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Susannah York
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English film, stage and television actress (1939–2011)
Key facts
- Born
- Susannah Yolande Fletcher , ( 1939-01-09 ) 9 January 1939, Chelsea, London , England
- Died
- 15 January 2011 (2011-01-15) (aged 72), Brompton, London , England
- Alma mater
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1959–2011
- Spouse
- Michael Wells ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1976 )
- Children
- 2, including Orlando Wells
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yolande
- Family name
- York
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Chelsea
- Place of death
- Chelsea
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Susannah York.JPG
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- birth name
- Susannah Yolande Fletcher
- cause of death
- multiple myeloma
- date of birth
- 1939-01-09
- date of death
- 2011-01-15
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Susannah York
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- end of work period
- 2010-00-00
- name in native language
- Susannah York
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Encyclopedic overview
Susannah Yolande Fletcher (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011), known professionally as Susannah York, was an English actress. Her appearances in various films of the 1960s, including Tom Jones (1963) and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), formed the basis of her international reputation. An obituary in The Telegraph characterised her as "the blue-eyed English rose with the china-white skin and cupid lips who epitomised the sensuality of the swinging sixties", who later "proved that she was a real actor of extraordinary emotional range."
York's early films included The Greengage Summer (1961) and Freud (1962). She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? She also won the 1972 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Images. Her other film appearances included Sands of the Kalahari (1965), A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Killing of Sister George (1968), Battle of Britain (1969), Jane Eyre (1970), X Y & Zee (1972), Gold (1974), The Maids (1975), Conduct Unbecoming (1975), Eliza Fraser (1976), The Shout (1978), The Silent Partner (1978) and Superman (1978). She was appointed an Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1991.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Susannah York” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.