Janet Suzman

Also known as Dame Janet Suzman

South African-British actress

Person · Open Library

Works: 5

Top works

Stories from Ancient Egypt
Not Hamlet Meditations On The Frail Position Of Women In Drama
The Free State A South African Response To Chekhovs The Cherry Orchard
Acting with Shakespeare
The Free State

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Film & TV

Acting · Johannesburg, South Africa

Dame Janet Suzman DBE (born 9 February 1939) is a South African and British actress.

Known for

Consecration — Mother Superior2023
Remembers… — Self2022
The Crown — Literary Agent2016
Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson — Tove Jansson (voice)2012
The Real Great Escape — Dorothe Bushell (voice)2012
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard — Self2012
Labyrinth — Esclarmonde2012
The Colour of Magic — Ninereeds2008

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Article

Dame Janet Suzman (born 9 February 1939) is a South African-born British actress who had a successful early career in the Royal Shakespeare Company, later replaying many Shakespearean roles on television. In her first film, Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), her performance as Empress Alexandra Feodorovna earned her several honours, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Suzman later starred in a wide range of classical and modern drama as well as directing many productions in the UK and South Africa. Suzman appeared in A Dry White Season (1989), a film that examined apartheid.