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Susannah York

Acting
72 years oldChelsea, 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.

Personal Details

Born
January 9, 1939 - January 15, 2011 (age 72)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Сюзанна Йорк
Susannah Yolande Fletcher

Movies (43)

The Calling

The Calling

as The Prioress

2010

Franklyn
6.0

Franklyn

as Margaret

2008

Not Quite Hollywood
6.8

Not Quite Hollywood

as Self

2008

Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands
6.5

Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands

as Self

2007

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
6.0

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

as Self

2006

The Stoning
3.8

The Stoning

as Jean Fielding

2006

The Gigolos
4.3

The Gigolos

as Tessa Harrington

2006

Norfolk Coast

Norfolk Coast

2006

A Guest of life
6.6

A Guest of life

as Narrator

2006

Visitors
5.1

Visitors

as Carolyn Perry

2003

The Book of Eve
1.0

The Book of Eve

as May

2002

Jean

Jean

2000

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
5.3

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

as Concessa

2000

Diana & Me
5.3

Diana & Me

as Self

1997

Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)
3.0

Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)

as Mike's Mum

1997

Loop
4.2

Loop

as Olivia

1997

Pretty Princess
5.6

Pretty Princess

as regina Cristina

1993

The Higher Mortals

The Higher Mortals

as Miss Thorogood

1993

Illusions
4.3

Illusions

as Dr. Sinclair

1992

The Man from the Pru

The Man from the Pru

as Amy Wallace

1990

Fate
5.8

Fate

1990

Barbablù, Barbablù

Barbablù, Barbablù

as Teresa

1989

A Handful of Time
4.6

A Handful of Time

as Susanne Walker

1989

Melancholia
5.0

Melancholia

as Catherine Lanham Franck

1989

Just Ask for Diamond
4.3

Just Ask for Diamond

as Lauren Bacardi

1988

A Summer Story
6.0

A Summer Story

as Mrs. Dora Narracombe

1988

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as Lara (voice)

1987

Mio in the Land of Faraway
6.0

Mio in the Land of Faraway

as The Weaver Woman

1987

Pretty Kill
1.8

Pretty Kill

as Toni

1987

Daemon
6.2

Daemon

as Rachel

1985

Star Quality
5.0

Star Quality

as Lorraine Barry

1985

A Christmas Carol
7.5

A Christmas Carol

as Mrs. Cratchit

1984

Yellowbeard
5.6

Yellowbeard

as Lady Churchill

1983

Group Madness

Group Madness

as Self

1983

Montgomery Clift
3.8

Montgomery Clift

as Self

1983

Alice
5.0

Alice

as Queen of Hearts

1982

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
6.4

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

as Self

1982

Loophole
6.1

Loophole

as Dinah Booker

1981

Late Flowering Love

Late Flowering Love

1981

Superman II
6.7

Superman II

as Lara

1980

Falling in Love Again
5.7

Falling in Love Again

as Sue Lewis (Present Day)

1980

The Awakening
5.5

The Awakening

as Jane Turner

1980

Alphabet: The Story of Writing

Alphabet: The Story of Writing

as Narrator

1980

TV Shows (7)