Eileen Atkins
British actress · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1934 · age 92
Dame Eileen June Atkins is an English actress. She has worked in the theatre, film, and television consistently since 1953. She is a three-time Olivier Award winner, winning Best Supporting Performance in 1988 and Best Actress for The Unexpected Man (1999) and Honour (2004).
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Wicked Little LettersFilm, Mabel2022“People told me not to go on the internet because I’m angry enough already”In their words19 June 2022The Guardian
Remembers…Series, 20222018
Nothing Like a DameFilm2016
ChickLitFilm, Peggy Law2013
Beautiful CreaturesFilm, Emmaline Duchannes2010
Upstairs DownstairsSeries, Maud, Lady Holland
Robin HoodFilm, 2010Eleanor of Aquitaine2008Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAward2007
EveningFilm, Nachtschwester2004
Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries, Lady Tressilian
The Queen of Sheba's PearlsFilm, 20042002
Bertie and ElizabethFilm, Queen Mary1998
The AvengersFilm, Alice1997
A Dance to the Music of TimeSeries, Brightman1995Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead ActressAward
Cold Comfort FarmFilm, 1995Judith Starkadder1992Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead ActressAward
The Lost Language of CranesFilm, 1992Rose Benjamin1990
ChillersSeries, Mrs Waggoner1989
Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries, Princess Dragomiroff1987
A Hazard of HeartsFilm, Lady Harriet's Maid1982
Smiley's PeopleSeries, Madame Ostrakova
Oliver TwistFilm, 1982Mrs. Mann1976
I Don't Want to Be BornFilm, Sister Albana1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Electra1960
An Age of KingsSeries, Lady1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1934Born15 June 1934People around Eileen
Stephen Daldry Produced The Crown, directed The Hours (2003)
Gemma Jones Also in The Crown and Ballet Shoes
Simon Curtis Directed Cranford, produced Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
Peter Medak Directed David Copperfield and Let Him Have It
Olivia Colman Produced Wicked Little Letters (2024)
Mike Nichols Directed Wolf (1994), directed Wit (2001)
Jim Broadbent Also in Paddington 2 and Vanity Fair
Emerald Fennell Also in The Crown and Vita & Virginia- Robert Hardy Also in Ballet Shoes and Mrs. Dalloway
Harriet Walter Also in The Crown and Suite française
James Wilby Also in Gosford Park and Bertie and Elizabeth
Linda Bassett Also in Let Him Have It and The Hours
Douglas Hodge Also in Vanity Fair (2004)
Clare Holman Also in The Crown and Suite française- Meg Wynn Owen Also in Vanity Fair and Upstairs, Downstairs
Joanna Lumley Also in Cold Comfort Farm and Paddington 2
Jonathan Lynn Directed Wild Target (2010)
Simon Channing-Williams Produced Jack and Sarah (1996)
Woody Allen Directed Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
Meryl Streep Also in The Hours and Evening
Tom Cruise Produced Ask the Dust (2006)
Judi Dench Duets: Princess Natalia Dragomiroff
Donald Sutherland Also in Cold Mountain and Ask the Dust
Ridley Scott Produced Robin Hood (2010)
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Paddington 2 2017
Wit 2001
The Hours 2002
Equus 1977
Wicked Little Letters 2024
Also in Français
Filmography 40
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Television 24
Media & music
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In their own words 1
, If I publish volume two I’ll have to either be dead or prepared to leave the country
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In 2008, she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress and the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Cranford. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1990 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2001.
