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Susannah York
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Susannah York (born Susannah Yolande Fletcher on 9 January 1939) is an English actress.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Career
- 1.3 Personal life
- 2 Filmography
- 3 External links
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Biography
Early life
York was born in London. Her father, Simon Fletcher, divorced from her mother Circa 1947, and was rarely present during York's childhood. York studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Career
In 1960, York made her second movie,
Tunes of Glory, costarring with
Alec Guinness and
John Mills. She appeared in the films
A Man for All Seasons (
1966),
The Killing of Sister George (
1968) and
Battle of Britain (
1969). She was nominated for a
Best Supporting Actress Oscar for
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (
1969). In
1972 she won the Best Actress award at the
Cannes Film Festival for her role in
Images. She famously snubbed the
Academy Awards when, regarding her nomination, she declared it offended her to be nominated without being asked. Obviously, she did not attend the ceremony.
Her writing career is less well-known. In the 1970s she wrote two children's fantasy novels, In Search of Unicorns (1973), revised (1984), allegedly filmed as Images, and Lark's Castle (1976), revised (1986).
She, according to Italian symphonic metal band Rhapsody of Fire website (previously known as Rhapsody), has been recruited for a narrated part on the band's next full-length album Triumph or Agony, which will also include Christopher Lee to return as the Wizard King.
In 2007, Susannah will be appearing on stage in the UK tour of "The Wings of the Dove, and will continue performing her internationally acclaimed solo show, "The Loves of Shakespeare's Women."
Personal life
In 1960, York married Michael Wells. The couple had two children, Orlando and Sasha, but they divorced in 1976. In the 1984 TV adaptation of
A Christmas Carol, she played Mrs. Cratchit and both of her children co-starred as Cratchit offspring. Her son,
Orlando Wells, starred in the
Channel 4 teen drama,
As If.
Politically, she is a leftist who has publicly supported Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli dissident who revealed Israel's nuclear weapons programme.
Filmography
