He is a former AA patrolman. She’s great fun, as well as having this darker side.”. Julie recalled: “I was asked to leave school. Murder will be shown on BBC2 at the end of May. The family currently lives on a 70-acre organic farm run by Roffey in Sussex. Julie Walters has become a screen legend and national treasure – but she still doesn’t think of herself as a star. All rights reserved. She is known for a variety of films including Harry Potter, Educating Rita, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia, Calendar Girls, Driving Lessons, Brave and Paddington. When I got into acting, it was just heaven. She has six Bafta awards – and last year became only the 12th woman to be given a fellowship by the Academy. “I told my mother I didn’t want to do A-levels and wanted to go into nursing, which she wanted me to do. This used to be heightened whenever she told me off. Her mother told her she would end up on the streets. The farm raises rare breed Tamworth, Gloucester Old Spot and Middle White pigs for pork, sausages and bacon. Lee House Farm, run by Grant Roffey, is • one of the last remaining small working farms in Surrey. Julie said: “That ignorance and arrogance was commonplace. “My mother was also terribly dramatic. That sounds exciting but the fact of the matter is that I just never went. Grant is the beloved husband of actress Julie Walters. It is her husband, Grant Roffey, who instils a sense of perspective. “He has always said things like, ‘Oh it’s just a television play.’ But I love the fact he brings everything down to earth. After 30 years of memorable roles, brilliant performances and multiple awards she keeps her feet firmly on the ground, with the help of hubby Grant Roffey. Lee House Farm produces some of the finest organic pork, beef, eggs (and occasionally when they have time; vegetables) in West Sussex and Surrey. “I loved Cynthia and was intrigued by her relationship with a young man. Filter appointments Filter appointments Current appointments Total number of appointments 2 Date of birth June 1957. The actress' love life was also once linked to Pete Postlethwaite, her co-worker at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre. Grounded: Julie Walters and husband Grant Roffey (Image: PA) “He has always said things like, ‘Oh it’s just a television play.’ But I love the fact he brings everything down to earth. “Looking back through the clips of me that they showed, I mostly thought, ‘Oh God, don’t I look terrible, what an awful piece of acting!’”. This is Lee House Farm, an organic farm where Julie Walters lives with her husband Grant Roffey. anonymously (anonymous users cannot post links). She admitted that, like her new screen character Cynthia, she was a bit of a tearaway growing up in the 60s. with this post, location or person. Spouse (1) Julie Walters (2 July 1997 - present) ( 1 child) Trivia (3) Father of Maisie Mae Roffey (b. They've been together for 23 years and married for 11, and he runs the organic farm on which they live in Sussex. Indian Summers, which starts next Sunday night, is a story of the British Raj. Following a whirlwind romance they had their only daughter, Maisie Mae Roffey, in 1988. I was given a letter from the school, saying I was subversive but I threw it into a bin on the way home. She explained: “It does slow down, although that is changing, but to get a strong central role like Cynthia was heaven. Based near Plaistow on the border with West Sussex, they produce organic eggs, vegetables, lamb, beef and pork. She does things that aren’t right but she utterly believes they are. They have one child. Available for everyone, funded by readers. Note: VirtualGlobetrotting is an entertainment website is and is not associated Her mother was Mary Bridget O’Brien – a tiny, fierce Irishwoman for whom nothing was ever quite good enough. Such feelings were prevalent in that period. View the profiles of people named Grant Roffey. The 64-year-old may have become a screen legend after 30 years of memorable roles, brilliant performances and multiple awards - but she's not getting carried away. “In my head it had been about upper- class people ruling over the Indians. Everything just seemed right and it felt great.”. Spouse (1) Julie Walters (2 July 1997 - present) ( 1 child) Trivia (3) Father of Maisie Mae Roffey (b. The couple met in 1987 when he was an AA patrol man. 26 April 1988). Julie said: “She had that immigrant thing of ‘You’ve got to prove yourself.’ And she had huge drive.”. But Julie knew it was all she wanted to do. “I used to go into cafes or go on the Tube when I went to London and just watch people. Grant Roffey born Grant H Roffey is the husband of actress Julie Walters. “It’s more fun playing a character who’s a bit of a monster. They have one child. The couple met in 1987 when he was an AA patrol man. She describes Cynthia as “an East End girl who went out to India at about 20 with her soldier husband.” Cynthia’s attitude toward Indians is likely to be a shock for audiences.