06/16/1934
Clapton, London, England, UK:
Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (* 16. Juni 1934 in London), ist eine britische Schauspielerin und Drehbuchautorin. Ihren ersten Auftritt hatte Atkins auf der Bühne im Open Air Theatre 1953. Bald darauf begann sie auch als Fernsehschauspielerin aktiv zu werden und trat bis heute in unzähligen Serien und sonstigen TV-Produktionen auf. Besonders oft war sie auch in Literaturverfilmungen zu sehen wie beispielsweise Ein Sommernachtstraum (1971), Die Frau vom Meer (1974), Elektra (1974), Oliver Twist (1982), Titus Andronicus (1985), Madame Bovary (2000) und David Copperfield (2000). Als Filmschauspielerin war sie unter anderem in Equus – Blinde Pferde (1977), Wolf (1994), Gosford Park (2001), Unterwegs nach Cold Mountain (2003), Vanity Fair – Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeit (2004) und Ask the Dust (2006) zu sehen. 2007 spielte sie in der BBC-Serie Cranford zusammen mit u. a. Michael Gambon und Judi Dench eine der Hauptrollen. Diese Leistung brachte ihr einen BAFTA und einen Emmy Award ein. 2010 war sie in dem Black-Comedy-Streifen Wild Target – Sein schärfstes Ziel zusammen mit Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt und Rupert Grint zu sehen. Im gleichen Jahr übernahm sie auch in Ridley Scotts Robin Hood stellvertretend für Vanessa Redgrave die Rolle der Eleonore von Aquitanien.
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Wicked Little Letters (2024) as Mabel |
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Siân Phillips at 90 (2023) as Self |
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Farewell Doc Martin (2022) as Self |
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Nothing Like a Dame (2018) as Self |
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Paddington 2 (2017) as Madame Kozlova |
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Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017) as Dorothy |
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ChickLit (2016) as Peggy Law |
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Magic in the Moonlight (2014) as Aunt Vanessa |
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Beautiful Creatures (2013) as Emmaline Duchannes |
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The Scapegoat (2012) as Lady Spence |
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Psychoville Halloween Special (2010) as Nurse Edwina Kenchington |
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Wild Target (2010) as Mother |
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Robin Hood (2010) as Eleanor of Aquitaine |
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Last Chance Harvey (2008) as Maggie Walker |
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Ballet Shoes (2008) as Madame Fidolia |
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Evening (2007) as Nachtschwester |
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Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006) as Iris |
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La Fiesta del Chivo (2006) as Aunt Adelina |
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Ask the Dust (2006) as Mrs. Hargraves |
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The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004) as |
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Vanity Fair (2004) as Miss Matilda Crawley |
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Cold Mountain (2003) as Maddy |
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Egy hét Pesten és Budán (2003) as Amanda |
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What a Girl Wants (2003) as Jocelyn Dashwood |
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The Hours (2002) as Barbara in the Flower Shop |
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The Mind and Times of Virginia Woolf (2002) as Narrator |
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The Making of Gosford Park (2002) as Self |
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Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) as Queen Mary |
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Gosford Park (2001) as Mrs. Croft |
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David Copperfield (2001) as Jane Murdstone |
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Women Talking Dirty (2001) as Emily Boyle |
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Wit (2001) as Evelyn 'E.M' Ashford |
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The Sleeper (2000) as Violet Moon |
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Talking Heads 2 (1998) as |
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The Avengers (1998) as Alice |
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Jack & Sarah (1995) as Phil |
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Cold Comfort Farm (1995) as Judith Starkadder |
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Wolf (1994) as Mary |
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The Maitlands (1993) as Mrs. May Maitland |
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The Lost Language of Cranes (1992) as Rose Benjamin |
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Let Him Have It (1991) as Lilian Bentley |
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A Room of One's Own (1991) as Virginia Woolf |
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Mountain Language (1988) as Elderly woman |
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T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' (1988) as Reader |
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Roman Holiday (1987) as Countess |
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A Hazard of Hearts (1987) as Lady Harriet's Maid |
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The Vision (1987) as Helen Marriner |
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Titus Andronicus (1985) as Queen Tamora |
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The Burston Rebellion (1985) as Kitty Higdon |
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A Better Class of Person (1985) as Nellie Osborne |
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Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984) as |
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The Dresser (1983) as Madge |
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Bewitched (1983) as Mrs. Rutledge |
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Nelly's Version (1983) as Nelly |
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Oliver Twist (1982) as Mrs. Mann |
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Sons and Lovers (1981) as Gertrude Morel |
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She Fell Among Thieves (1978) as Vanity Fair |
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Raku Fire (1977) as |
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Equus (1977) as Hesther Saloman |
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I Don't Want to Be Born (1976) as Sister Albana |
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The Lady's Not for Burning (1974) as Jennet Jourdemayne |
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Electra (1974) as Electra |
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The Lady from the Sea (1974) as Ellida |
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The Duchess of Malfi (1972) as Duchess |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971) as Titania |
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The Three Sisters (1970) as Olga |
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Double Bill (1969) as Woman |
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Nothing's Ever Over (1968) as Her |
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Inadmissible Evidence (1968) as Shirley |
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The Big Man Coughed and Died (1966) as The Girl |
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Fable (1965) as Joan |
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The Square (1961) as The Girl |
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The Lives of Animals () as Elizabeth Costello |
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Vita & Virginia (2019) Screenplay |
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Mrs. Dalloway (1997) Screenplay |