Susannah York
Acting
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.
Born: January 9, 1939
Place of Birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Known For
The Golden Gate Murders
An elderly, venerable priest goes over the side of the Golden Gate Bridge and everyone except his nurse, Sister Benecia, believes that it was suicide. Sister Benecia finally manages to convince the police department to assign a detective, the cynical, irascible Paul Silver, to investigate. The "Mad Nun" and the "Mad Cop" become a formidable investigative team -- and much, much more.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
A Christmas Carol
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
A Man for All Seasons
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
Superman
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Tunes of Glory
Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major Jock Sinclair, a boisterous battalion leader, with the strict, temperamental Lieutenant Colonel Basil Barrow. Resentful toward his replacement, Sinclair undermines Barrow's authority and damages his successor's reputation among the soldiers. Barrow faces an uphill battle in regaining the discipline and respect of his battalion.
Jane Eyre
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
The Silent Partner
Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters.
Filmography
as The Prioress
as Margaret
as Self
as Jean Fielding
as Tessa Harrington
as Narrator
as Carolyn Perry
as May
as Concessa
as Self
as Olivia
as regina Cristina
as Miss Thorogood
as Dr. Sinclair
as Meg Dennison
as Teresa
as Susanne Walker
as Catherine Lanham Franck
as Lauren Bacardi
as Mrs. Dora Narracombe
as Lara (voice)
as The Weaver Woman
as Toni
as Helen Grant
as Rachel
as Lorraine Barry
as Nora
as Mrs. Cratchit
as Lady Churchill
as Self
as Self
as Queen of Hearts
as Dr. Helen Dereham
as Dinah Booker
as Lara
as Sue Lewis (Present Day)
as Jane Turner
as Narrator
as Sister Benecia
as Lara
as An Actress
as Julie
as Rachel Fielding
as Eliza Fraser
as Ellen Bracken
as Marjorie Scarlett
as Julia Richardson
as Claire
as Julia Sterroll
as Terry Steyner
as Countess Josephine
as Sarah’s words spoken
as Cathryn
as Tekla
as Stella
as Penelope Ryan
as Jane Eyre
as Hilary Dow
as Alice LeBlanc
as Section Officer Maggie Harvey
as Hilaret
as Eleanor
as Segolene
as Alice 'Childie' McNaught
as Self - Guest
as Rebecca Howard
as Margaret More
as Angel McGinnis
as Madeleine Usher
as Madeleine Usher
as Grace Munkton
as Candace Trumpey
as The Actress
as Jane
as Bronwen
as Sophie Western
as Cecily Koertner
as Self
as Joss Grey
as Morag Sinclair
as Ellen