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Susannah York
Actor

Susannah York

Born January 9, 1939 in Chelsea, London, England, UK

Died January 15, 2011

16 films

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". C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards

0 wins, 3 nominations

Filmography 16

Franklyn (2008) movie poster
Franklyn2008
Pretty Princess (1993) movie poster
Pretty Princess1993
Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987) movie poster
Mio in the Land of Faraway1987
A Christmas Carol (1984) movie poster
A Christmas Carol1984
Superman II (1980) movie poster
Superman II1980
The Awakening (1980) movie poster
The Awakening1980
The Shout (1978) movie poster
The Shout1978
The Silent Partner (1978) movie poster
The Silent Partner1978
Gold (1974) movie poster
Gold1974
Images (1972) movie poster
Images1972
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) movie poster
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?1969
The Killing of Sister George (1968) movie poster
The Killing of Sister George1968
A Man for All Seasons (1966) movie poster
A Man for All Seasons1966
Tom Jones (1963) movie poster
Tom Jones1963
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) movie poster
Freud: The Secret Passion1962
Tunes of Glory (1960) movie poster
Tunes of Glory1960