SUSANNAH YORK

'Susannah York' (born 9 January 1942^[1]) is an English film and television actress.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Early life

York was born 'Susannah Johnson' in London to Florence Edith Chown and Joseph Gwynne Johnson.^[2] York studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.^[3] She has however, said her maiden name is "Susannah Yolande Fletcher".

Career

In 1960, York appeared in her second movie, ''Tunes of Glory'', costarring with Alec Guinness and John Mills. She appeared in the 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 is well known for playing Superman's mother Lara in '' (1978) and its sequels, ''Superman II'' (1980) and '' (1987).
York, 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, York 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." Also in 2007, she guest starred in the ''Doctor Who'' audio play ''Valhalla''.

Personal life

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. While performing ''The Loves of Shakespeare's Women'' at the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv in June 2007, York dedicated the performance to Vanunu, evoking both cheers and jeers from the audience.

Filmography

'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	''	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 Chance''TV Series	Kate Hurst
1982	''We'll Meet Again''TV 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	''	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	''Trainer''TV 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

References

1. Who's Who 2007
2. http://www.filmreference.com/film/7/Susannah-York.html
3. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800014906/bio

External links

★

★ Susannah York at BFI Screenonline