Jenny Agutter

British film and television actress (born 1952)

Film & TV

Taunton, Somerset, England, UK

Jennifer Ann "Jenny" Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is an English film and television actress. She began her career as a child actress in the mid 1960s, starring in the BBC television series The Railway Children and the film adaptation of the same book, before moving on to adult roles and relocating to Hollywood. She played Alex Price in An American Werewolf in London, Jessica 6 in Logan's Run,…

Known for

The Railway Children Return — Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury2022
Sometimes Always Never — Margaret2019
Harry Hill's Tea Time — Self2016
Queen of the Desert — Florance Bell2015
Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time... — Self2015
Tin — Marjorie Dawson2015
Captain America: The Winter Soldier — Councilwoman Hawley2014
The Kumars — Self2014
The Avengers — World Security Council2012
Outside Bet — Shirley Baxter2012

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Key facts

Born: Jennifer Ann Agutter , ( 1952-12-20 ) 20 December 1952 (age 73) , Taunton , Somerset, England
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1964–present
Spouse: Johan Tham ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 ; died 2025 )
Website: jennyagutter .net

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ann
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Taunton
Occupation: dancer
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Official website: jennyagutter.net
Image: Jenny Agutter (2).jpg
Work location: United Kingdom

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date of birth: 1952-12-20
Commons category: Jenny Agutter
described by source: Disney A to Z
start of work period: 1964-00-00
birth name: Jennifer Ann Agutter
has works in the collection: Victoria and Albert Museum

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Encyclopedic overview

Jennifer Ann Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in East of Sudan, Star!, and two adaptations of The Railway Children: the BBC's 1968 television serial and the 1970 film version. In 1971 she also starred in the critically acclaimed film Walkabout and the TV film The Snow Goose, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama.

She relocated to the United States in 1974 to pursue a Hollywood career and subsequently appeared in Logan's Run (1976), Amy (1981), An American Werewolf in London (1981), and Child's Play 2 (1990). During the same period, Agutter continued appearing in high-profile British films, such as The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Equus (1977)—for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role—and The Riddle of the Sands (1979). In 1981, she co-starred in The Survivor, an Australian adaptation of the James Herbert novel by that name, and was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

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