Eileen Atkins

Also Credited As:

Eileen Atkins, Eileen June Atkins
Photo of Eileen Atkins

Biography

Though not as well known across the pond as contemporaries Judi Dench or Helen Mirren, Atkins nonetheless thrived on the stage, earning numerous awards and nominations, especially for her several transformative performances as novelist Virginia Woolf. While acting remained her bread and butter, Atkins occasionally used her talents as a writer to create unforgettable television like the popular "Upstairs, Downstairs" (ITV, 1971-75), the …
Read More »

Job Title

Actor, Writer

Born

Eileen June Atkins on June 16, 1934 in London, England, GB

LATEST CREDITS

Nelly's Version

Nelly

The Madonna of Medjugorje

Narration

The Sleeper

Violet Moon

Shades of Darkness

Actor ("Bewitched" )

Cold Comfort Farm

Judith Starkadder

She Fell Among Thieves

Actor

The Lost Language of Cranes

Rose Benjamin

Smiley's People

Madame Ostrakova

The Devil Within Her

Sister Albana

Wit

Professor E M Ashford

Het Pesten Et Budan Egy

Actor

The Vision

Helen Marriner

Women Talking Dirty

Emily Boyle

The Feast of the Goat

Adelina

The Scapegoat

Actor

Ask the Dust

Mrs Hargraves

Bertie and Elizabeth

Queen Mary

Vanity Fair

Aunt Matilda

Roman Holiday

Countess

David Copperfield

Jane Murdstone

Let Him Have It

Lilian Bentley

Upstairs, Downstairs

Lady Maud Holland

Last Chance Harvey

Maggie

Wild Target

Actor

Cold Mountain

Maddy