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Cold Comfort Farm (1995) -- A heartwarming comedy full of charm and clever satire: Flora Poste, a recently orphaned London society girl, ignores the sage advice of Mrs. Smiley and moves to the country to live on a decrepit farm with her eccentric relatives.
Last Chance Harvey (2008) -- Clip: I won´t do it
Last Chance Harvey (2008) -- In London for his daughter's wedding, a rumpled man (Hoffman) finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life (Thompson).
Last Chance Harvey (2008) -- Clip: Be good to her
Last Chance Harvey (2008) -- Clip: Meet me here tomorrow

Overview

Date of Birth:
16 June 1934, Clapton, London, England, UK more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London... more
Trivia:
She was nominated for a 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for... more
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Up 103% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(65 articles)
Production starts on 'Orient Express'
 (From digitalspy. 17 November 2009, 9:30 AM, PST)
10 Most Underrated Young Actresses
 (From The Movie Fanatic. 22 October 2009, 1:48 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Dame Eileen Atkins

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: What's this?
  1. Modus Operandi (details only on IMDbPro)
  2. The Girl in Melanie Klein (details only on IMDbPro)
Actress:
  1. Mrs. Darwin (2009) (in production) (rumored) .... Emma Darwin
  2. Robin Hood (2010) (post-production) .... Eleanor of Aquitaine

  3. "Agatha Christie: Poirot" .... Princess Dragomiroff (1 episode, 2010)
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Poirot (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Poirot (Australia)
        - Murder on the Orient Express (2010) TV episode .... Princess Dragomiroff

  4. Wild Target (2009) .... Mother
  5. "Psychoville" .... Nurse Kenchington (4 episodes, 2009)
        - Episode #1.7 (2009) TV episode .... Nurse Kenchington
        - Episode #1.6 (2009) TV episode .... Nurse Kenchington
        - Episode #1.5 (2009) TV episode .... Nurse Kenchington
        - Episode #1.3 (2009) TV episode (uncredited) .... Nurse Kenchington
  6. Last Chance Harvey (2008) .... Maggie Walker
  7. "When Weather Changed History" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Titanic (2008) TV episode
  8. Ballet Shoes (2007) (TV) .... Madame Fidolia
  9. "Cranford" .... Miss Deborah Jenkyns (2 episodes, 2007)
    ... aka Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford (UK: complete title)
        - August 1842 (2007) TV episode .... Miss Deborah Jenkyns
        - June 1842 (2007) TV episode .... Miss Deborah Jenkyns
  10. Evening (2007) .... The Night Nurse
    ... aka Spuren eines Lebens (Germany)
  11. "Waking the Dead" .... Abigail Dusniak (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Yahrzeit: Part 2 (2007) TV episode .... Abigail Dusniak
        - Yahrzeit: Part 1 (2007) TV episode .... Abigail Dusniak
  12. Marple: Towards Zero (2007) (TV) .... Lady Camilla Tressilian
    ... aka Agatha Christie - Marple: Towards Zero (Australia: DVD title)
  13. Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006) .... Iris
  14. Ask the Dust (2006) .... Mrs. Hargraves
  15. La fiesta del chivo (2005) .... Aunt Adelina
    ... aka The Feast of the Goat (International: English title)
  16. The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004) .... School matron
  17. Vanity Fair (2004) .... Miss Matilda Crawley
  18. Cold Mountain (2003) .... Maddy
  19. Love Again (2003) (TV) .... Eva Larkin
  20. Egy hét Pesten és Budán (2003) .... Amanda
    ... aka A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda (Europe: English title)
  21. What a Girl Wants (2003) .... Jocelyn Dashwood
  22. The Hours (2002) .... Barbara in Flower Shop
  23. Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) (TV) .... Queen Mary
  24. The Lives of Animals (2002) (TV)
  25. Gosford Park (2001) .... Mrs. Croft
    ... aka Gosford Park (Italy)
  26. Wit (2001) (TV) .... Evelyn 'E.M.' Ashford
  27. The Sleeper (2000) (TV) .... Violet Moon
  28. David Copperfield (2000) (TV) .... Miss Jane Murdstone
  29. Madame Bovary (2000) (TV) .... Marie Louise

  30. Women Talking Dirty (1999) .... Emily Boyle
  31. "Talking Heads 2" .... Celia (1 episode, 1998)
        - The Hand of God (1998) TV episode .... Celia
  32. The Avengers (1998) .... Alice
  33. "A Dance to the Music of Time" .... Brightman (1 episode, 1997)
        - Post War (1997) TV episode .... Brightman
  34. Jack & Sarah (1995) .... Phil
  35. Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV) .... Judith Starkadder
  36. Wolf (1994) .... Mary
  37. "Performance" .... Mrs. May Maitland (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Maitlands (1993) TV episode .... Mrs. May Maitland
  38. The Lost Language of Cranes (1991) (TV) .... Rose Benjamin
  39. Let Him Have It (1991) .... Lilian Bentley
    ... aka L'âge de vivre (France)
  40. "Chillers" (1 episode)
    ... aka Cadavres exquis (France: short title)
    ... aka Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith (France)
    ... aka Mistress of Suspense (UK)
    ... aka Patricia Highsmith's Tales (International: English title: complete title)
        - The Stuff of Madness (????) TV episode
  41. A Room of One's Own (1990) (TV) .... Virginia Woolf

  42. "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers" .... Reader / ... (2 episodes, 1988)
    ... aka Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (USA)
        - T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' (1988) TV episode .... Reader
        - Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway' (1988) TV episode .... Virginia Woolf
  43. Roman Holiday (1987) (TV) .... Countess
  44. A Hazard of Hearts (1987) (TV) .... Lady Harriet's Maid
  45. The Vision (1987) (TV) .... Helen Marriner
  46. "Breaking Up" (1986) TV series .... Mrs. Mailer (unknown episodes)
  47. Titus Andronicus (1985) (TV) .... Queen Tamora
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus (USA: video title)
  48. The Burston Rebellion (1985) (TV) .... Kitty Higdon
  49. A Better Class of Person (1985) (TV) .... Nellie Osborne
  50. The Dresser (1983) .... Madge
  51. Bewitched (1983) (TV) .... Mrs. Rutledge
    ... aka Shades of Darkness: Bewitched (UK: alternative title)
  52. Nelly's Version (1983) .... Nelly
  53. "Smiley's People" .... Madame Ostrakova (4 episodes, 1982)
        - Episode #1.4 (1982) TV episode .... Madame Ostrakova
        - Episode #1.3 (1982) TV episode .... Madame Ostrakova
        - Episode #1.2 (1982) TV episode .... Madame Ostrakova
        - Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode .... Madame Ostrakova
  54. Oliver Twist (1982/I) (TV) .... Mrs. Mann
  55. "Sons and Lovers" (1981) TV mini-series .... Gertrude Morel
    ... aka Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (USA)

  56. "BBC2 Play of the Week" .... Vanity Fair (1 episode, 1978)
        - She Fell Among Thieves (1978) TV episode .... Vanity Fair
  57. Equus (1977) .... Hesther Saloman
  58. Raku Fire (1977)
  59. "Affairs of the Heart" .... Kate Cookham (1 episode, 1975)
        - Kate (1975) TV episode .... Kate Cookham
  60. I Don't Want to Be Born (1975) .... Sister Albana
    ... aka It Lives Within Her (UK: video title)
    ... aka It's Growing Inside Her (TV title)
    ... aka Sharon's Baby (USA)
    ... aka The Baby
    ... aka The Devil Within Her (USA)
    ... aka The Monster
  61. The Lady's Not for Burning (1974) (TV) .... Jennet Jourdemayne
  62. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Catherine Sloper / ... (4 episodes, 1969-1974)
        - Electra (1974) TV episode .... Electra
        - A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971) TV episode .... Titania
        - The Three Sisters (1970) TV episode .... Olga
        - The Heiress (1969) TV episode .... Catherine Sloper
  63. The Lady from the Sea (1974) (TV) .... Ellida Wangel
  64. The Duchess of Malfi (1972) (TV) .... Duchess
    ... aka Stage 2: The Duchess of Malfi (UK: series title)
  65. "W. Somerset Maugham" .... Leslie Crosbie / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Olive (1970) TV episode .... Olive Hardy
        - The Letter (1969) TV episode .... Leslie Crosbie

  66. "The Wednesday Play" .... Joan / ... (4 episodes, 1965-1969)
        - Double Bill: The Compartment; Playmates (1969) TV episode .... The Woman
        - Wanted: Single Gentleman (1967) TV episode .... Mabel
        - The Big Man Coughed and Died (1966) TV episode .... The Girl
        - Fable (1965) TV episode .... Joan
  67. "The Sex Game" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Women Can Be Monsters (1968) TV episode
  68. "Half Hour Story" .... Her (1 episode, 1968)
        - Nothing's Ever Over (1968) TV episode .... Her
  69. Inadmissible Evidence (1968) .... Shirley
  70. "Theatre 625" .... Eileen (1 episode, 1968)
        - Party Games (1968) TV episode .... Eileen
  71. Major Barbara (1966) (TV) .... Barbara
  72. "Five More" .... Girl (1 episode, 1966)
        - Are You There? (1966) TV episode .... Girl
  73. "Knock on Any Door" .... Ruth (1 episode, 1965)
        - Close Season (1965) TV episode .... Ruth
  74. "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - When the Wind Blows (1965) TV episode
  75. "The Massingham Affair" .... Charlotte Verney (6 episodes, 1964)
        - The Finishing Touch (1964) TV episode .... Charlotte Verney
        - A Tangle of Lies (1964) TV episode .... Charlotte Verney
        - Parting of the Ways (1964) TV episode .... Charlotte Verney
        - The Breakthrough (1964) TV episode .... Charlotte Verney
        - A Tradition of Justice (1964) TV episode .... Charlotte Verney
          (1 more)
  76. "Z Cars" .... Grace Patchett (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Stroll Along the Sands (1964) TV episode .... Grace Patchett
  77. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Girl (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Square (1961) TV episode .... Girl
  78. "An Age of Kings" .... Attendant Lady / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
        - Henry VI Part 1: The Red Rose and the White (1960) TV episode .... Joan la Pucelle
        - Richard II Part 2: The Deposing of a King (1960) TV episode .... Attendant Lady

  79. "Hilda Lessways" .... Maggie Clayhanger (6 episodes, 1959)
        - Episode #1.6 (1959) TV episode .... Maggie Clayhanger
        - Episode #1.5 (1959) TV episode .... Maggie Clayhanger
        - Episode #1.4 (1959) TV episode .... Maggie Clayhanger
        - Episode #1.3 (1959) TV episode .... Maggie Clayhanger
        - Episode #1.2 (1959) TV episode .... Maggie Clayhanger
          (1 more)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "The House of Eliott" (1991) TV series (associate series creator) (unknown episodes)

  2. "Upstairs, Downstairs" (associate series creator) (66 episodes, 1971-1975)
        - Whither Shall I Wander? (1975) TV episode (associate series creator)
        - All the King's Horses (1975) TV episode (associate series creator)
        - Noblesse Oblige (1975) TV episode (associate series creator)
        - Joke Over (1975) TV episode (associate series creator)
        - Will Ye No Come Back Again (1975) TV episode (associate series creator)
          (61 more)
Writer:
  1. Mrs Dalloway (1997) (screenplay)
    ... aka Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway
  2. "The House of Eliott" (23 episodes, 1991-1992)
        - Episode #2.12 (1992) TV episode (series deviser)
        - Episode #2.11 (1992) TV episode (series deviser)
        - Episode #2.10 (1992) TV episode (series deviser)
        - Episode #2.9 (1992) TV episode (series deviser)
        - Episode #2.8 (1992) TV episode (series deviser)
          (18 more)
Thanks:
  1. Major League II (1994) (thanks)
Self:
  1. The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee
  2. "Arena" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1985-2008)
        - Paul Scofield (2008) TV episode (as Dame Eileen Atkins) .... Herself
        - Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) TV episode (as Dame Eileen Atkins) .... Herself
        - From an Immigrant's Notebook (1985) TV episode
  3. "This Morning" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2008)
    ... aka This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title)
        - Episode dated 18 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 21 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
  4. Jonathan Ross Salutes 'Dad's Army' (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  5. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #14.21 (2008) TV episode (as Dame Eileen Atkins) .... Herself
  6. "The Alan Titchmarsh Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 12 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
  7. "Working in the Theatre" .... Herself - Actor (1 episode, 2006)
        - Actors on Performing (2006) TV episode .... Herself - Actor
  8. "Loose Women" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #7.17 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
  9. "The Heaven and Earth Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka Heaven and Earth with Gloria Hunniford (UK: new title)
        - Episode dated 17 April 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself

  10. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 10 January 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Herself
  11. "China Rising: The Epic History of 20th Century China" (1992) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator

  12. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode dated 22 February 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV) .... Nominee: Best Actress in a Play

Additional Details

Other Works:
Her National Theatre credits include: Honor in the UK premiere of "Honour" by Joanna Murray-Smith (2003), Gunhild in Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman" (1996), Hannah in "Night of the Iguana" by Tennessee Williams (1996), Paulina in Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" and the Queen in "Cymbeline" (both 1988, also world tour), the elderly woman in "Mountain Language" a new play by Harold Pinter (1988), Mrs Hitchcock in "Sergeant Musgrave's Dance" by John Arden (1984), Jenet in "The Lady's Not For Burning" by Christopher Fry (1978), Hesione in Shaw's "Heartbreak House" (1975), and Alice 'Childie' McNaught in "The Killing of Sister George" a new play by 'Frank Marcus' (1964, also NYC). more
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Article more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Mystery more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | London England | Based On Play more

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