Susannah York

Susannah York

Deceased · Born: Jan 9, 1939 · Died: Jan 15, 2011

Personal Details

Born Jan 9, 1939 Chelsea, London, England, UK
Parents
  • Simon William Peel Vickers Fletcher
  • Joan Nita Mary Bowring

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.

Career

2010
The Divine Michelangelo
The Divine Michelangelo as Narrator
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2008
Franklyn
Franklyn as Margaret
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2006
The Gigolos
The Gigolos as Tessa Harrington
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The Stoning
The Stoning as Jean Fielding
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2003
Visitors
Visitors as Carolyn Perry
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2000
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend as Concessa
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1997
Loop
Loop as Olivia
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1993
The Higher Mortals
The Higher Mortals as Miss Thorogood
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Illusions
Illusions as Dr. Sinclair
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1990
Screen Two
Screen Two as Amy Wallace
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Fate
Fate
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1989
Melancholia
Melancholia as Catherine Lanham Franck
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After the War
After the War
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The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater as Nora
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1988
Diamond's Edge
Diamond's Edge as Lauren Bacardi
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A Summer Story
A Summer Story as Mrs. Dora Narracombe
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1987
Tomorrow's a Killer
Tomorrow's a Killer as Toni
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Mio in the Land of Faraway
Mio in the Land of Faraway as The Weaver Woman
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1985
Daemon
Daemon as Rachel
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1984
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Cratchit
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1981
Loophole
Loophole as Dinah Booker
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1980
Superman II
Superman II as Lara
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The Awakening
The Awakening as Jane Turner
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Falling in Love Again
Falling in Love Again as Sue Lewis (Present Day)
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1979
The Golden Gate Murders
The Golden Gate Murders as Sister Benecia
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1978
The Shout
The Shout as Rachel Fielding
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The Silent Partner
The Silent Partner as Julie
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1976
Sky Riders
Sky Riders as Ellen Bracken
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Eliza Fraser
Eliza Fraser as Eliza Fraser
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1975
The Maids
The Maids as Claire
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Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming as Marjorie Scarlett
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That Lucky Touch
That Lucky Touch as Julia Richardson
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1974
Gold
Gold as Terry Steyner
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1972
Images
Images as Cathryn
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1971
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Happy Birthday, Wanda June as Penelope Ryan
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X, Y and Zee
X, Y and Zee as Stella
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1970
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love as Hilary Dow
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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre as Jane Eyre
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1969
Lock Up Your Daughters!
Lock Up Your Daughters! as Hilaret
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Alice LeBlanc
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1968
Sebastian
Sebastian as Rebecca Howard
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Duffy
Duffy as Segolene
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The Killing of Sister George
The Killing of Sister George as Alice 'Childie' McNaught
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1966
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope as Angel McGinnis
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A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons as Margaret More
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1965
Sands of the Kalahari
Sands of the Kalahari as Grace Munkton
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1964
The 7th Dawn
The 7th Dawn as Candace Trumpey
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1963
Tom Jones
Tom Jones as Sophie Western
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1962
Freud
Freud as Cecily Koertner
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1961
Loss of Innocence
Loss of Innocence as Joss Grey
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1960
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory as Morag Sinclair
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There Was a Crooked Man
There Was a Crooked Man as Ellen
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2001
The Magic Behind the Cape
1985
A Woman's Place: The Image Makers
A Woman's Place: Test Tube Babies
1980
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1980
Falling in Love Again
Falling in Love Again as Screenplay
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1972
Images
Images as Novel
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