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Dame Eileen Atkins is a guest on this week’s episode of The Graham Norton Show, which airs Friday (October 22) at 11pm EST on BBC America, and surprisingly, it’s her first ever appearance on the show. To whet your appetite, we’re making her our British Icon of the Week and celebrating some of her career highlights and interesting things ...
Eileen Atkins is a three-time Olivier Award-winning actress and four-time Tony Award nominee. She originated the role of Madeleine in the original London production of The Height of the Storm in 2018.
Eileen Atkins was born in Clapton, London, UK, on June 16, 1934. Her father Arthur Thomas Atkins worked as a gas meter reader, while her mother Annie Ellen (née Elkins) worked in a factory all day and as a barmaid in the evening. Eileen grew up with an elder brother and a sister.
Learn more about Eileen Atkins, the award-winning actor and writer, from her latest interviews and profiles in The Guardian.
Sep 30, 2015 · At 81 Dame Eileen Atkins could be forgiven for turning down scripts and putting up her feet but the renowned star of stage and screen says that just like her Doc Martin alter ego Dr Ruth Ellingham, she has no plans to retire.
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Eileen Atkins is the creator of the original landmark series Upstairs Downstairs with Jean Marsh, but was unable to appear in the show due to stage commitments. She was finally granted the chance in the current Masterpiece version, as “Lady Maud Holland." Atkins won a Primetime Emmy® Award in 2008 for another Masterpiece production, Cranford.
