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Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (born 15 June 1934) [a] is an English actress and occasional screenwriter. She has worked in the theatre, film, and television consistently since 1953.
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. Her breakthrough role in "The Killing of Sister George" took her to Broadway.
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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. Her breakthrough role in "The Killing of Sister George" took her to Broadway.
- June 16, 1934
Sep 26, 2021 · From council estate in Tottenham to West End stage, the veteran actor and screenwriter tells her life story in a funny and honest new memoir
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 Mary in The Crown ...
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Sep 24, 2021 · The acclaimed actress discusses her family, finding late success – and her bracingly honest new memoir
Oct 26, 2022 · Learn more about Eileen Atkins, the award-winning actor and writer, from her latest interviews and profiles in The Guardian.
