Eileen Atkins
| Born | June 15, 1934 |
| Hometown | Clapton, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5'7" (1.69m) |
| Spouse | Bill Shepherd, Julian Glover |
| Parents | Annie Ellen Atkins, Arthur Thomas Atkins |
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‘The Crown’ Star Imelda Staunton, Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon, Armando Iannucci Named In King’s Birthday Honours
- The Crown star Imelda Staunton has joined the list of the UK’s celebrated acting dames, after being given the title in the King’s Birthday Honors list. Staunton, whose six-decade career includes her role of Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films and the title role in the movie Vera Drake, will join previous acting recipients …
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Upstairs Downstairs | Nominated |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made | Cranford | Nominated |
| 2008 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actress | Cranford | Winner |
| 2008 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Cranford | Winner |
| 2002 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Gosford Park | Winner |
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It’s apt that 4000 Miles has opened in the wake of the WHO ceasing to classify Covid as a global emergency. Of all the productions that got stuck in the pipeline, this feels most like a marker of the distance travelled in three years.
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Timothée Chalamet's West End Debut in Play 4000 Miles Canceled: Reports
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The Old Vic’s production of Amy Herzog’s play 4000 Miles, which was to have featured the West End debut of Timothée Chalamet in a co-starring role opposite Dame Eileen Atkins, has been canceled, the theater company announced today, citing a two-year pandemic-caused delay. In a statement to ticket-holders, theater management wrote: Following its postponement due […]
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Timothée Chalamet Play ‘4000 Miles’ Canceled at London’s Old Vic
We’ll have to wait a while longer for Timothée Chalamet’s West End debut. “4000 Miles,” the play that was to be headlined by the “Dune” star, has been canceled at the Old Vic two years after its debut was thwarted by the pandemic. The theater confirmed the cancellation to ticketholders on Thursday, offering credit with […]
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Despite Robert Altman and a cast of British acting royalty, it was the buzzy young actor's name that secured the final necessary financing for the 2001 film.
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Gosford Park at 20: An Oral History of The Comedy of Manners, Money, and Murder
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The best new celebrity memoirs to buy for Christmas 2021
What do celebs do when lockdown strikes and all their engagements are cancelled? Well, of course, troupers that they are, they grit their teeth and write books. And, as it turns out, some of them are good at it and some aren’t. Of the current crop, the one who is outstandingly good is Dame Eileen Atkins.
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Eileen Atkins interview: I realised I really didn't like my mother
‘Let’s face it,” Eileen Atkins says. “My profession is stuffed with people who should have never taken it up. One gets asked all the time by young people, ‘Do you think I should be an actress?’ – I’m still saying actress – and I want to say immediately, ‘No, because you’re asking me.’ They should come and say ‘I’m going to be an actress.’”
