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Susannah York
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| Susannah York | |
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| Birth name | Susannah Yolande Fletcher |
| Born | January 9, 1939 (age 68) London, England |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Wells, divorced, 1976 |
| Notable roles | Cathryn in Images Alice in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? |
Susannah York (born Susannah Yolande Fletcher on 9 January 1939) is an English actress.
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York was born in London. Her father, Simon Fletcher, divorced from her mother Circa 1947, and was rarely present during York's childhood. York studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
In 1960, York made her second movie, Tunes of Glory, costarring with Alec Guinness and John Mills. She appeared in the notable films A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Killing of Sister George (1968) and Battle of Britain (1969). She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). In 1972 she won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Images. She famously snubbed the Academy Awards when, regarding her nomination, she declared it offended her to be nominated without being asked. Obviously, she did not attend the ceremony.
Her writing career is less well-known. In the 1970s she wrote two children's fantasy novels, In Search of Unicorns (1973), revised (1984), allegedly filmed as Images, and Lark's Castle (1976), revised (1986).
She, according to Italian symphonic metal band Rhapsody of Fire website (previously known as Rhapsody), has been recruited for a narrated part on the band's next full-length album Triumph or Agony, which will also include Christopher Lee to return as the Wizard King.
In 2007, Susannah will be appearing on stage in the UK tour of "The Wings of the Dove, and will continue performing her internationally acclaimed solo show, "The Loves of Shakespeare's Women."
In 1960, York married Michael Wells. The couple had two children, Orlando and Sasha, but they divorced in 1976. In the 1984 TV adaptation of A Christmas Carol, she played Mrs. Cratchit and both of her children co-starred as Cratchit offspring. Her son, Orlando Wells, starred in the Channel 4 teen drama, As If.
Politically, she is a leftist who has publicly supported Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli dissident who revealed Israel's nuclear weapons programme.
| Year | Title | character |
| 1960 | There Was a Crooked Man | Ellen |
| 1960 | Tunes of Glory | Morag Sinclair |
| 1961 | The Greengage Summer | Joss Grey |
| 1962 | Freud | Cecily Koertner |
| 1963 | Tom Jones | Sophie Weston |
| 1964 | The 7th Dawn | Candace Trumpey |
| 1964 | Scene Nun, Take One | The Actress |
| 1965 | Sands of the Kalahari | Grace Munkton |
| 1965 | Scruggs | Susan |
| 1966 | The Fall of the House of Usher (TV) | Madeleine Usher |
| 1966 | Kaleidoscope | Angel McGinnis |
| 1966 | A Man for All Seasons | Margaret More |
| 1968 | Sebastian | Rebecca Howard |
| 1968 | Duffy | Segolene |
| 1968 | The Killing of Sister George | Alice 'Childie' McNaught |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Eleanor |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Section Officer Maggie Harvey |
| 1969 | Lock Up Your Daughters! | Hilaret |
| 1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Alice |
| 1970 | Jane Eyre (1970 television) | Jane Eyre |
| 1970 | Country Dance | Hilary Dow |
| 1971 | Happy Birthday, Wanda June | Penelope Ryan |
| 1972 | Zee and Co. | Stella |
| 1972 | Images | Cathryn |
| 1974 | Gold | Terry Steyner |
| 1974 | The Maids | Claire |
| 1975 | Conduct Unbecoming | Mrs. Marjorie Scarlett |
| 1975 | That Lucky Touch | Julia Richardson |
| 1976 | Sky Riders | Ellen Bracken |
| 1976 | Eliza Fraser | Eliza Fraser |
| 1978 | The Shout | Rachel Fielding |
| 1978 | The Silent Partner | Julie Carver |
| 1978 | Superman: The Movie | Lara |
| 1979 | "Prince Regent"(mini) TV Series | Mrs. Fitzherbert |
| 1979 | The Golden Gate Murders(TV) | Sister Benecia |
| 1980 | Long Shot | An Actress |
| 1980 | The Awakening | Jane Turner |
| 1980 | Superman II | Lara |
| 1980 | Loophole | Dinah Booker |
| 1980 | Late Flowering Love | |
| 1980 | Falling in Love Again | Sue Lewis |
| 1981 | Second ChanceTV Series | Kate Hurst |
| 1982 | We'll Meet AgainTV Series | Helen Dereham |
| 1982 | Alicja | Queenie |
| 1983 | Yellowbeard | Lady Churchill |
| 1983 | Nelly's Version(TV) | Narrator (voice) |
| 1984 | A Christmas Carol(TV) | Mrs. Cratchit |
| 1985 | Star Quality (TV) | Lorraine Barry |
| 1985 | Daemon(TV) | |
| 1985 | Prettykill | Toni |
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lara (voice) |
| 1987 | Mio min Mio | Seamstress |
| 1987 | Barbablú, Barbablú | |
| 1988 | A Summer Story | Mrs. Narracombe |
| 1988 | Just Ask for Diamond | Lauren Bacardi |
| 1989 | Melancholia | Catherine Lanham Franck |
| 1989 | After the War(mini) TV Series | Irene Jameson |
| 1989 | Quattro piccole donne TV | |
| 1990 | The Man from the PVU(TV) | Amy Wallace |
| 1990 | En Håndfull tid | Susanne Walker |
| 1990 | Fate | |
| 1991 | Devices and Desires(mini) TV Series | Meg Dennison |
| 1991 | TrainerTV Series | Rachel Ware |
| 1992 | Illusions(TV) | Dr. Sinclair |
| 1993 | Piccolo grande amore | Queen Christina |
| 1997 | Loop | Olivia |
| 1997 | Dark Blue Perfume (TV) | Liz |
| 1998 | So This Is Romance? | Mike's Mum |
| 2000 | St. Patrick: The Irish Legend(TV) | Concessa |
| 2000 | Jean | Jean |
| 2002 | The Book of Eve | |
| 2003 | Visitors | Carolyn Perry |
| 2004 | Love Is a Survivor | Present Day Roma |
| 2006 | The Gigolos | Tessa |