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- Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London.
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Early life. Atkins was born in the Mothers' Hospital in Lower Clapton, a Salvation Army maternity hospital in East London. Her mother, Annie Ellen (née Elkins), was a barmaid who was 46 when Eileen was born, and her father, Arthur Thomas Atkins, was a gas meter reader who was previously under- chauffeur to the Portuguese Ambassador.
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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.
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.
- June 16, 1934
Sep 24, 2021 · Which, of course, is what Atkins herself did. We are sitting in the cosy cottage on the banks of the Thames in west London where Atkins lives. She moved here 45 years ago with her...
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.
- January 1, 1
- 1.69 m
- Clapton, London, England, UK
Oct 16, 2015 · Acclaimed actress Dame Eileen Atkins has reflected on her remarkable six-decade career, the legends she has shared the stage and screen with and the moment she knew she acting would be her life. What's on TV asked Dame Eileen if she wanted to be an actess from a young age.
Dec 24, 2010 · Atkins is actually far more downstairs than up. She grew up in a Tottenham council house. As a seven-year-old she was sent out to sing and tap in working men’s clubs by her parents to swell the family coffers.
