Jenny AgutterJenny Agutter (born December 20, 1952) is an English actress. Jennifer Ann Agutter was born in Taunton, Somerset. The daughter of a British Army officer, she travelled the world as a child. Her first film appearance was in East of Sudan (1964). She first came to the attention of television audiences as Roberta in a BBC dramatisation of The Railway Children, and went on to play the same part in Lionel Jeffries' 1970 film of the book. Her quality of ingenuousness led on to a more serious role in I Start Counting (1969). Agutter began a transition to adult roles in Walkabout (1971), playing a teenaged schoolgirl who was lost in the Australian outback with her younger brother. The film's theme of the transition from childhood to adulthood mirrored Agutter's life and career at the time. Agutter appeared in a number of films over the next decade, including: The Snow Goose (1971), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Logan's Run (1976), Equus (1977), Sweet William (1980), and An American Werewolf in London (1981). In the last decade, Agutter has mainly worked in television. She has appeared in the TV series TECX, The All New Alexei Sayle Show, and And the Beat Goes On. In 2000, she made her third appearance in a production of The Railway Children, this time playing the role of the mother. Since 2002, Agutter has been featured in the British television series Spooks. Agutter is married to Johan Tham, a Swedish hotelier. The couple have one son, Jonathan. The family lives in Cornwall, UK. Selected Film and Television
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The family lives in Cornwall, UK. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6331 Hollywood Blvd. The couple have one son, Jonathan. She also returned to acting, albeit briefly, in a short-lived comedy on CBS in the mid-1960s. Agutter is married to Johan Tham, a Swedish hotelier. After retiring, she taught drama at Vassar College. Since 2002, Agutter has been featured in the British television series Spooks. Her career began to falter in the late 1940s, and eventually, she retired from the screen, her last role being in the Western classic Shane in 1953. In 2000, she made her third appearance in a production of The Railway Children, this time playing the role of the mother. Smith Goes to Washington in 1939, and again in 1943 in The More the Merrier, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also was considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. She has appeared in the TV series TECX, The All New Alexei Sayle Show, and And the Beat Goes On. She continued her fame by starring in Mr. In the last decade, Agutter has mainly worked in television. Deeds Goes to Town that made her a star. Agutter appeared in a number of films over the next decade, including: The Snow Goose (1971), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Logan's Run (1976), Equus (1977), Sweet William (1980), and An American Werewolf in London (1981). It was her role opposite Gary Cooper in 1936 in Mr. The film's theme of the transition from childhood to adulthood mirrored Agutter's life and career at the time. Robinson in the gangster farce The Whole Town's Talking, and her popularity began to rise. Agutter began a transition to adult roles in Walkabout (1971), playing a teenaged schoolgirl who was lost in the Australian outback with her younger brother. In 1935 she starred opposite Edward G. Her quality of ingenuousness led on to a more serious role in I Start Counting (1969). She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1929. She first came to the attention of television audiences as Roberta in a BBC dramatisation of The Railway Children, and went on to play the same part in Lionel Jeffries' 1970 film of the book. Arthur debuted in the silent film Cameo Kirby in 1923, and made a few silent movies, although it was her high-pitched, nasal voice which eventually made her a star in the talkies. Her first film appearance was in East of Sudan (1964). Born Gladys Georgianna Greene in Plattsburgh, New York, she became one of Hollywood's favorite screen comediennes. The daughter of a British Army officer, she travelled the world as a child. Jean Arthur (October 17, 1900 (although sources also cite 1905 and 1908) - June 19, 1991) was an American actress. Jennifer Ann Agutter was born in Taunton, Somerset. Jenny Agutter (born December 20, 1952) is an English actress. 1972 - Emmy (Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama) for The Snow Goose. 1978 - BAFTA (Best Supporting Actress) for Equus. Love's Labour's Lost (BBC, 1985). An American Werewolf in London (1981). Othello (1981). Logan's Run (1976). Shelley (BBC, 1972). Walkabout (1971). The Railway Children (1970). |