Susannah York (born 9 January 1939) is an English film, stage and television actress.
York was born as Susannah Yolande Fletcher in Chelsea, London in 1939. The daughter of businessman Simon William Peel Vickers Fletcher and his wife Joan Nita Mary Bowrig, York was raised in Scotland where she attended Marr College. She later studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Her film career began in 1960, when she appeared in Tunes of Glory...
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Susannah York (born 9 January 1939) is an English film, stage and television actress.
York was born as Susannah Yolande Fletcher in Chelsea, London in 1939. The daughter of businessman Simon William Peel Vickers Fletcher and his wife Joan Nita Mary Bowrig, York was raised in Scotland where she attended Marr College. She later studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Her film career began in 1960, when she appeared in Tunes of Glory, co-starring with Alec Guinness and John Mills. In 1961 she played the leading role in The Greengage Summer, which co-starred Kenneth More and Danielle Darrieux. York played Sophie Western opposite Albert Finney in the Oscar winning Best Film Tom Jones (1963) and also appeared in A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Killing of Sister George (1968) and Battle of Britain (1969).
York was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). She famously snubbed the Academy when, regarding her nomination, she...
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