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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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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
Eileen Atkins is an English actor and screenwriter who has appeared in over 70 credits, including Doc Martin, Cranford, Agatha Christie's Poirot, and The Queen. See her full list of movies and TV shows, from The Devil Within to The Duchess of Malfi.
Sep 24, 2021 · The acclaimed actress discusses her family, finding late success – and her bracingly honest new memoir. 24 September 2021 • 5:00am. Dame Eileen Atkins at home Credit: Andrew Crowley. ‘Let ...
Dec 29, 2021 · Instead, granted time by a seemingly never-ending pandemic, the 87-year-old Eileen Atkins wrote about a challenging and often brutal journey to stardom, recently playing Queen...
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