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Evening -- Clip: Ann's past
Wild Target -- Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims, Rose. He spares her life, unexpectedly acquiring in the process a young apprentice, Tony. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client.
Evening -- Clip: It's a little early, isn't it?
Last Chance Harvey -- In London for his daughter's wedding, a rumpled man (Hoffman) finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life (Thompson).
Ask the Dust -- Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

Overview

Date of Birth:
16 June 1934, Clapton, London, England, UK See more »
Contact:
View agent contact info on IMDbPro.
Mini Biography:
Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London... See more »
Trivia:
She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)... See more »
STARmeter: ?
Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 5 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(243 articles)
Patrick Garland obituary
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 23 April 2013, 3:10 AM, PDT)
Beautiful Creatures comes to DVD in May
 (From Comicmix. 24 March 2013, 9:16 AM, PDT)
Beautiful Creatures Blu-ray and DVD Arrive May 21st
 (From MovieWeb. 20 March 2013, 12:51 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Dame Eileen Atkins

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress - TV, Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Thanks, Self - TV, Self - video, Archive Footage
Actress - TV:
  1. "Doc Martin" .... Ruth Ellingham (7 episodes, 2011)
        - Ever After (2011) TV episode .... Ruth Ellingham
        - Cats and Sharks (2011) TV episode .... Ruth Ellingham
        - Don't Let Go (2011) TV episode .... Ruth Ellingham
        - Remember Me (2011) TV episode .... Ruth Ellingham
        - Mother Knows Best (2011) TV episode .... Ruth Ellingham
          (2 more)
  2. "Psychoville" .... Edwina Kenchington / ... (8 episodes, 2009-2011)
        - Andrews Nanotech (2011) TV episode .... Edwina Kenchington
        - The Hunt (2011) TV episode .... Edwina Kenchington
        - Dinner Party (2011) TV episode .... Edwina Kenchington
        - Halloween Special (2010) TV episode .... Edwina Kenchington
        - Ravenhill (2009) TV episode .... Nurse Kenchington
          (3 more)
  3. "Upstairs Downstairs" .... Maud, Lady Holland (3 episodes, 2010)
        - The Cuckoo (2010) TV episode .... Maud, Lady Holland
        - The Ladybird (2010) TV episode .... Maud, Lady Holland
        - The Fledgling (2010) TV episode .... Maud, Lady Holland
  4. "This September" .... Violet Aird (2 episodes, 2010)
        - A Healing Heart (2010) TV episode .... Violet Aird
        - Family Secret (2010) TV episode .... Violet Aird
  5. "Agatha Christie's Poirot" .... Princess Dragomiroff (1 episode, 2010)
        - Murder on the Orient Express (2010) TV episode .... Princess Dragomiroff

  6. "When Weather Changed History" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Titanic (2008) TV episode
  7. Ballet Shoes (2007) (TV) .... Madame Fidolia
  8. "Cranford" .... Miss Deborah Jenkyns (2 episodes, 2007)
    ... aka "Return to Cranford" - International (English title) (second season title), UK (second season title)
        - August 1842 (2007) TV episode .... Miss Deborah Jenkyns
        - June 1842 (2007) TV episode .... Miss Deborah Jenkyns
  9. "Waking the Dead" .... Abigail Dusniak (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Yahrzeit: Part 2 (2007) TV episode .... Abigail Dusniak
        - Yahrzeit: Part 1 (2007) TV episode .... Abigail Dusniak
  10. Agatha Christie Marple: Towards Zero (2007) (TV) .... Lady Tressilian
  11. Love Again (2003) (TV) .... Eva Larkin
  12. Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) (TV) .... Queen Mary
  13. The Lives of Animals (2002) (TV)
  14. Wit (2001) (TV) .... Evelyn 'E.M.' Ashford
  15. The Sleeper (2000) (TV) .... Violet Moon
  16. David Copperfield (2000) (TV) .... Miss Jane Murdstone
  17. "Tales from the Madhouse" .... The Mourner (1 episode, 2000)
        - The Mourner (2000) TV episode .... The Mourner
  18. Madame Bovary (2000) (TV) .... Marie Louise

  19. "Talking Heads 2" .... Celia (1 episode, 1998)
        - The Hand of God (1998) TV episode .... Celia
  20. "A Dance to the Music of Time" .... Brightman (1 episode, 1997)
        - Post War (1997) TV episode .... Brightman
  21. Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV) .... Judith Starkadder
  22. "Performance" .... Mrs. May Maitland (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Maitlands (1993) TV episode .... Mrs. May Maitland
  23. "Screen Two" .... Helen Marriner / ... (3 episodes, 1985-1992)
        - The Lost Language of Cranes (1992) TV episode .... Rose Benjamin
        - The Vision (1987) TV episode .... Helen Marriner
        - The Burston Rebellion (1985) TV episode .... Kitty Higdon
  24. The Lost Language of Cranes (1991) (TV) .... Rose Benjamin
  25. "Great Performances" .... Rose Benjamin (1 episode, 1991)
        - The Lost Language of Cranes (1991) TV episode .... Rose Benjamin
  26. A Room of One's Own (1991) (TV) .... Virginia Woolf

  27. "Chillers" (1 episode)
    ... aka "Patricia Highsmith's Tales" - International (English title) (complete title)
        - The Stuff of Madness (????) TV episode
  28. "Ten Great Writers of the Modern World" .... Reader / ... (2 episodes, 1988)
    ... aka "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers" - UK (original title)
        - T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' (1988) TV episode .... Reader
        - Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway' (1988) TV episode .... Virginia Woolf
  29. Roman Holiday (1987) (TV) .... Countess
  30. A Hazard of Hearts (1987) (TV) .... Lady Harriet's Maid
  31. "Breaking Up" (1986) TV series .... Mrs. Mailer (unknown episodes)
  32. Titus Andronicus (1985) (TV) .... Queen Tamora
    ... aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus" - USA (video title)
  33. A Better Class of Person (1985) (TV) .... Nellie Osborne
  34. "Shades of Darkness" .... Mrs. Rutledge (1 episode, 1983)
        - Bewitched (1983) TV episode .... Mrs. Rutledge
  35. Nelly's Version (1983) (TV) .... Nelly
  36. "Smiley's People" .... Madame Ostrakova (4 episodes, 1982)
        - Episode #1.4 (1982) TV episode .... Madame Ostrakova
        - Episode #1.3 (1982) TV episode .... Madame Ostrakova
        - Episode #1.2 (1982) TV episode .... Madame Ostrakova
        - Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode .... Madame Ostrakova
  37. Oliver Twist (1982/I) (TV) .... Mrs. Mann
  38. "Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers" (1981) TV mini-series .... Gertrude Morel (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Sons and Lovers" - UK (original title)

  39. "BBC2 Play of the Week" .... Vanity Fair (1 episode, 1978)
        - She Fell Among Thieves (1978) TV episode .... Vanity Fair
  40. "Affairs of the Heart" .... Kate Cookham (1 episode, 1975)
        - Kate (1975) TV episode .... Kate Cookham
  41. The Lady's Not for Burning (1974) (TV) .... Jennet Jourdemayne
  42. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Catherine Sloper / ... (4 episodes, 1969-1974)
        - Electra (1974) TV episode .... Electra
        - A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971) TV episode .... Titania
        - The Three Sisters (1970) TV episode .... Olga
        - The Heiress (1969) TV episode .... Catherine Sloper
  43. The Lady from the Sea (1974) (TV) .... Ellida Wangel
  44. "Stage 2" .... Duchess (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Duchess of Malfi (1972) TV episode .... Duchess
  45. "W. Somerset Maugham" .... Leslie Crosbie / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Olive (1970) TV episode .... Olive Hardy
        - The Letter (1969) TV episode .... Leslie Crosbie
  46. "Solo" .... Mary Kingsley (1 episode, 1970)
        - Eileen Atkins as Mary Kingsley (1970) TV episode .... Mary Kingsley

  47. "The Wednesday Play" .... Joan / ... (4 episodes, 1965-1969)
        - Double Bill: The Compartment/Playmates (1969) TV episode .... The Woman
        - Wanted: Single Gentleman (1967) TV episode .... Mabel
        - The Big Man Coughed and Died (1966) TV episode .... The Girl
        - Fable (1965) TV episode .... Joan
  48. "The Sex Game" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Women Can Be Monsters (1968) TV episode
  49. "Half Hour Story" .... Her (1 episode, 1968)
        - Nothing's Ever Over (1968) TV episode .... Her
  50. "Theatre 625" .... Eileen (1 episode, 1968)
        - Party Games (1968) TV episode .... Eileen
  51. Major Barbara (1966) (TV) .... Barbara
  52. "Five More" .... Girl (1 episode, 1966)
        - Are You There? (1966) TV episode .... Girl
  53. "Knock on Any Door" .... Ruth (1 episode, 1965)
        - Close Season (1965) TV episode .... Ruth
  54. "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1965)
        - When the Wind Blows (1965) TV episode
  55. "The Massingham Affair" .... Charlotte Verney (6 episodes, 1964)
        - The Finishing Touch (1964) TV episode .... Charlotte Verney
        - A Tangle of Lies (1964) TV episode .... Charlotte Verney
        - Parting of the Ways (1964) TV episode .... Charlotte Verney
        - The Breakthrough (1964) TV episode .... Charlotte Verney
        - A Tradition of Justice (1964) TV episode .... Charlotte Verney
          (1 more)
  56. "Z Cars" .... Grace Patchett (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Stroll Along the Sands (1964) TV episode .... Grace Patchett
  57. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Girl (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Square (1961) TV episode .... Girl
  58. "Emergency-Ward 10" .... Ariadna Spinks / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
        - Episode #1.446 (1961) TV episode .... Miss Spinks
        - Episode #1.405 (1961) TV episode .... Ariadna Spinks
  59. "An Age of Kings" .... Attendant Lady / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
        - Henry VI Part 1: The Red Rose and the White (1960) TV episode .... Joan la Pucelle
        - Richard II Part 2: The Deposing of a King (1960) TV episode .... Attendant Lady

  60. "Hilda Lessways" .... Maggie Clayhanger (6 episodes, 1959)
        - Episode #1.6 (1959) TV episode .... Maggie Clayhanger
        - Episode #1.5 (1959) TV episode .... Maggie Clayhanger
        - Episode #1.4 (1959) TV episode .... Maggie Clayhanger
        - Episode #1.3 (1959) TV episode .... Maggie Clayhanger
        - Episode #1.2 (1959) TV episode .... Maggie Clayhanger
          (1 more)
Actress:
  1. Beautiful Creatures (2013) .... Gramma
  2. The Scapegoat (2012) .... Lady Spence
  3. Robin Hood (2010) .... Eleanor of Aquitaine
  4. Tell Me (2010) .... Dorothy

  5. Wild Target (2009) .... Louisa Maynard
  6. Last Chance Harvey (2008) .... Maggie
  7. Evening (2007) .... The Night Nurse
  8. Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006) .... Iris
  9. Ask the Dust (2006) .... Mrs. Hargraves
  10. The Feast of the Goat (2005) .... Aunt Adelina
    ... aka "La fiesta del chivo" - Dominican Republic (original title)
  11. The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004) .... School matron
  12. Vanity Fair (2004) .... Miss Matilda Crawley
  13. Cold Mountain (2003) .... Maddy
  14. Egy hét Pesten és Budán (2003) .... Amanda
    ... aka "A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda" - Europe (English title)
  15. What a Girl Wants (2003) .... Jocelyn Dashwood
    ... aka "Royal Seventeen" - Japan (English title)
  16. The Hours (2002) .... Barbara in Flower Shop
  17. Gosford Park (2001) .... Mrs. Croft

  18. Women Talking Dirty (1999) .... Emily Boyle
  19. The Avengers (1998) .... Alice
  20. Jack & Sarah (1995) .... Phil
  21. Wolf (1994) .... Mary
  22. Let Him Have It (1991) .... Lilian Bentley

  23. The Dresser (1983) .... Madge

  24. Equus (1977) .... Hesther Saloman
  25. Raku Fire (1977)
  26. Sharon's Baby (1975) .... Sister Albana
    ... aka "I Don't Want to Be Born" - UK (original title)
    ... aka "The Devil Within Her" - USA

  27. Inadmissible Evidence (1968) .... Shirley
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "The House of Eliott" (1991) TV series (associate series creator) (unknown episodes)

  2. "Upstairs, Downstairs" (associate series creator) (66 episodes, 1971-1975)
        - Whither Shall I Wander? (1975) TV episode (associate series creator)
        - All the King's Horses (1975) TV episode (associate series creator)
        - Noblesse Oblige (1975) TV episode (associate series creator)
        - Joke Over (1975) TV episode (associate series creator)
        - Will Ye No Come Back Again (1975) TV episode (associate series creator)
          (61 more)
Writer:
  1. "Upstairs Downstairs" (9 episodes, 2010-2012)
        - Somewhere Over the Rainbow (2012) TV episode (originally created by)
        - The Last Waltz (2012) TV episode (originally created by)
        - All the Things You Are (2012) TV episode (originally created by)
        - A Perfect Specimen of Womanhood (2012) TV episode (originally created by)
        - The Love That Pays the Price (2012) TV episode (originally created by)
          (4 more)

  2. Mrs Dalloway (1997) (screenplay)
  3. "The House of Eliott" (26 episodes, 1991-1994)
        - Episode #3.3 (1994) TV episode (devised by)
        - Episode #3.2 (1994) TV episode (devised by)
        - Episode #3.1 (1994) TV episode (devised by)
        - Episode #2.12 (1992) TV episode (series deviser)
        - Episode #2.11 (1992) TV episode (series deviser)
          (21 more)
Thanks:
  1. Major League II (1994) (thanks)
Self - TV:
  1. "The Many Faces of..." .... Herself (1 episode, 2012)
        - Ronnie Barker (2012) TV episode (as Dame Eileen Atkins) .... Herself
  2. "This Morning" .... Herself (3 episodes, 2008-2012)
        - Episode dated 7 November 2012 (2012) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 18 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 21 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself

  3. The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
  4. "Arena" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1985-2008)
        - Paul Scofield (2008) TV episode (as Dame Eileen Atkins) .... Herself
        - Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) TV episode (as Dame Eileen Atkins) .... Herself
        - From an Immigrant's Notebook (1985) TV episode
  5. Jonathan Ross Salutes 'Dad's Army' (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  6. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #14.21 (2008) TV episode (as Dame Eileen Atkins) .... Herself
  7. "The Alan Titchmarsh Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 12 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
  8. "Working in the Theatre" .... Herself - Actor (1 episode, 2006)
        - Actors on Performing (2006) TV episode .... Herself - Actor
  9. "Loose Women" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #7.17 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
  10. "The Heaven and Earth Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 17 April 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
  11. The Unforgettable Beryl Reid (2000) (TV) .... Herself

  12. The Laurence Olivier Awards 1997 (1997) (TV) .... Herself
  13. "Charlie Rose" .... Herself (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show" - USA (original title)
        - Episode dated 10 January 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Herself
  14. "China Rising: The Epic History of 20th Century China" (1992) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator

  15. "The South Bank Show" (1 episode, 1988)
        - Sir Peter Hall's Last National Theatre Production (1988) TV episode
  16. "Everyman" .... Herself - Narrator (1 episode, 1987)
        - The Madonna of Medjugorje (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Herself - Narrator

  17. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode dated 22 February 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
Self - video:
  1. An Unconventional Love Story: The Making of Last Chance Harvey (2009) (V) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV) .... Nominee: Best Actress in a Play

Additional Details

Other Works:
Her National Theatre credits include: Honor in the UK premiere of "Honour" by Joanna Murray-Smith (2003), Gunhild in Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman" (1996), Hannah in "Night of the Iguana" by Tennessee Williams (1996), Paulina in Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" and the Queen in "Cymbeline" (both 1988, also world tour), the elderly woman in "Mountain Language" a new play by Harold Pinter (1988), Mrs Hitchcock in "Sergeant Musgrave's Dance" by John Arden (1984), Jenet in "The Lady's Not For Burning" by Christopher Fry (1978), Hesione in Shaw's "Heartbreak House" (1975), and Alice 'Childie' McNaught in "The Killing of Sister George" a new play by 'Frank Marcus' (1964, also NYC). See more »
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Article See more »
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Mystery | Romance See more »
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | London England | England See more »

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