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That's Another Story: The Autobiography
Julie Walters has been delightingaudiences on screen and on stage formore than25 years, andhas been described asBritain's most popular actress and comedienne. Now she tells us her own story, in her own words. She was born in1950s Birmingham, daughter of an austere Irish Catholic mother, and was sent to school in a convent. She wanted to be an actress from a young age, but
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This is a pleasant read, from the funny, modest, fiesty and sometimes anarchic personality that is Julie Walters. It's her life story - from her childhood in Birmingham, to her training as an actor at Manchester Polytechnic, and then on to her amazingly successful working career on stage and screen. She is very down-to-earth; the absolute opposite of glamorous celebrity so often touted as the badge of a successful acting career. This has it's own rewards - and she has worked with some of our mos
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I listened to this book which was actually read aloud by the good lady herself. Most of the book was listened to in the car whilst cursing the M1 and M25!! You can imagine the looks I got as I was howling with laughter at certain points, especially with the tales of her grandmother. The beauty of listening to autobiographies is that you feel the passion of the author and you also get the added bonus of accents and funny sound effects.
Julie Walters is one in a million and I really enjoyed this b ...more
Julie Walters is one in a million and I really enjoyed this b ...more
What a smashing read this was - funny, moving, warm and greatly entertaining. Love the actress, love the book.
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Julie Walters has been described as the nation's most popular actress and comedienne. She has been delighting us on screen and on stage for over twenty-five years and - thanks to her undoubted talent, infectious spirit and self-deprecating humour - we have taken her to our hearts. Now she tells us her own story, in her own words.
Back Cover Blurb:
Julie Walters has been described as the nation's most popular actress and comedienne. She has been delighting us on screen and on stage for over twenty-five years and - thanks to her undoubted talent, infectious spirit and self-deprecating humour - we have taken her to our hearts. Now she tells us her own story, in her own words.
LOVED this book. So well written and SOUNDS like Julie. Written as it would be said. I was very interested to find out the 'larger' journey of her career. I expected to LIKE this book..but as I said I LOVED it and would defo reccomend to anyone who has heard of her or likes an autobiography.
I learnt that even those who seem to have glided into thier success have years f scratching and clawing their way up. 'True class' means they don't cry about this, nor do they show signs of wear when they arr ...more
I learnt that even those who seem to have glided into thier success have years f scratching and clawing their way up. 'True class' means they don't cry about this, nor do they show signs of wear when they arr ...more
Julie Walters is one of my favorite actresses. I especially liked her in Educating Rita - I have seen it many times.
This is a really fun book to read. I especially enjoyed reading about her experience as a first time Oscar nominee for Educating Rita. She was also nominated for Billy Elliot. It's nice to read that Michael Caine is a down-to-earth guy. I didn't know that Educating Rita was a play first. Julie wrote that she enjoyed doing the play more than making the movie. This is quite a good me ...more
This is a really fun book to read. I especially enjoyed reading about her experience as a first time Oscar nominee for Educating Rita. She was also nominated for Billy Elliot. It's nice to read that Michael Caine is a down-to-earth guy. I didn't know that Educating Rita was a play first. Julie wrote that she enjoyed doing the play more than making the movie. This is quite a good me ...more
Just after starting this book I saw Ms Walters in a manic interview with an actor/director she had worked with previously. She chattered a mile a minute, changing voice and accent and body language so often and quickly that one would be forgiven for thinking she had multiple personality disorder. Many of the snippets of tales she started to tell and then interrupted herself were in the first part of this book.
The first part, discussing her childhood and starting out, was the best part, although ...more
The first part, discussing her childhood and starting out, was the best part, although ...more
This was a very quick read for me as Julie is an excellent story teller with a great wit and it was a fascinating insight into her life and how she got to where she is today. My daughter is studying drama and performing arts and I intend to make sure she reads this book as I think it will help her enormously. Julie seems such a warm-hearted and honest person and I came away feeling like I had just read my best friends diary!
A very entertaining book that captures the wit and warmth of Ms. Walters. She writes with an immediate quality that made me feel as if she were talking to me. She explains why she has always liked playing older women, and that much of her inspiration comes from her grandmother. Her stories about her mother and grandmother could double edged, but a long passage about her father made me feel quite sad for the guy who, through no real fault of his own, never really had a chance to feel like a succe
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I really enjoyed this book. She made me laugh so much. I am such an admirer of her work and she has now gone up more in my estimation. She spoke throughout the book on her acting career and stayed away from a therapy style autobiographies that are gracing our shelves these days. A wonderful read
Absolutely hilarious from start to finish, and not your typical "star" story. Ms Walters' honest shines through the prose with an earthy grittiness that one can immediately relate to.
I loved reading it and once I got started I couldn't stop.
I loved reading it and once I got started I couldn't stop.
Funny read - Julie Walters is a national treasure & her life story was a joy to read, plus being a fellow brummie I could relate to her family life & some of the places she mentions. Loved it xx
A good read, quite interesting. Not as funny as I thought it would be. She's an amazing actress though, which makes up for it!
just finished it.. really good read
This autobiography by Julie Walters is a decent and easy read and will appeal to anyone with an interest in theatre and acting as well as to autobiography lovers in general.
Walters paints her life from humble beginnings in the West Midlands through to her more filmic years and charts solid acting roots established through years of working in rep theatre. Walters comes across as relatively humble, down-to-earth and hardworking and her interest in comedy acting is well documented. Although she is ...more
Walters paints her life from humble beginnings in the West Midlands through to her more filmic years and charts solid acting roots established through years of working in rep theatre. Walters comes across as relatively humble, down-to-earth and hardworking and her interest in comedy acting is well documented. Although she is ...more
Reading this autobiography it felt like Julie Walters was actually talking to me and I could hear her voice and laugh in my head as she relates tales from her rise to fame. However Julie Walters has only written an autobiography about her public persona, apart from her childhood reminisinces there is nothing about her private life, which makes it lacking autobiographically and certainly left me feeling more than a little disappointed. I wanted to learn more about the Julie Walters we do not know
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This book was such a hoot! My husband bought it to give it to his mum and I opened it to read about Billy Elliot which had only been on telly the night before. I didn't find Billy Elliot immediately, but started reading in the middle of the book instead, I couldn't put it down! I finished it and started from the beginning. What a hard life she had as a child, especially in the horrible convent school, you couldn't make it up. But it makes a great read!
This is an interesting account of quite a character with a hint of mischief from younger years and a flair for performance developing then too. There is the contrast of being brought up in a close city community to living a while in the capital and work ranging from nursing and teaching to the stage. It gives a good impression of her adaptability and makes for an amusing read.
One of maybe a handful of books I have read as assigned in a Book Club and was as uninterested (or more) in reading at the end as I was at the beginning. I'm sure it was at least partly due to the fact that she's an older English woman and as such has TONS of references to tv shows, places, times etc. that I know nothing about. Probably my favorite part of the book was the last 5 minutes when she spoke about being pregnant with her daughter, since that was something I could definitely relate to.
I like reading (or in this case listening) to autobiographies of comedians/comediennes have read/listened to many in the past.
This was an interesting story regarding her upbringing and the formation of some of the characters she made, working with Victoria Wood. Being in Educating Rita and covering other aspects of her life. It was read by her and she has an engaging and warm voice that made it an easy listen.
I felt though, in the main, it didn't go into enough detail on the relationship between ...more
This was an interesting story regarding her upbringing and the formation of some of the characters she made, working with Victoria Wood. Being in Educating Rita and covering other aspects of her life. It was read by her and she has an engaging and warm voice that made it an easy listen.
I felt though, in the main, it didn't go into enough detail on the relationship between ...more
This is a good read and has plenty of humour. Unfortunately has rather too much listings of Julie's roles and films if you are not really a film buff. But it's still worth reading as she has had a very interesting life.
Julie Walters is such a force when it comes to her acting. I was expecting this book to knock my socks off. During the first 50 or so pages I wondered who on earth had written this. Compared to her exuberance and charisma on screen and when being interviewed, this felt so flat and uninteresting. Was it the ghost-writer, the interviewer, or the fact that Walters just isn't too good with a pen? I wondered. But I decided to persevere. As I struggled to turn page after page, something shifted and ab
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Easy read.
Not any really interesting stories quite an ordinary life that made this actress has lived which is why i guess has made her a bit of british icon.
Not any really interesting stories quite an ordinary life that made this actress has lived which is why i guess has made her a bit of british icon.
This book has made me chuckle in places. Julie Walters has the gift of being able to laugh at herself and does not take herself too seriously, I've nearly finished and have enjoyed this light read. I probably would not have bought this book if I had seen it on the shelf, but a friend lent it to me and I have found it quite humorous like the lady herself.
Loved this book!! Julie is so funny and down to earth. Would love a friend like her- my kind of woman!!!!
Made it!! A third autobiography under my belt. I really enjoyed this book there was an interesting cosy quality about it. I have to say though I would have loved to hear more about the Victoria Wood days and dinnerladies which wasn't really mentioned all that much. However that is my own personal preference. Really enjoyed reading this book as some other reviewers have mentioned it did feel like Julie enjoyed writing about her early days more however as it's her biography I think she can do what
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In comparison with recently read Dawn French and Sheila Hancock this was superior.
