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      Eileen Atkins

      Eileen Atkins

      Highest Rated: 100% Getting Away With Murder(s) (2021)

      Lowest Rated: 5% The Avengers (1998)

      Birthday: Jun 16, 1934

      Birthplace: Clapton, London, England, UK

      Veteran British star of both stage and screen, Eileen Atkins rose from her working-class roots to become one of the most accomplished and decorated actresses to cross the Atlantic. 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 acclaimed stage play "Vita & Virginia" (1994) and the well-regarded screenplay for "Mrs. Dalloway" (1997). All throughout her career, she remained in an unparalleled class, building a sterling résumé that eventually earned her a place in the Theater Hall of Fame in 1998. While her feature career remained relatively muted compared to her stage work - a few highlights like "Gosford Park" (2001) and "Cold Mountain" (2003) stood out - Atkins nonetheless established herself as an actress of unending verve and talent.

      Highest rated movies

      Ballet Shoes
      The Dresser
      Paddington 2
      Gosford Park
      Let Him Have It
      Wit
      Cold Comfort Farm
      The Hours

      Photos

      Eileen Atkins ROBIN HOOD, from left: William Hurt, Eileen Atkins, 2010. ph: David Appleby/©Universal THE DEVIL WITHIN HER, Joan Collins, Eileen Atkins, 1975 JACK AND SARAH, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, 1995, (c) Gramercy Pictures THE DRESSER, Cathryn Harrison, Edward Fox, Tom Courtenay, Albert Finney, Zena Walker, Betty Marsden, Eileen Atkins, 1983, (c) Columbia GOSFORD PARK, Eileen Atkins, Ryan Phillippe, Helen Mirren, 2001 LAST CHANCE HARVEY, Eileen Atkins, 2008. ©Overture Films LAST CHANCE HARVEY, from left: Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, 2008. ©Overture Films LAST CHANCE HARVEY, from left: Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, 2008. ©Overture Films THE FEAST OF THE GOAT, (aka LA FIESTA DEL CHIVO), Eileen Atkins (center), Isabella Rossellini (right), 2005. ©Lolafilms MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT, from left: Simon McBurney, Eileen Atkins, Colin Firth, 2014. ph: Jack English/©Sony Classics EVENING, Eileen Atkins, 2007. ©Focus Features ROBIN HOOD, Eileen Atkins, 2010. ph: David Appleby/©Universal SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATURE, Eileen Atkins, Benjamin Whitrow, director Ed Blum, on set, 2006. ©Miracle Communications Ltd. SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATURE, Benjamin Whitrow, Eileen Atkins, 2006. ©Miracle Communications Ltd. VANITY FAIR, Bob Hoskins, Eileen Atkins, 2004, (c) Focus Features VANITY FAIR, Eileen Atkins, Reese Witherspoon, 2004, (c) Focus Features GOSFORD PARK, Eileen Atkins, Sophie Thompson, 2001 WHAT A GIRL WANTS, James Greene, Eileen Atkins, Colin Firth, Anna Chancellor, Christina Cole, 2003, (c) Warner Brothers JACK AND SARAH, standing rear from left: Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Bianca/Sophia Lee (baby), Samantha Mathis (bending over), 1995, © Gramercy

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      72% No Score Yet Wicked Little Letters Mabel (Character) - 2023
      100% 100% Getting Away With Murder(s) Unknown (Voice) - 2021
      41% 55% Vita & Virginia Screenwriter $32.8K 2018
      98% 78% Nothing Like a Dame Self $858.9K 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Nothing Like a Dame Unknown (Character) - 2018
      99% 88% Paddington 2 Madame Kozlova (Character) $38.4M 2017
      13% 15% ChickLit Peggy Law (Character) - 2016
      51% 45% Magic in the Moonlight Aunt Vanessa (Character) $10.5M 2014
      48% 54% Beautiful Creatures Gramma (Character) $19.4M 2013
      No Score Yet 78% The Scapegoat Lady Spence (Character) - 2012
      31% 56% Wild Target Mother (Character) $117.2K 2010
      44% 58% Robin Hood Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (Character) $105.2M 2010
      71% 53% Last Chance Harvey Maggie (Character) $14.9M 2008
      100% 66% Ballet Shoes Madame Fidolia (Character) - 2007
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Marple Mystery: Towards Zero Unknown (Character) - 2007
      35% 41% Ask the Dust Mrs. Hargraves (Character) $742.6K 2006
      50% 49% Scenes of a Sexual Nature Iris (Character) - 2006
      No Score Yet 73% The Feast of the Goat Aunt Adelina (Character) - 2005
      51% 50% Vanity Fair Miss Matilda Crawley (Character) $16.1M 2004
      No Score Yet 26% The Queen of Sheba's Pearls School Matron (Character) - 2004
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Het Pesten Et Budan Egy Amanda (Character) - 2003
      70% 77% Cold Mountain Maddy (Character) $95.6M 2003
      36% 62% What a Girl Wants Lady Jocelyn (Character) $36.0M 2003
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Love Again Unknown (Character) - 2003
      No Score Yet 50% Bertie & Elizabeth Queen Mary (Character) - 2002
      80% 84% The Hours Barbara (Character) $41.6M 2002
      83% 91% Wit Evelyn "E.M." Ashford (Character) - 2001
      87% 78% Gosford Park Mrs. Croft (Character) $41.3M 2001
      No Score Yet 60% Madame Bovary Marie Louise (Character) - 2000
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sleeper Violet Moon (Character) - 2000
      No Score Yet 79% Women Talking Dirty Unknown (Character) - 1999
      5% 15% The Avengers Alice (Character) $23.4M 1998
      71% 57% Mrs. Dalloway Writer $3.3M 1997
      83% 81% Cold Comfort Farm Judith Starkadder (Character) $5.6M 1995
      74% 79% Jack & Sarah Phil (Character) $114.8K 1995
      62% 43% Wolf Mary (Character) $65.0M 1994
      No Score Yet 79% The Lost Language of Cranes Rose Benjamin (Character) - 1991
      84% 85% Let Him Have It Lilian Bentley (Character) $83.3K 1991
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Vision Helen Marriner (Character) - 1988
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Roman Holiday Countess (Character) - 1987
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Burston Rebellion Kitty Higdon (Character) - 1985
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A Better Class of Person Nellie Osborne (Character) - 1985
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Children's Rebellion Unknown (Character) - 1985
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Nelly's Version Nelly (Character) - 1983
      100% 86% The Dresser Madge (Character) - 1983
      No Score Yet 60% Oliver Twist Mrs. Mann (Character) - 1982
      No Score Yet No Score Yet She Fell Among Thieves Vanity Fair (Character) - 1980
      70% 78% Equus Hesther Saloman (Character) - 1977
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Raku Fire Unknown (Character) - 1977
      No Score Yet 12% Sharon's Baby Sister Albana (Character) - 1975
      No Score Yet 14% I Don't Want to Be Born (The Baby)(It Lives Within Her)(Sharon's Baby) Unknown (Character) - 1975
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Inadmissible Evidence Shirley (Character) - 1968

      TV

      Credit
      82% 96% Doc Martin Ruth Ellingham (Character),
      Unknown (Guest Star)
      2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2021
      81% 92% The Crown Queen Mary (Character) 2016-2017
      No Score Yet 80% Upstairs Downstairs Maud (Character) 2010 2012
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Masterpiece Mystery! Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Return to Cranford on Masterpiece Deborah Jenkins (Character) 2009
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Masterpiece Classic Unknown (Character) 2008
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Masterpiece Theatre Unknown (Character) 2002 2004
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Madame Bovary Marie Louise (Character) 2000
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The House of Eliott Writer 1992
      90% No Score Yet Smiley's People Madame Ostrakova (Character) 1982