Susannah York

Susannah York

1939-01-09 – 2011-01-15 (age 72) Chelsea, London, England, UK
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Biography

Susannah York (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011) was a British film, stage and television actress. She was awarded a BAFTA as Best Supporting Actress for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for the same film. She won best actress for Images at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991 she was appointed an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Her appearances in various hit films of the 1960s formed the basis of her international reputation,and an obituary in The Telegraph characterised her as "the blue-eyed English rose with the china-white skin and cupid lips who epitomised the sensuality of the swinging Sixties". Description above from the Wikipedia article Susannah York, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Superman
Superman

1978

as Lara

Superman II
Superman II

1980

as Lara

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969

as Alice LeBlanc

Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain

1969

as Section Officer Maggie Harvey

A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons

1966

as Margaret More

Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard

1983

as Lady Churchill

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

1984

as Mrs. Cratchit

The Shout
The Shout

1978

as Rachel Fielding

Franklyn
Franklyn

2008

as Margaret

Images
Images

1972

as Cathryn

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre

1970

as Jane Eyre

Mio in the Land of Faraway
Mio in the Land of Faraway

1987

as The Weaver Woman

Alice
Alice

1982

as Queen of Hearts

Tom Jones
Tom Jones

1963

as Sophie Western

Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love

1970

as Hilary Dow

Gold
Gold

1974

as Terry Steyner

The Silent Partner
The Silent Partner

1978

as Julie

Group Madness
Group Madness

1983

as Self

Not Quite Hollywood