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Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (born 15 June 1934) is an English actress and occasional screenwriter. She has worked in the theatre, film, and television consistently since 1953. In 2008, she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress and the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Cranford.
Eileen Atkins. Actress: Gosford Park. Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London. Her father was a gas meter reader; her mother, a seamstress and barmaid. A drama teacher taught her how to drop her Cockney accent, and she studied Shakespeare and Greek tragedies.
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- Clapton, London, England, UK
Learn about the life and career of Eileen Atkins, a British actress who starred in The Killing of Sister George, Upstairs, Downstairs, and Gosford Park. Find out her awards, trivia, quotes, and family background.
- June 16, 1934
Sep 24, 2021 · Will She Do? by Eileen Atkins (Virago, £18.99) is out on Oct 7. Read an exclusive extract in The Daily Telegraph tomorrow
Dec 29, 2021 · Biography and memoir. Add to myFT. Will She Do? by Eileen Atkins — a frank, funny and sometimes startling memoir. The award-winning actor proves a marvellous raconteur as she recalls her...
- Miranda Seymour
Oct 26, 2022 · Eileen Atkins: ‘People told me not to go on the internet because I’m angry enough already’ Tears at lunchtime as the actor talks about her memoir, Doc Martin and Judi Dench’s baking skills
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Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (born 15 June 1934) is an English actress and occasional screenwriter. She has worked in the theatre, film, and television consistently since 1953. In 2008, she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress and the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Cranford.