Harriet Walter
English actress
An actor. When I was really young, I wanted to be a fishmonger’s wife.
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A vet, but I wasn’t smart enough.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2017 source ↗
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Six weeks in my dad’s office doing admin was enough to persuade me to pursue a career in sport.
A horse. I have two: Vesperal Dream and According To Sarah.
Lots of people, mainly for being so absent from their lives while I was concentrating on sport. I’d also like to say sorry to my dad’s mum, because, aged four, I told her she was the worst cook in the world.
Cows in the field next door.
Apart from two Olympic gold medals, I’m proud of finishing fifth in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in 2016, having never ridden a horse 12 months earlier.
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