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Susannah York

Susannah York

Actor · 1939–2011 · Chelsea, London, England, UK

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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.

Acted in 82

2010s

  1. 2010

    The Calling

    The Prioress

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2006

    The Stoning

    Jean Fielding

  3. The Gigolos

    Tessa Harrington

  4. Norfolk Coast

    Movie

  5. 2003

    Visitors

    Carolyn Perry

  6. 2002

    The Book of Eve

    May

  7. 2000

    Jean

    Movie

  8. St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

    Concessa

1990s

  1. 1997

    Loop

    Olivia

  2. 1993

    Pretty Princess

    regina Cristina

  3. The Higher Mortals

    Miss Thorogood

  4. 1992

    Illusions

    Dr. Sinclair

  5. 1991

    Trainer

    Rachel Ware · 23 episodes

  6. 1990

    Fate

    Movie

1980s

  1. 1989

    Barbablù, Barbablù

    Teresa

  2. A Handful of Time

    Susanne Walker

  3. After the War

    TV

  4. Melancholia

    Catherine Lanham Franck

  5. 1988

    Just Ask for Diamond

    Lauren Bacardi

  6. A Summer Story

    Mrs. Dora Narracombe

  7. 1987

    Mio in the Land of Faraway

    The Weaver Woman

  8. Pretty Kill

    Toni

  9. 1986
  10. 1985

    Daemon

    Rachel

  11. Star Quality

    Lorraine Barry

  12. 1984
  13. 1983
  14. 1982

    Alice

    Queen of Hearts

  15. We'll Meet Again

    Dr Helen Dereham · 13 episodes

  16. 1981
  17. Late Flowering Love

    Movie

  18. 1980

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Golden Gate Murders

    Sister Benecia

  2. 1978
  3. Long Shot

    An Actress

  4. The Silent Partner

    Julie

  5. 1976

    The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

    Eliza Fraser

  6. Sky Riders

    Ellen Bracken

  7. 1975

    Conduct Unbecoming

    Marjorie Scarlett

  8. That Lucky Touch

    Julia Richardson

  9. The Maids

    Claire

  10. 1974

    Fallen Angels

    Julia Sterroll

  11. 1973
  12. Duhallow Home

    Sarah’s words spoken

  13. 1972
  14. The Creditors

    Tekla

  15. Zee and Co.

    Stella

  16. 1971

    Happy Birthday, Wanda June

    Penelope Ryan

  17. 1970

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. Lock Up Your Daughters

    Hilaret

  3. Oh! What a Lovely War

    Eleanor

  4. 1968

    Duffy

    Segolene

  5. The Killing of Sister George

    Alice 'Childie' McNaught

  6. Sebastian

    Rebecca Howard

  7. 1967
  8. 1966
  9. Kaleidoscope

    Angel McGinnis

  10. The Fall of the House of Usher

    Madeleine Usher

  11. 1965

    Sands of the Kalahari

    Grace Munkton

  12. 1964
  13. Scene Nun, Take One

    The Actress

  14. 1963
  15. 1962

    Freud: The Secret Passion

    Cecily Koertner

  16. 1961

    The Greengage Summer

    Joss Grey

  17. 1960
  18. There Was a Crooked Man

    Ellen

1950s

  1. 1956

    Armchair Theatre

    Linda, Anna, Cecily Cardew, Mandy Hope, Tekla · 1 episode

Wrote 3

1980s

  1. 1982

    Alice

    Writer

  2. 1980

1970s

  1. 1972
Appearances14

2000s

  1. 2008

    Not Quite Hollywood

    Self

  2. 2007

    Rhapsody of Fire - Visions from the Enchanted Lands

    Self

  3. 2006

    You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

    Self

  4. A Guest of life

    Narrator

  5. 2004

    The Divine Michelangelo

    Narrator · 2 episodes

1990s

  1. 1997

    Diana & Me

    Self

1980s

  1. 1987

    The Struggles for Poland

    Narrator (UK version) · 9 episodes

  2. 1983

    Group Madness

    Self

  3. Montgomery Clift

    Self

  4. 1982
  5. 1980

    Alphabet: The Story of Writing

    Narrator