Eileen Atkins

89 · Born: Jun 16, 1934

Personal Details

Born Jun 16, 1934 Clapton, London, England, UK

Spouse

Bill Shepherd
( Feb 2, 1978 to Jun 24, 2016 )
Julian Glover
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Arthur Thomas Atkins
Annie Ellen Atkins

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (born 16 June 1934) is an English actress and occasional screenwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eileen Atkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2024

Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters as Mabel

2021

Getting Away with Murder(s)

Getting Away with Murder(s)

2017

Carnage as Dorothy

2016

ChickLit as Peggy Law

2015

Valentine's Kiss

Valentine's Kiss as Catherine Maier

2014

Magic in the Moonlight

Magic in the Moonlight as Aunt Vanessa

2013

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures as Emmaline Duchannes

2012

The Scapegoat as Lady Spence

2011

Doc Martin as Ruth Ellingham

2010

Wild Target as Mother

Robin Hood as Eleanor of Aquitaine

Poirot as Princess Dragomiroff

2009

2008

Last Chance Harvey

Last Chance Harvey as Maggie Walker

2007

Evening as Nachtschwester

Cranford as Miss Deborah Jenkyns

2006

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Scenes of a Sexual Nature as Iris

Ask the Dust as Mrs. Hargraves

2004

Vanity Fair as Miss Matilda Crawley

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls as School Matron

2003

Cold Mountain as Maddy

Love Again as Eva Larkin

What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants as Jocelyn Dashwood

2002

Bertie and Elizabeth

Bertie and Elizabeth as Queen Mary

2001

Wit as Evelyn 'E.M' Ashford

Women Talking Dirty

Women Talking Dirty as Emily Boyle

David Copperfield

David Copperfield as Miss Jane Murdstone

2000

Tales from the Madhouse

Tales from the Madhouse as The Mourner

The Sleeper as Violet Moon

Madame Bovary as Marie Louise

1998

The Avengers as Alice

1997

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time as Brightman

1995

Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm as Judith Starkadder

Jack & Sarah as Phil

1994

Wolf as Mary

1992

The Lost Language of Cranes

The Lost Language of Cranes as Rose Benjamin

1991

A Room of One's Own

A Room of One's Own as Virginia Woolf

Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It as Lilian Bentley

1987

A Hazard of Hearts

A Hazard of Hearts as Lady Harriet's Maid

Screen Two as Helen Marriner

1985

Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus as Queen Tamora

1983

The Dresser as Madge

Oliver Twist as Mrs. Mann

Nelly's Version

Nelly's Version as Nelly

1982

Smiley's People

Smiley's People as Madame Ostrakova

1978

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week as Vanity Fair

1977

Equus as Hesther Saloman

1976

Sharon's Baby as Sister Albana

1974

The Lady's Not for Burning

The Lady's Not for Burning as Jennet Jourdemayne

1970

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month as Olga

1969

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month as Olga

1968

Inadmissible Evidence

Inadmissible Evidence as Shirley

appearances

2022

Farewell Doc Martin

Farewell Doc Martin

2021

Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure

Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2018

Tea With the Dames

Tea With the Dames

2002

The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

writing

2019

Vita & Virginia

Vita & Virginia as Screenplay

1997

Mrs Dalloway as Screenplay

creating

1991

The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott as Creator

1971

Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs as Creator