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Susannah York (born Susannah Yolande Fletcher on January 9, 1939) is an English actress.

Biography

Early life

York was born in London, England. 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 first movie, Tunes of Glory, costarring with Alec Guinness and John Mills. She appeared in the notable 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.

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.

Personal life

In 1960, York married Michael Wells. The couple had two children, Orlando and Sasha, but they divorced in 1980. 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

External links

• BFI Screenonline - biography and filmography

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