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Susannah York

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.


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Born:
Jan 9, 1939 In Chelsea, London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
91
First Appeared:
In the movie There Was a Crooked Man 1960-08-31
Latest Project:
Movie Norfolk Coast 2025
Known For
Poster of Fate
Poster of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Poster of Casualty
Poster of Superman II
Filmography
Movie Norfolk Coast Unknown 2025
Movie The Calling The Prioress 2010-04-23
Movie Not Quite Hollywood Self 2008-08-28
Movie Franklyn Margaret 2008-10-16
Movie Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands Self 2007-07-06
Movie A Guest of life Narrator 2006-02-05
Movie The Gigolos Tessa Harrington 2006-04-26
Movie You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman Self 2006-11-28
Movie The Stoning Jean Fielding 2006-09-09
Movie Visitors Carolyn Perry 2003-11-27
Movie The Book of Eve May 2002-09-01
Movie St. Patrick: The Irish Legend Concessa 2000-03-12
Movie Jean Unknown 2000-05-12
Movie Loop Olivia 1997-09-19
Movie Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?) Mike's Mum 1997-11-01
Movie Diana & Me Self 1997-12-04
Movie The Higher Mortals Miss Thorogood 1993-06-01
Movie Pretty Princess regina Cristina 1993-12-03
Movie Illusions Dr. Sinclair 1992-10-14
Series Devices and Desires Meg Dennison 1991-01-04
Movie The Man from the Pru Amy Wallace 1990-06-30
Movie Fate Unknown 1990-01-01
Movie Melancholia Catherine Lanham Franck 1989-05-19
Movie A Handful of Time Susanne Walker 1989-10-12
Series After the War Unknown 1989-06-16
Movie A Summer Story Mrs. Dora Narracombe 1988-08-11
Movie Just Ask for Diamond Lauren Bacardi 1988-09-01
Movie Pretty Kill Toni 1987-03-27
Series The Animals Roadshow Unknown 1987-03-29
Movie Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Lara (voice) 1987-07-24
Movie Mio in the Land of Faraway The Weaver Woman 1987-07-01
Series The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Liz 1987-08-02
Series Casualty Helen Grant 1986-09-06
Series The Ray Bradbury Theater Nora 1985-05-21
Movie Star Quality Lorraine Barry 1985-11-10
Movie Daemon Rachel 1985-12-31
Movie A Christmas Carol Mrs. Cratchit 1984-10-09
Movie Montgomery Clift Self 1983-01-01
Movie Yellowbeard Lady Churchill 1983-06-24
Movie Group Madness Self 1983-06-11
Series We'll Meet Again Unknown 1982-02-19
Movie Alice Queen of Hearts 1982-03-29
Movie Loophole Dinah Booker 1981-06-25
Movie The Awakening Jane Turner 1980-07-09
Movie Alphabet: The Story of Writing Narrator 1980-01-01
Movie The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' Self 1980-01-01
Series The Morecambe and Wise Show Unknown 1980-09-03
Movie Superman II Lara 1980-12-12
Movie Falling in Love Again Sue Lewis (Present Day) 1980-11-21
Movie The Golden Gate Murders Sister Benecia 1979-10-03
Movie The Shout Rachel Fielding 1978-06-16
Movie The Silent Partner Julie 1978-09-07
Movie Long Shot An Actress 1978-11-17
Movie Superman Lara 1978-12-14
Movie Sky Riders Ellen Bracken 1976-03-26
Movie The Adventures of Eliza Fraser Eliza Fraser 1976-12-16
Movie The Maids Claire 1975-04-21
Movie Conduct Unbecoming Marjorie Scarlett 1975-01-01
Movie That Lucky Touch Julia Richardson 1975-08-07
Movie Gold Terry Steyner 1974-06-08
Series Orson Welles' Great Mysteries Countess Josephine 1973-09-01
Movie Images Cathryn 1972-12-18
Movie The Creditors Tekla 1972-10-10
Movie Zee and Co. Stella 1971-07-01
Movie Happy Birthday, Wanda June Penelope Ryan 1971-12-09
Movie Jane Eyre Jane Eyre 1970-12-01
Movie Brotherly Love Hilary Dow 1970-01-07
Movie Scruggs Susan 1970-04-23
Movie Oh! What a Lovely War Eleanor 1969-03-10
Movie Lock Up Your Daughters Hilaret 1969-03-29
Movie They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Alice LeBlanc 1969-12-10
Movie Battle of Britain Section Officer Maggie Harvey 1969-09-15
Series The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968-06-06
Movie Sebastian Rebecca Howard 1968-01-24
Movie The Killing of Sister George Alice 'Childie' McNaught 1968-09-01
Movie Duffy Segolene 1968-09-16
Movie The Fall of the House of Usher Madeleine Usher 1966-02-12
Series Mystery and Imagination Unknown 1966-01-29
Movie Kaleidoscope Angel McGinnis 1966-07-01
Movie A Man for All Seasons Margaret More 1966-12-13
Movie I Took My Little World Away Mandy Hope 1965-03-14
Movie Sands of the Kalahari Grace Munkton 1965-11-24
Movie The Importance of Being Earnest Unknown 1964-11-15
Movie Scene Nun, Take One The Actress 1964-07-14
Movie The 7th Dawn Candace Trumpey 1964-09-02
Movie Tom Jones Sophie Western 1963-08-24
Series The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962-10-01
Movie Freud: The Secret Passion Cecily Koertner 1962-12-12
Movie The Greengage Summer Joss Grey 1961-05-01
Movie There Was a Crooked Man Ellen 1960-08-31
Movie Tunes of Glory Morag Sinclair 1960-09-17