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Susannah York (1939–2011)

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The lovely Susannah York, a gamin, blue-eyed, cropped blonde British actress, displayed a certain crossover star quality when she dared upon the Hollywood scene in the early 1960s. A purposefully intriguing, enigmatic and noticeably uninhibited talent, she was born Susannah Yolande Fletcher on January 9... See full bio »

Born:

Susannah Yolande Fletcher
in Chelsea, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 72) in Brompton, London, England, UK
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Hide HideActress (101 titles)
2010 Doctors (TV series)
Lorna Robson
– Gibberish (2010) … Lorna Robson
 
2010 Missing (TV series)
Marjorie Claye
– Episode #2.9 (2010) … Marjorie Claye
 
2009/III The Calling
The Prioress
 
2008 Franklyn
Margaret
 
2007 Maude (short)
Maude
 
2006 The Gigolos
Tessa Harrington
 
2005/I Prick (short)
Jan
 
2004 Casualty (TV series)
Helen Grant
– Don't Go There (2004) … Helen Grant
– Breaking Point (2004) … Helen Grant
 
2003 Holby City (TV series)
Helen Grant
– Understanding (2003) … Helen Grant
– Accidents Will Happen (2003) … Helen Grant
– Just Getting By (2003) … Helen Grant
– Love Nor Money (2003) … Helen Grant
– A Friend in Need (2003) … Helen Grant
See all 9 episodes »
 
2003 Visitors
Carolyn Perry
 
2002 The Book of Eve
May
 
2002/II Highway
 
2000 St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (TV movie)
Concessa
 
2000 Jean (short)
Jean
 
1997 Romance and Rejection
Mike's Mum
 
1997 Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV series)
Liz
– A Dark Blue Perfume (1997) … Liz
 
1997/I Loop
Olivia
 
1993 The Higher Mortals
Miss Thorogood
 
1993 Piccolo grande amore
Queen Christina
 
1991-1992 Trainer (TV series)
Rachel Ware
– Episode #2.10 (1992) … Rachel Ware
– Episode #2.9 (1992) … Rachel Ware
– Episode #2.8 (1992) … Rachel Ware
– Episode #2.7 (1992) … Rachel Ware
– Episode #2.6 (1992) … Rachel Ware
See all 23 episodes »
 
1992/I Illusions (TV movie)
Dr. Sinclair
 
1991 Devices and Desires (TV mini-series)
Meg Dennison
– Episode #1.6 (1991) … Meg Dennison
– Episode #1.5 (1991) … Meg Dennison
– Episode #1.4 (1991) … Meg Dennison
– Episode #1.3 (1991) … Meg Dennison
– Episode #1.2 (1991) … Meg Dennison
See all 6 episodes »
 
1990 Boon (TV series)
Lady Tessa Bolton
– Daddy's Girl (1990) … Lady Tessa Bolton
 
1990 Screen Two (TV series)
Amy Wallace
– The Man from the Pru (1990) … Amy Wallace
 
1990 Fate
 
1989 A Handful of Time
Susanne Walker
 
1989 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Nora
– The Haunting of the New (1989) … Nora
 
1989 After the War (TV mini-series)
Irene Jameson
– Yesterday and Tomorrow (1989) … Irene Jameson
– Partners (1989) … Irene Jameson
 
1989 Melancholia
Catherine Lanham Franck
 
1989-1995 Timewatch (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Light in the Dark (1989) … Narrator (voice)
 
1989 Quattro piccole donne (TV series)
 
1988 Diamond's Edge
Lauren Bacardi
 
1988 A Summer Story
Mrs. Narracombe
 
1987 Barbablù, Barbablù
Teresa
 
1987 Mio in the Land of Faraway
The Weaver Woman
 
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lara (voice)
 
1987 Tomorrow's a Killer
Toni
 
1985 Star Quality (TV movie)
Lorraine Barry
 
1985 The Two Ronnies (TV series)
My Lady
– Episode #11.4 (1985) … My Lady
 
1985 The Love Boat (TV series)
Kay Webber
– Girl of the Midnight Sun/There'll Be Some Changes Made/Too Many Isaacs/Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm: Part 1 (1985) … Kay Webber
– Girl of the Midnight Sun/There'll Be Some Changes Made/Too Many Isaacs/Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm: Part 2 (1985) … Kay Webber
 
1985 Daemon (TV movie)
Rachel
 
1984 A Christmas Carol (TV movie)
Mrs. Cratchit
 
1983 Yellowbeard
Lady Churchill
 
1983 Nelly's Version (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1982 We'll Meet Again (TV mini-series)
Dr. Helen Dereham / Helen Dereham
– The End of the Beginning (1982) … Dr. Helen Dereham
– Exceptional Circumstances (1982) … Dr. Helen Dereham
– One Day at a Time (1982) … Dr. Helen Dereham
– Old Enough to Fight (1982) … Dr. Helen Dereham
– You'll Never Know (1982) … Dr. Helen Dereham
See all 13 episodes »
 
1982 Alicja
Queenie
 
1981 Late Flowering Love (short)
(segments "Invasion Exercise on the Poultry Farm" and "A Subaltern's Love-Song")
 
1981 Loophole
Dinah Booker
 
1981 Second Chance (TV series)
Kate Hurst
– April II (1981) … Kate Hurst
 
1980 Superman II
Lara
 
1980 Falling in Love Again
Sue Lewis (Present day)
 
1980 The Awakening
Jane Turner
 
1979 Prince Regent (TV mini-series)
Maria Fitzherbert
– Defeat and Victory (1979) … Maria Fitzherbert
– God Save the King (1979) … Maria Fitzherbert
– Father and Son (1979) … Maria Fitzherbert
– The Trouble with Women (1979) … Maria Fitzherbert
– The Bride from Brunswick (1979) … Maria Fitzherbert
See all 7 episodes »
 
1979 The Golden Gate Murders (TV movie)
Sister Benecia
 
1978 Superman
Lara
 
1978 Long Shot
An Actress
 
1978 The Silent Partner
Julie Carver
 
1978 A Month in the Country (TV movie)
Natalia
 
1978 The Shout
Rachel Fielding
 
1976 Eliza Fraser
Eliza Fraser
 
1976 Sky Riders
Ellen Bracken
 
1975 Conduct Unbecoming
Mrs. Marjorie Scarlett
 
1975 That Lucky Touch
Julia Richardson
 
1975 The Maids
Claire
 
1974 Gold
Terry Steyner
 
1974 Fallen Angels (TV movie)
Julia Sterroll
 
1973 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Countess Josephine
– La Grande Breteche (1973) … Countess Josephine
 
1959-1972 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Caroline / Cecily Cardew / Mandy Hope / …
– The Creditors (1972) … Tekla
– I Took My Little World Away (1965) … Mandy Hope
– The Importance of Being Earnest (1964) … Cecily Cardew
– Duel for Love (1961)
– The Rebel and the Soldier (1959)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1972 Images
Cathryn
 
1972 X, Y and Zee
Stella
 
1971 Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Penelope Ryan
 
1970 Jane Eyre (TV movie)
Jane Eyre
 
1969 Brotherly Love
Hilary Dow
 
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Alice
 
1969 Battle of Britain
Section Officer Maggie Harvey
 
1969 Lock Up Your Daughters!
Hilaret
 
1969 Oh! What a Lovely War
Eleanor
 
1968 The Killing of Sister George
Alice 'Childie' McNaught
 
1968 Duffy
Segolene
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Grace
– The Photographer (1968) … Grace
 
1968 Sebastian
Rebecca Howard
 
1966-1967 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Bronwen / Jane
– The Winner (1967) … Bronwen
– Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow (1966) … Jane
 
1966 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
– The Children of Green Knowe: Part 5 - Christmas at Green Knowe (1966) … Storyteller
– The Children of Green Knowe: Part 4 - Green Noah (1966) … Storyteller
– The Children of Green Knowe: Part 3 - Alexander's Flute (1966) … Storyteller
– The Children of Green Knowe: Part 2 - Hide and Seek (1966) … Storyteller
– The Children of Green Knowe: Part 1 - Arrival at Green Knowe (1966) … Storyteller
 
1966 A Man for All Seasons
Margaret
 
1966 Kaleidoscope
Angel McGinnis
 
1966 Mystery and Imagination (TV series)
Madeleine Usher
– The Fall of the House of Usher (1966) … Madeleine Usher
 
1965 Sands of the Kalahari
Grace Munkton
 
1965 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Milly Theale
– The Wings of the Dove (1965) … Milly Theale
 
1965 Scruggs
Susan
 
1964 The 7th Dawn
Candace Trumpey
 
1964 Scene Nun, Take One (short)
The Actress
 
1963 Tom Jones
Sophie Western
 
1962 Freud
Cecily Koertner
 
1962 The Slaughter of St. Teresa's Day (TV movie)
Thelma Maguire
 
1961 The First Gentleman (TV movie)
Princess Charlotte
 
1959-1961 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Abigail Williams / Eva Sinding
– Midnight Sun (1961) … Eva Sinding
– The Crucible (1959) … Abigail Williams
 
1961 Loss of Innocence
Joss Grey
 
1959-1961 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Martha / Tricia Blake
– The Summer's Pride (1961) … Martha
– Promenade (1959) … Tricia Blake
 
1960 Tunes of Glory
Morag Sinclair
 
1960 There Was a Crooked Man
Ellen
 
1960 The Richest Man in the World (TV movie)
Martine Herrault
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1982 Alicja (additional dialogue)
 
1980 Falling in Love Again (screenplay)
 
1972 Images (book "In Search of Unicorns")
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1988 Diamond's Edge (performer: "My Little Guy")
 
Show ShowSelf (44 titles)
2010 Cash in the Celebrity Attic (TV series)
Herself
– Susannah York (2010) … Herself
 
2009 Pinter's Progress (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007-2009 Loose Women (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #14.25 (2009) … Herself
– Episode #11.46 (2007) … Herself
 
2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 January 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2003-2007 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 March 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 8 March 2005 (2005) … Herself
– Episode dated 10 March 2004 (2004) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 January 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2007 The Wright Stuff (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 12 March 2007 (2007) … Herself - Guest Panelist
 
2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (video documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Welcome to World War One (video documentary short)
 
2006 Sunday AM (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.7 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 The Curse of Superman (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005-2006 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Marlon Brando (2006) … Herself
– Jane Fonda (2005) … Herself
 
2006 Az élet vendége: Csoma-legendárium (documentary)
Narrator 1 (voice: English version)
 
2006 The King's Head: A Maverick in London (video documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Britain's Finest (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Actresses (2005) … Herself
 
2004 X-Rated (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
– The Films That Shocked Britain (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The Daily Politics (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 June 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 A Film for the Few: Making 'Battle of Britain' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 HARDtalk Extra (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
– Susannah York (2004) … Herself - Interviewee
 
2004 The Divine Michelangelo (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2002 Open House (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 December 2002 (2002) … Herself
– Episode dated 2 May 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
1997 Diana & Me
Herself
 
1994 The Business (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 July 1994 (1994) … Herself
 
1991 Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (TV special)
Herself
 
1988 American Roulette
Herself
 
1987 Shadow in a Landscape (TV movie)
Herself - Narrator
 
1985 A Woman's Place: The Image Makers (TV documentary)
Herself - Narrator (voice)
 
1983 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Susannah York (1983) … Herself
 
1983 Group Madness (documentary)
Herself
 
1983 Montgomery Clift (documentary)
Herself
 
1981 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– 1981 Christmas Show (1981) … Herself - Guest
 
1980 Night of One Hundred Stars (TV movie)
Herself
 
1980 The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1979 Food, Wine & Friends (TV series)
Herself
 
1976 The 18th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1974 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 November 1974 (1974) … Herself
 
1972 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Susannah York (1972) … Herself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.218 (1971) … Herself
 
1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1969 The Moviemakers (documentary short)
Herself (actress) (uncredited)
 
1968 The Girls (documentary short)
Herself
 
1966 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.54 (1966) … Herself
– Episode #1.53 (1966) … Herself
– Episode #1.52 (1966) … Herself
– Episode #1.51 (1966) … Herself
– Episode #1.50 (1966) … Herself
 
1966 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 November 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1965 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.4 (1965) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 Días de cine (TV series)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2001 Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (video documentary short)
Herself/Lara (uncredited)
 
2001 The Magic Behind the Cape (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (video documentary short)
Herself/Lara (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared (as "The Woman/Storyteller" in "Peter Pan" musical by George Stiles, Anthony Drewe and Willis Hall, Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, December 2002. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on being Oscar nominated for her role in They Shoot Horses, Don't They?] "I don't think I have much of a chance and I didn't think much of myself in it." See more »

Trivia:

"The Loves of Shakespeare's Women," conceived and adapted by Ms. York, was inspired by John Gielgud's one-man show "The Ages of Man.". See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn