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Eileen Atkins

Highest Rated: 100% The Dresser (1983)

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.

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Highest rated movies

100% 86% The Dresser
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100% 66% Ballet Shoes
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99% 88% Paddington 2 Watchlist 98% 77% Nothing Like a Dame Watchlist
87% 78% Gosford Park
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86% 100% Getting Away With Murder(s) Watchlist
84% 85% Let Him Have It
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83% 91% Wit
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83% 81% Cold Comfort Farm
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80% 84% The Hours
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Filmography

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Credit
80% 92% Wicked Little Letters Mabel (Character) $5.0M 2023
86% 100% Getting Away With Murder(s) Unknown (Voice) - 2021
41% 57% Vita & Virginia Screenwriter $32.8K 2018
98% 77% 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
52% 45% Magic in the Moonlight Aunt Vanessa (Character) $10.5M 2014
48% 54% Beautiful Creatures Gramma (Character) $19.4M 2013
No Score Yet 79% The Scapegoat Lady Spence (Character) - 2012
31% 56% Wild Target Mother (Character) $117.2K 2010
43% 58% Robin Hood Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (Character) $105.2M 2010
72% 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
36% 41% Ask the Dust Mrs. Hargraves (Character) $742.6K 2006
50% 49% Scenes of a Sexual Nature Iris (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 74% 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
35% 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% 77% 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

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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