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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.
- Actress, Writer, Additional Crew
- June 16, 1934
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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
Sep 26, 2021 · Eileen Atkins: ‘There are plenty of parts if you’re willing to make yourself look lousy’. Rachel Cooke. From council estate in Tottenham to West End stage, the veteran actor and screenwriter...
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.
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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...
British Icon of the Week: Dame Eileen Atkins, the Actress Who Shines in Everything from ‘Cranford’ to ‘The Crown’. By Nick Levine | October 21, 2021. Dame Eileen Atkins is a guest on this week’s episode of The Graham Norton Show, which airs Friday (October 22) at 11pm EST on BBC America, and surprisingly, it’s her first ever appearance on the show.
