Susannah York

Susannah York

Acting
Born Jan 09, 1939
From Chelsea, London, England, UK
Died Jan 15, 2011

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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Superman
7.2
1978

Superman

Lara

Superman II
6.8
1980

Superman II

Lara

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6
1987

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Lara (voice)

Gold
5.7
1974

Gold

Terry Steyner

A Man for All Seasons
7.3
1966

A Man for All Seasons

Margaret More

Battle of Britain
6.9
1969

Battle of Britain

Section Officer Maggie Harvey

Tom Jones
5.9
1963

Tom Jones

Sophie Western

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
7.6
1969

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Alice LeBlanc

A Christmas Carol
7.5
1984

A Christmas Carol

Mrs. Cratchit

Images
6.8
1972

Images

Cathryn

Diana & Me
5.2
1997

Diana & Me

Self

Franklyn
6.0
2008

Franklyn

Margaret

The Silent Partner
7.0
1978

The Silent Partner

Julie

Yellowbeard
5.6
1983

Yellowbeard

Lady Churchill

Oh! What a Lovely War
6.7
1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

Eleanor

Mio in the Land of Faraway
5.9
1987

Mio in the Land of Faraway

The Weaver Woman

The Shout
6.0
1978

The Shout

Rachel Fielding

Loophole
6.1
1981

Loophole

Dinah Booker

Sky Riders
6.1
1976

Sky Riders

Ellen Bracken

The Awakening
5.5
1980

The Awakening

Jane Turner

The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
4.3
1976

The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

Eliza Fraser

Kaleidoscope
4.9
1966

Kaleidoscope

Angel McGinnis

Not Quite Hollywood
6.8
2008

Not Quite Hollywood

Self

Freud: The Secret Passion
6.5
1962

Freud: The Secret Passion

Cecily Koertner

A Summer Story
6.0
1988

A Summer Story

Mrs. Dora Narracombe

Duffy
6.1
1968

Duffy

Segolene

Tunes of Glory
7.1
1960

Tunes of Glory

Morag Sinclair

Pretty Princess
5.5
1993

Pretty Princess

regina Cristina

Jane Eyre
7.1
1970

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Conduct Unbecoming
5.7
1975

Conduct Unbecoming

Marjorie Scarlett

The Golden Gate Murders
8.0
1979

The Golden Gate Murders

Sister Benecia

Lock Up Your Daughters
4.5
1969

Lock Up Your Daughters

Hilaret

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
5.3
2000

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

Concessa

Sebastian
6.1
1968

Sebastian

Rebecca Howard

The Killing of Sister George
6.2
1968

The Killing of Sister George

Alice 'Childie' McNaught

Sands of the Kalahari
6.2
1965

Sands of the Kalahari

Grace Munkton

That Lucky Touch
6.0
1975

That Lucky Touch

Julia Richardson

The 7th Dawn
6.5
1964

The 7th Dawn

Candace Trumpey

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
6.4
1982

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

Self

Falling in Love Again
5.6
1980

Falling in Love Again

Sue Lewis (Present Day)

Illusions
4.3
1992

Illusions

Dr. Sinclair

Just Ask for Diamond
4.3
1988

Just Ask for Diamond

Lauren Bacardi

Zee and Co.
5.6
1972

Zee and Co.

Stella

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
6.0
2006

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

Self

Alice
5.0
1982

Alice

Queen of Hearts

The Book of Eve
1.0
2002

The Book of Eve

May

1990

The Man from the Pru

Amy Wallace

Brotherly Love
5.9
1970

Brotherly Love

Hilary Dow

Pretty Kill
1.8
1987

Pretty Kill

Toni

Long Shot
1978

Long Shot

An Actress

Loop
4.2
1997

Loop

Olivia

There Was a Crooked Man
6.1
1960

There Was a Crooked Man

Ellen

Star Quality
5.0
1985

Star Quality

Lorraine Barry

The Calling
2010

The Calling

The Prioress

Visitors
5.1
2003

Visitors

Carolyn Perry

The Greengage Summer
6.2
1961

The Greengage Summer

Joss Grey

The Fall of the House of Usher
1966

The Fall of the House of Usher

Madeleine Usher

Melancholia
5.0
1989

Melancholia

Catherine Lanham Franck

3.0
1997

Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)

Mike's Mum

1964

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Maids
5.5
1975

The Maids

Claire

A Handful of Time
4.6
1989

A Handful of Time

Susanne Walker

Group Madness
1983

Group Madness

Self

Fate
5.8
1990

Fate

Montgomery Clift
3.8
1983

Montgomery Clift

Self

Happy Birthday, Wanda June
5.7
1971

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

Penelope Ryan

Scene Nun, Take One
1964

Scene Nun, Take One

The Actress

Fallen Angels
2.0
1974

Fallen Angels

Julia Sterroll

Daemon
6.2
1985

Daemon

Rachel

Barbablù, Barbablù
1989

Barbablù, Barbablù

Teresa

Late Flowering Love
1981

Late Flowering Love

The Gigolos
4.3
2006

The Gigolos

Tessa Harrington

The Higher Mortals
1993

The Higher Mortals

Miss Thorogood

Norfolk Coast
2006

Norfolk Coast

1965

I Took My Little World Away

Mandy Hope

Alphabet: The Story of Writing
1980

Alphabet: The Story of Writing

Narrator

Duhallow Home
1973

Duhallow Home

Sarah’s words spoken

A Guest of life
6.6
2006

A Guest of life

Narrator

The Stoning
3.8
2006

The Stoning

Jean Fielding

Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands
6.5
2007

Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands

Self

1965

Scruggs

Susan

The Creditors
4.0
1972

The Creditors

Tekla

Jean
2000

Jean

Filmography — Crew