| Jenny Agutter | |
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| Born | Jennifer Ann Agutter 20 December 1952 Taunton, Somerset, England |
| Other name(s) | Jennifer A. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Taunton is the County town of Somerset, England. The Unparished area (or former Municipal borough) of Taunton has a Population Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Agutter Miss Jenny Agutter |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1964-present |
| Spouse(s) | Johan C. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. S. Tham (1990-present) |
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Jennifer Ann "Jenny" Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is a BAFTA- and Emmy award-winning English actress best known in recent years for her role as Tessa Phillips in the British TV drama series Spooks. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Spooks is a BAFTA award-winning British television drama series produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One
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Biography
Early life
Agutter was born in Taunton, Somerset, the daughter of Catherine "Kit" (née Lynam) and Derek Brodie Agutter, a former British Army officer and live entertainment organizer. Taunton is the County town of Somerset, England. The Unparished area (or former Municipal borough) of Taunton has a Population Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. [1] As a child, she lived in Dhekelia, Cyprus and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K She was discovered while at ballet school when a casting agent was looking for a young English-speaking girl for a film. She did not get the part but he recommended her to the producers of East of Sudan (1964).
Career
Agutter first came to the attention of television audiences as Roberta in a BBC dramatisation of The Railway Children, and went on to play the same part in Lionel Jeffries's 1970 film of the book. The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally published in 1906 Lionel Charles Jeffries (born June 10, 1926 in Forest Hill, London, England) is a British actor screenwriter and Her quality of ingenuousness had led to an earlier more serious role in what is now regarded as something of a horror cult film I Start Counting (1969). She also won an Emmy for her television role as Fritha in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of The Snow Goose (1971). Agutter continued a transition to adult roles in Walkabout (1971), playing a teenage schoolgirl who was lost in the Australian outback with her younger brother. Walkabout is a 1971 British film set in Australia. Loosely based on the novel by James Vance Marshall, it was written by For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Outback or the Outback refers to remote arid areas of Australia, although the term colloquially can refer to any lands outside of the main Urban areas She first auditioned for the role in 1967 but funding problems delayed filming until 1969. The delay in production meant Agutter was 16 at the time of filming, and the director took advantage of her new legal status by including many nude scenes in the film. She commented during an interview at the 2005 Bradford Film Festival at the National Media Museum that she was shocked by the film's explicitness when she first viewed it, but is still on good terms with director Nicolas Roeg. The National Media Museum (formerly the National Museum of Photography Film and Television) is a museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England The National Media Museum (formerly the National Museum of Photography Film and Television) is a museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England Nicolas Jack Roeg, BSC (born August 15, 1928 in London) is an English Cinematographer and Film director.
Agutter moved to Hollywood at 21 and appeared in a number of films over the next decade, including The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Logan's Run (1976), Equus (1977), Sweet William (1980), and An American Werewolf in London (1981). The Eagle Has Landed is a book by Jack Higgins first published in 1975. Logan's Run is a 1976 Science fiction film based on the novel of the same name by William F Equus is a 1977 film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Richard Burton. Sweet William is a 1980 British film directed by Claude Whatham starring Sam Waterston, Jenny Agutter, Geraldine James, An American Werewolf in London is a comedy / Horror film released in 1981, written and directed by John Landis In Equus she appeared nude, prompting controversy. [2] Since 1990, Agutter has deliberately focused on the upbringing of her son and much of her work focused away from film and television work and rather involved audio recordings and supporting various charities, notably the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, of which she is a patron (she is also a carrier of the disease). The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates The Cystic Fibrosis Trust, founded in 1964 is the United Kingdom ’s only national charity dedicated to all aspects of Cystic fibrosis (CF Patronage is the support encouragement privilege and often financial aid given by a person or an organization [3] Nonetheless, she had a guest role in Series 6 of Red Dwarf, and appeared in the TV series TECX, The All New Alexei Sayle Show, and And The Beat Goes On. According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool Star, of the Main sequence, either late K Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952 is an English Comedian, Actor and Author. In 2000, she made her third appearance in a production of The Railway Children, produced by Carlton TV and this time playing the role of the mother. In 2002 Agutter featured in the BBC television series Spooks and in 2007 she starred in the first episode of the new series of David Jason's ITV television series Diamond Geezer. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Spooks is a BAFTA award-winning British television drama series produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known Diamond Geezer is a British television drama written by Caleb Ranson which stars David Jason as a jewel thief and professional con man In 2007 she also guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio drama The Bride of Peladon. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. This article is about audio performance for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The Bride of Peladon is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series
Personal life
Agutter remained resolutely single during her many years of residence in Los Angeles, to the point that it has been reported she claims to have never lived with a man until she was married. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [4] In 1989 while attending an arts festival in Bath she met Johan Tham, a Swedish hotelier who at the time was a director of Cliveden Hotel in Berkshire. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Managing director is the term used for the Chief executive of many limited companies in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and some other English Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South In 1990, she became pregnant by Tham and they subsequently married on 4 August of that year. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Their son Jonathan was born on 25 December 1990. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Agutter, a big admirer of Cornwall, had owned a second home on The Lizard (the most southerly point in the UK) for many years but has since sold it. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar The Lizard is a Peninsula of Cornwall, and contains the most southerly point of mainland Cornwall and of the island Great Britain, Lizard The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The family lives in Camberwell, London. Camberwell is a district of London, England and forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
Filmography
| Filmography | ||||
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| Year | Title | Format | Role | Other notes |
| 1970 | The Railway Children | Film | ||
| 1971 | Walkabout | Film | ||
| 1972 | Shelley | Television | BBC series | |
| 1976 | Logan's Run | Film | Jessica 6 | |
| The Eagle Has Landed | Film | |||
| 1977 | Equus | Film | ||
| 1978 | China 9, Liberty 37 | Film | ||
| The Riddle of the Sands | Film | |||
| 1980 | Sweet William | Film | ||
| 1981 | Othello | Film | ||
| An American Werewolf in London | Film | |||
| 1984 | Secret Places | Film | ||
| 1985 | Love's Labour's Lost | Television | ||
| 1990 | Child's Play 2 | Film | ||
| Darkman | Film | uncredited cameo | ||
| 1993 | Red Dwarf | Television | ||
| 2000 | The Railway Children | Television | ITV | |
| 2001 | The Parole Officer | Film | ||
| 2002 | At Dawning | |||
| Spooks | Television | |||
| 2004 | Number One Longing, Number Two Regret | |||
| 2007 | Diamond Geezer | Television | ITV series | |
| Irina Palm | Television | |||
| 2008 | The Invisibles | Television | Barbara Riley | BBC TV series |
References
External links
- Jenny Agutter's Official Website
- BBC - Spooks - Jenny Agutter Biography
- Jenny Agutter at the Internet Movie Database
- Jenny Agutter at TV.com
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Jodie Foster for Taxi Driver |
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1977 for Equus |
Succeeded by Geraldine Page for Interiors |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Agutter, Jenny Agutter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agutter, Jennifer Ann |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | British actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taunton, Somerset, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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