Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. The daughter of an army officer, she spent her childhood traveling and living in different countries. Her film career began at the age of 12 in Sudanista itään (1964), which was quickly followed by Ballerina: Part 1 (1966) and Ballerina: Part 2 (1966), and Salainen tehtävä Lissabonissa (1966). Other films and television appearances in her early career include Gates to Paradise (1968), Long After Summer (1967), Star! (1968), I Start Counting (1970), The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970), and The Wild Duck (1971).

In 1970, she appeared in what was her real big break as a child star: Aseman lapset (1970), as "Bobbie". The next year, Hollywood called and she spent several years there, appearing in such works as The Cherry Orchard (1971), Walkabout - Erämaan vangit (1971), and The Snow Goose (1971) with Richard Harris, for which she received an Emmy Award. She also appeared in the critically acclaimed A War of Children (1972) and Shelley (1972).

In 1976, Jenny really came to the attention of US film audiences with her starring role in the science-fiction classic Pako tulevaisuudesta (1976) with Michael York. Though not a critical favorite, it was a huge box-office success and spawned a television series. She also starred alongside Richard Chamberlain in a well-received made-for-TV version of the famous Dumas tale Rautanaamio (1977) and turned in a solid performance in the WW II thriller Kotka on laskeutunut (1976) with Michael Caine and Donald Sutherland. The next year, she starred in Peter Shaffer's weighty Hevonen (1977) as "Jill Mason", alongside Richard Burton. Among her other TV and film work during the 1970s were Dominique (1979), School Play (1979), and Kuoleman ranta (1979).

In 1981, she played "Desdemona" opposite William Marshall in The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (1981). Other Shakespeare performances include "King Lear", Love's Labour's Lost (1985) as "Rosaline" for the BBC and Romeo & Juliet (1993) as "Lady Capulet". During this time, she was in numerous films and television series, including Sweet William (1980), Beulah Land (1980), The Survivor (1981), Amy (1981), and one of the films for which she is most fondly remembered, Ihmissusi Lontoossa (1981). She also appeared in This Office Life (1984), Piilopaikka (1984), Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985), Dark Tower (1987), Miss Right (1982), and King of the Wind (1990).

In the 1990s, she concentrated mainly on television, with roles in TECX (1990); Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990); Red Dwarf (1988); The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994); The Buccaneers - Viattomat valloittajat (1995); And the Beat Goes On (1996); Rosamunde Pilcher: Syyskuu (1996) with Edward Fox, Michael York, Virginia McKenna, and Jacqueline Bisset; Kunniallinen ammatti (1998) with Warren Clarke, Anna Massey, and Richard Briers. Her theatrical films during this period included Darkman (1990) with Liam Neeson; and Suuri aalto (1995) with Sean Pertwee, Ewan McGregor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. She also appeared as "Mrs. Bruce" in two feature-length episodes of the popular ITV series Bramwell - naiskirurgin oppivuodet (1995) in which she starred with Jemma Redgrave. She has also made several guest appearances in TV shows such as Le nain rouge (1998); Boon (1986); Kutsukaa McCall (1985) with Edward Woodward; Hämärän rajamailla (1985); Magnum, P.I. (1980) and Kuuden miljoonan dollarin mies (1974).

Jenny married to Johan Tham in August 1990. They have one son Jonathan, born in December 1990 and live in Cornwall, England, UK. Her particular love is charity work for The Diabetic Association and NCH Action for Children - a charity which provides home and other help for homeless children - with which she has been involved for many years.