TV.com

Eileen Atkins

Favorite

Born

6/16/1934, London, England

Birth Name

Gender

Female

User Rating

1 votes

Your Rating: 10
Your Rating: 9.5
Your Rating: 9
Your Rating: 8.5
Your Rating: 8
Your Rating: 7.5
Your Rating: 7
Your Rating: 6.5
Your Rating: 6
Your Rating: 5.5
Your Rating: 5
Your Rating: 4.5
Your Rating: 4
Your Rating: 3.5
Your Rating: 3
Your Rating: 2.5
Your Rating: 2
Your Rating: 1.5
Your Rating: 1

Rate Now

REVIEWS

0 reviews

Write A Review

Biography

EDIT

Eileen Atkins is an actress and writer who was born on June 16, 1934, at a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in Clapton, London, England. Her role in "The Killing of Sister George" helped the actress find her way to Broadway. She is known for her roles in the…more

Credits

Star (28)

Role
- Doc Martin
  Ruth Ellingham
  - S 5: Ep 8 Ever After
    10/31/11
  - S 5: Ep 7 Cats and Sharks
    10/24/11
  - S 5: Ep 6 Don't Let Go
    10/17/11
  - S 5: Ep 5 Remember Me
    10/10/11
  - S 5: Ep 4 Mother Knows Best
    10/3/11
  - + 2 More Credits
- Upstairs, Downstairs
  Maud, Lady Holland
  - S 6: Ep 3 The Cuckoo
    12/28/10
  - S 6: Ep 2 The Ladybird
    12/27/10
- Upstairs, Downstairs
  Maud, Lady Holland
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Cuckoo
    12/28/10
- Upstairs, Downstairs
  Lady Holland
  - S 6: Ep 1 The Fledgling
    12/26/10
- Robin Hood
  Eleanor of Aquitaine
  2010
- Robin Hood (Unrated)
  Star
  2010
- Wild Target
  Louisa Maynard
  2010
- Last Chance Harvey
  Maggie
  2009
- Masterpiece Theatre
  Miss Deborah Jenkyns
  - S 37: Ep 18 Cranford (1)
    5/4/08
- Cranford
  Miss Deborah Jenkyns
  - S 1: Ep 2 August 1842
    11/25/07
- Cranford
  Miss Deborah Jenkins
  - S 1: Ep 1 June 1842
    11/18/07
- Evening
  Star
  2007
- Ask The Dust
  Mrs. Hargraves
  2006
- David Copperfield
  Star
  2005
- Vanity Fair
  Miss Matilda Crawley
  2004
- Cold Mountain
  Maddy
  2004
- What a Girl Wants
  Jocelyn Dashwood
  2003
- Gosford Park
  Star
  2001
- The Avengers
  Alice
  1998
- Cold Comfort Farm
  Judith Starkadder
  1995
- Jack and Sarah
  Star
  1995
- Wolf
  Mary
  1994
- Let Him Have It
  Star
  1991
- The Dresser
  Star
  1983
- Equus
  Star
  1977
- The Devil Within Her
  Star
  1975
- Bertie and Elizabeth
  Star
- Inadmissible Evidence
  Star
  1968
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Psychoville
  Nurse Kenchington
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    7/30/09
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    7/23/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    7/16/09
Guest Star (25)

Role
- The Many Faces Of...
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Ronnie Barker
    12/24/12
- Agatha Christie's Poirot
  Princess Dragomiroff
  - S 12: Ep 3 Murder on the Orient Express
    12/25/10
- Agatha Christie's Marple
  Lady Tressilian
  - S 3: Ep 3 Towards Zero
    8/3/08
- Richard & Judy
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 16 Monday 7th July
    7/7/08
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 21 James McAvoy, Dame Eileen Atkins, Jo Brand, Coldplay.
    6/13/08
- Hollywood Greats
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 3 Helen Mirren
    6/11/07
- Waking the Dead
  Abigail Dusniak
  - S 6: Ep 12 Yahrzeit, Part Two
    2/19/07
  - S 6: Ep 11 Yahrzeit, Part One
    2/18/07
- Masterpiece Theatre
  Celia
  - S 34: Ep 3 Talking Heads 2: The Hand of God / Telling Tales: An Ideal Home
    10/31/04
- Masterpiece Theatre
  Queen Mary
  - S 31: Ep 11 Bertie & Elizabeth
    2/4/02
- The Unforgettable...
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Beryl Reid
    12/31/00
- Talking Heads 2
  Celia
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Hand of God
    10/13/98
- BBC Television Shakespeare
  Tamora, Queen of the Goths
  - S 1: Ep 37 Titus Andronicus
    4/27/85
- Smiley's People
  Maria Ostrakova
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Rogue Elephant
    10/11/82
  - S 1: Ep 3 Gathering Friends
    10/4/82
  - S 1: Ep 2 The General's Big Fish
    9/27/82
- Smiley's People
  Madame Ostrakova
  - S 1: Ep 1 A Mother's Assistance
    9/20/82
- Mystery!
  Vanity Fair
  - S 1: Ep 1 She Fell Among Thieves
    2/5/80
- Omnibus (UK)
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 32 The Jean Rhys Woman
    11/24/74
- Play of the Month
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 2 Electra
    10/24/74
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 101 February 22, 1972
    2/22/72
- Play of the Month
  Titania
  - S 7: Ep 1 A Midsummer Night's Dream
    9/26/71
- Somerset Maugham Theatre
  Olive Hardy
  - S 2: Ep 6 Olive
    5/28/70
- Play of the Month
  Olga
  - S 5: Ep 4 Three Sisters
    1/18/70
- Somerset Maugham Theatre
  Leslie Crosbie
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Letter
    6/24/69
- Theatre 625
  Eileen
  - S 5: Ep 18 Party Games
    3/11/68
- The Wednesday Play
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Big Man Coughed and Died
    4/13/66
  - S 2: Ep 4 Fable
    1/27/65
- Z Cars
  Grace Patchett
  - S 3: Ep 22 A Stroll along the Sands
    1/29/64
Writer (1)

Role
- Mrs. Dalloway
  Writer
  1998
Creator (2)

Role
- The House of Eliott
  Creator
- Upstairs, Downstairs
  Creator

Trivia and Quotes

Trivia
ADD TRIVIA
- In 2002, Eileen won a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for Gosford Park.
  Edit
  Share
  
  Facebook
  
  Twitter
  
  Permalink
- In 2008 Eileen won the best actress Bafta for her role in the show Cranford.
  Edit
  Share
  
  Facebook
  
  Twitter
  
  Permalink
- Atkins mother sent her off to dancing lessons when she was just 3, after a fortune teller told her that she would one day become a famous dancer.
  Edit
  Share
  
  Facebook
  
  Twitter
  
  Permalink
- Eileen is well known for being a star of stage and screen. Her first appearance on stage was at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park in 1953.
  Edit
  Share
  
  Facebook
  
  Twitter
  
  Permalink
- In 1990 Eileen was awarded a CBE.
  Edit
  Share
  
  Facebook
  
  Twitter
  
  Permalink
- Eileen was married to actor Julian Glover from 1957 to 1966.
  Edit
  Share
  
  Facebook
  
  Twitter
  
  Permalink
- In 1992, Eileen appeared in the made for UK television movie The Lost Language of Cranes. It co-starred Brian Cox and Angus Macfadyen.
  Edit
  Share
  
  Facebook
  
  Twitter
  
  Permalink
Quotes
ADD QUOTES
- Help by adding quotes to this person