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Susannah York

Susannah York

Acting1939Chelsea, London, England, UK

Biography

Susannah York (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011) was a British film, stage and television actress. She was awarded a BAFTA as Best Supporting Actress for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for the same film. She won best actress for Images at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991 she was appointed an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Her appearances in various hit films of the 1960s formed the basis of her international reputation,and an obituary in The Telegraph characterised her as "the blue-eyed English rose with the china-white skin and cupid lips who epitomised the sensuality of the swinging Sixties". Description above from the Wikipedia article Susannah York, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting History

2010
The Calling
as The Prioress
2006
The Stoning
as Jean Fielding
The Gigolos
as Tessa Harrington
2003
Visitors
as Carolyn Perry
1996
1993
The Higher Mortals
as Miss Thorogood
Pretty Princess
as regina Cristina
1992
Illusions
as Dr. Sinclair
1990
1989
Melancholia
as Catherine Lanham Franck
A Handful of Time
as Susanne Walker
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TVas Nora1 eps
1988
Just Ask for Diamond
as Lauren Bacardi
A Summer Story
as Mrs. Dora Narracombe
1986
Casualty
TVas Helen Grant
1985
Star Quality
as Lorraine Barry
Daemon
as Rachel
1984
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Cratchit
1983
Yellowbeard
as Lady Churchill
1982
Alice
as Queen of Hearts
Alice
Writer
1981
1980
The Awakening
as Jane Turner
Falling in Love Again
as Sue Lewis (Present Day)
1979
The Golden Gate Murders
as Sister Benecia
1978
Superman
as Lara
The Shout
as Rachel Fielding
Long Shot
as An Actress
1976
Sky Riders
as Ellen Bracken
1975
That Lucky Touch
as Julia Richardson
Conduct Unbecoming
as Marjorie Scarlett
The Maids
as Claire
1974
Gold
as Terry Steyner
1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TVas Countess Josephine
1972
Zee and Co.
as Stella
Images
as Cathryn
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
Images
Novel
1971
1970
Jane Eyre
as Jane Eyre
Brotherly Love
as Hilary Dow
1969
Battle of Britain
as Section Officer Maggie Harvey
1968
Duffy
as Segolene
Sebastian
as Rebecca Howard
The Killing of Sister George
as Alice 'Childie' McNaught
1967
Theatre 625
TVas Bronwen1 eps
1966
A Man for All Seasons
as Margaret More
Kaleidoscope
as Angel McGinnis
Mystery and Imagination
TVas Madeleine Usher
1965
Sands of the Kalahari
as Grace Munkton
1963
Tom Jones
as Sophie Western
1962
1961
1960
Tunes of Glory
as Morag Sinclair

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1/9/1939
Day of Death
1/15/2011
Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK