J.K. Rowling 14 pictures

Writer, Producer, Actress
Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, near Bristol, a few miles south of a town called Dursley ("Harry Potter"'s Muggle-family). Her father Peter Rowling was an engineer for Rolls Royce in Bristol at this time. Her mother, Anne, was half-French and half-Scottish. They met on a train as it left King's Cross Station in London. Her sister Diana is about 2 ...

Born: July 31, 1965
Star sign: Leo
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Known for: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
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