Eileen Atkins

Biography

Born 06/16/1934

Veteran British star of both stage and screen, Eileen Atkins rose from her working-class roots to become one of the most accomplished and decorated actresses to cross the Atlantic. Though not as well-known across the pond as contemporaries Judi Dench or Helen Mirren, Atkins nonetheless thrived on...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2008, received BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress
In 2008, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV-Movie
In 2002, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture

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Highlights

In 2008, Co-starred with Judi Dench in the BBC One series "Cranford" (aired on PBS in the US); earned a Golden Globe nomination for Supporting Actress
In 2008, Returned to London's West End to play Mrs Rafi in Edward Bond's "The Sea"
In 2007, Appeared in in Michael Cunningham's film adaptation of Susan Minot's novel "Evening"

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