with Gwyneth Paltrow starring as the title character | |
1999 | Starred in Peter Greenaway's "8 ½ Women" | |
2002 | Cast in an action role in "D-Tox," a thriller starring Sylvester Stallone | |
2005 | Cast as Atia of the Julii on the HBO epic series "Rome"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress | |
2009 | Co-starred in The Sci Fi Channel series "Caprica" | |
2012 | Co-starred with Taylor Kitsch in sci-fi Western "John Carter" | |
Awards
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Rome |