Susannah York

Susannah York , of its true name Susannah Yolande Fletcher, is a British actress , born with London the January 9th 1941.

Biography

His/her father, Simon Fletcher, divorce whereas Susannah is very young (towards 1947). She will see it very little.

Actress with the multiple talents, come from the theater, Susannah York specialized first of all in the Pantomime. As of its exit of the Royal Academy off Dramatics Arts of London, she plays of many roles, as well with the cinema as on television, the theater and the radio.

Career

The career of Susannah York begins with the cinema in 1960, in the film Tunes off Glory ( Brass bands of glory ), of Ronald Neame, with Alec Guinness and John Mills. Very quickly noticed for the imposing presence and the quality of its play, the largest realizers will propose to him to work with them. Thus John Huston will entrust to him the role of the young neurotic of Freud ( Freud, secret passions ), in 1961. Thereafter, Tony Richardson will make him play the character of Sophie Western, the young person and wealthy heiress of Tom Jones , at the sides of another British young talent, called him also to become famous, Albert Finney, in the title role, in 1963.

Susannah York approaches with brilliance the most various kinds: the adventure with Sands off Kalahari ( Sands of Kalahari ), of Cyril Raker Enfield (1965); the comedy, with Sebastian ( Girls of the secret code ), of David Greene (1968); the spectacular of prestige, with has Man For All Seasons ( a Man for eternity ), of Fred Zinnemann (1966); the filmed biography, with Jane Eyre , of Delbert Mann (1970), in the title role.

Two of its performances were particularly note: They Shot Horses, Don' T They? ( One completes the horses well), of Sydney Pollack (1969), for which it obtains the Oscar better supporting actor, and that of the fatal schizophrene of Images , of Robert Altman (1971), for which it obtains the price of interpretation to the Festival of Venice.

The career of Susannah York gathers about fifty films. In addition to those that we mentioned previously, it is appropriate to quote The Killing off Sister George ( It is necessary to kill Sister George ), of Robert Aldrich (1968), in role, very dared for cinema British of time, of Alice “Childie” Mc Naught, young person partner lesbian of high-speed motorboat growing old of television (Beryl Reid) on decline, Oh, What has Lovely War ( Ah, God which the war is pretty ), of Richard Attenborough (1969) and The Shout ( The Cry of the wizard ) (1978), of Jerzy Skolimowski, with the sides of John Hurt and Alan Packsaddlled. Susannah York also played the mother of Superman , in the first two films with the superhéros, carried out by Richard Donner in 1978 and Richard Lester ( Superman II ) in 1980.

Susannah York was also member of the jury to the Cannes festival in 1979.

With the theater, the British actress is also at ease in the universe of the American writer Henry Miller ( Witches of Salem ) that in that of the French playwright Jean Genet ( Good the , The Maids , in english language version, dividing the high-speed motorboat with the British actress Glenda Jackson).

Moreover, Susannah York writes books of tales for children ( Search off Unicorns 1973, revised in 1984 and Lark' S Castle 1976, revised in 1986), in addition to coproduire of the short films.

Family life

Susannah York married in 1960 Michael Wells, with which it had two children: Orlando and Sasha. The couple divorced in 1980. In 1984, the actress played in a televisual version of Christmas Carol, in the role of Mrs. Cratchit, in company of his/her two children. His/her son, Orlando Wells, carries out a beautiful career on television. One can regularly see it with the British chain Chanel Four in the TV-series for teenagers As Yew .

Engagements socio-policies

Very on the left committed on the political plan, Susannah York expressed its support with the Israeli dissident Mordechai Vanunu, in particular when this one revealed in the world the nuclear program of its country.

Professional confidence

On the professional level, Mrs. York declared during an interview which one of the methods which it generally employed to impregnate with the characters that it incarnates was to invent a “personal history to them”, in other words one “lived”.

Catalog of films

1960 There Has Crooked Man Ellen
1960 the Brass bands of glory ( Tunes off Glory ) Morag Sinclair
1961 The Greengage Summer Joss Grey
1962 Freud Cecily Koertner
1963 Tom Jones: alcove with the bracket ( Tom Jones ) Sophie Western
1964 the Seventh paddle ( The 7th Dawn ) Candace Trumpey
1964 Scene Nun, Take One The Actress
1965 Sands off the Kalahari Grace Munkton
1965 Scruggs Susan
1966 The Fall off the House off Usher (TV) Madeleine Usher
1966 Kaleidoscope Angel McGinnis
1966 has Man for All Seasons Margaret More
1968 Sebastian Rebecca Howard
1968 Duffy Segolene
1968 The Killing off Sister George Alice “Childie” McNaught
1969 Oh! What has Lovely War Eleanor
1969 the Battle of England ( Battle off Britain ) Section Officer Maggie Harvey
1969 Lock Up Your Daughters! Hilaret
1969 They Shot 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 a beautiful tiger-cat ( 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 Intervention Delta ( Sky Riders ) Ellen Bracken
1976 Eliza Fraser Eliza Fraser
1978 The Shout Rachel Fielding
1978 The Silent Partner Julie Carver
1978 Superman ( Superman: The Movie ) Lara
1979 " Prince regent " (mini) TV Mrs Series. Fitzherbert
1979 Murder in San Francisco ( The Golden Spoils 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 Coils Again Sue Lewis
1981 Second Chance TV Series Kate Hurst
1982 We' L Meet Again TV Series Helen Dereham
1982 Alice ( Alicia ) Queenie
1983 Barb of gold and the pirates ( Yellowbeard ) Lady Churchill
1983 Nelly' S Version (TV) Narrator (voice)
1984 has Christmas Carol (TV) Mrs. Cratchit
1985 cruising has fun ( " The Coils Boat" ), two episodes: - Girl off the Midnight Sun/There' L Tidy sum of money Exchanges Made/Too Many Isaacs/Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm: Share 1 & 2.
1985 Star Quality (TV) Lorraine Barry
1985 Demon (TV)
1985 Prettykill Toni
1987 Superman IV ( Superman IV: The Quest for Peace ) Lara (voice)
1987 Me min Me Seamstress
1987 Barbablú , Barbablú
1988 has 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 gives TV
1990 The Man from the PVU (TV) Amy Wallace
1990 In 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 large 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 Histoire of Eve ( The Book off Eve )
2003 Visitors Carolyn Perry
2004 Love Has Survivor Present Day Roma

Sources

Tulard , Jean : Dictionary of the cinema, the actors . Editions Robert Laffont, coll Books, 2004,1189 p.

Passek , Jean-Wolf (under dir it.): Dictionary of the cinema . Larousse editions, 2001,865 p.

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