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Jenny Agutter

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Jenny Agutter
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
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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 East of Sudan (1964), which was quickly followed by Ballerina: Part 1 (1966) and Ballerina: Part 2 (1966), and A Man Could Get Killed (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: The Railway Children (1970), as "Bobbie". The next year, Hollywood called and she spent several years there, appearing in such works as The Cherry Orchard (1971), Walkabout (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 Logan's Run (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 The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) and turned in a solid performance in the WW II thriller The Eagle Has Landed (1976) with Michael Caine and Donald Sutherland. The next year, she starred in Peter Shaffer's weighty Equus (1977) as "Jill Mason", alongside Richard Burton. Among her other TV and film work during the 1970s were Dominique (1979), School Play (1979), and The Riddle of the Sands (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, An American Werewolf in London (1981). She also appeared in This Office Life (1984), Secret Places (1984), Silas Marner (1985), Dark Tower (1987), Miss Right (1985), 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 (1995); And the Beat Goes On (1996); September (1996) with Edward Fox, Michael York, Virginia McKenna, and Jacqueline Bisset; A Respectable Trade (1998) with Warren Clarke, Anna Massey, and Richard Briers. Her theatrical films during this period included Darkman (1990) with Liam Neeson; and Blue Juice (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 (1995) in which she starred with Jemma Redgrave. She has also made several guest appearances in TV shows such as The Red Dwarf (1998); Boon (1986); The Equalizer (1985) with Edward Woodward; The Twilight Zone (1985); Magnum, P.I. (1980) and The Six Million Dollar Man (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.
BornDecember 20, 1952
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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Jenny Agutter in An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Jenny Agutter in Snoops (1989)
Jenny Agutter and Michael Nouri in Snoops (1989)
Jenny Agutter, Michael York, and Simon MacCorkindale in The Riddle of the Sands (1979)
Jenny Agutter and Simon MacCorkindale in The Riddle of the Sands (1979)
Jenny Agutter in Dark Tower (1987)
Jenny Agutter in Dark Tower (1987)
Jenny Agutter in Dark Tower (1987)
Jenny Agutter in Dark Tower (1987)
Jenny Agutter in I Start Counting (1970)
Jenny Agutter and Bryan Marshall in I Start Counting (1970)
Jenny Agutter in Dominique (1979)

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Griffin Dunne and David Naughton in An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London
7.5
  • Nurse Alex Price
  • 1981
Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)
Logan's Run
6.8
  • Jessica
  • 1976
Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
The Avengers
8.0
  • World Security Council
  • 2012
Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, and Luc Roeg in Walkabout (1971)
Walkabout
7.6
  • Girl
  • 1971

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Actress

  • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
    Call the Midwife
    • Sister Julienne
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2023
  • The Railway Children Return (2022)
    The Railway Children Return
    • Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
    • 2022
  • Children in Need (1980)
    Children in Need
    • Sister Julianne
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Bill Nighy and Sam Riley in Sometimes Always Never (2018)
    Sometimes Always Never
    • Margaret
    • 2018
  • Calais 2037 (2018)
    Calais 2037
    • Jenny Agutter
    • Podcast Series
    • 2018
  • Tin (2015)
    Tin
    • Marjorie Dawson
    • 2015
  • Queen of the Desert (2015)
    Queen of the Desert
    • Florance Bell
    • 2015
  • Chris Evans in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    • Councilwoman Hawley
    • 2014
  • Jane Horrocks, David Morrissey, Billie Piper, David Tennant, and Ashley Walters in True Love (2012)
    True Love
    • Holly's Mum
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2012
  • Outside Bet (2012)
    Outside Bet
    • Shirley Baxter
    • 2012
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
    The Avengers
    • World Security Council
    • 2012
  • The Mapmaker (2011)
    The Mapmaker
    • Isabel
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Golden Brown (2011)
    Golden Brown
    • Sarah
    • 2011
  • Sally Phillips in Moving On (2009)
    Moving On
    • Jean
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Isla Fisher, Simon Pegg, and Andy Serkis in Burke and Hare (2010)
    Burke and Hare
    • Lucy
    • 2010

Soundtrack

  • China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)
    China 9, Liberty 37
    • performer: "Master McGrath", "Red River Valley" (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, and Luc Roeg in Walkabout (1971)
    Walkabout
    • Soundtrack ("Skye Boat Song")
    • 1971

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The Railway Children Return
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The Railway Children Return
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An American Werewolf in London

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    • Jennifer Agutter
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • December 20, 1952
    • Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Johan ThamAugust 4, 1990 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Jonathan Tham
  • Parents
      Derek Brodie Agutter
  • Other works
    Audio book: Narrated the audio book of "Memories of Midnight" by Sidney Sheldon.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 11 Interviews
    • 7 Articles
    • 7 Pictorials
    • 25 Magazine Cover Photos

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    She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her charitable services.
  • Quotes
    [on living and working in Los Angeles] Los Angeles is like a desert. The only thing that exists is the work you do. You have that sense of living a precarious existence.

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