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Eileen Atkins has since publicly credited the Principal, Miss Dorothy Margaret Hall, for the wise and firm guidance under which her character developed. From Parkside she went on to The Latymer School, a grammar school in Edmonton, London. By 12, she was a professional in panto in Clapham and Kilburn.
Apart from working in pantomime, she also attended ‘Parkside Preparatory School’ in Tottenham. She then went to ‘The Latymer School’ in Edmonton, London. A teacher called Rev. Michael Burton not only helped her get rid of her cockney accent, but also introduced her to drama and theatre.
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
Mar 3, 1991 · Instead, Miss Atkins, who is 56 years old and married to Bill Shepherd, a television producer, won a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
39 Photos. 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
Dec 24, 2010 · 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. At 12 she was given elocution lessons to improve her chances in panto. It proved to be her passport out of Tottenham and into drama school.
Sep 24, 2021 · Writing the book, Atkins found out that the council house where she grew up had been sold last year for £480,000. “Ronald said, ‘I can’t believe I’ve actually gone down in the world ...
