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The Oscar-nominated actress and children’s writer Susannah York, 65, has starred in more than 60 films, including Tom Jones and Superman. She is appearing in The Final Shot, at Theatre 503, SW11, until Saturday
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British actress Susannah York studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she won the Arthene Seyler and Ronson Awards. Several theatrical appearances and TV plays later, York was cast in her first film, 1960's Tunes of Glory. Her best early film roles included Sophie Western in Tom Jones (1963) and a profoundly disturbed patient in John Huston's Freud (1962). She created a mild tabloid sensation in 1968 when she gamely participated in scenes involving masturbation and lesbian lovemaking in The Killing of Sister George. Her performance as a bleach-blonde 1930s loser in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? won her the BFA award and an Oscar nomination; she would go on to collect a Cannes award for her work in Robert Altman's Images (1972).
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Born in London, raised in rural Scotland, Susannah York trained at RADA and appeared briefly in provincial repertory before starting in films, a disarmingly pretty pale blonde, not yet twenty. There Was a Crooked Man (Stuart Burge, 1960), Tunes of Glory (Ronald Neame, 1960), The Greengage Summer (1961) and Tom Jones (Tony Richardson, 1963) made her a popular young star. She worked primarily in films for the next decade and a half, not only the vivacious or vulnerable love-interest in comedies and thrillers, but ... a skilled dramatic actress in darker pieces such as Freud (John Huston, 1962), The Killing of Sister George (1968), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), perhaps her finest achievement, and Robert Altman's Images (1972). Images was based on her own story.
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British actress Susannah York was born in 1941 and grew up in rural Scotland. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where she won the Ronson Award for most promising student; immediately after she played Alec Guinness’ daughter in her first feature film Tunes of Glory. With her luminous looks and exceptional acting talent, Susannah York shot to fame quickly and many leading roles followed. Arguably her first significant film role came later that year in The Greengage Summer, as a school girl discovering her sexual power. Since then she has starred in over 60 internationally released films, including John Houston’s Freud with Montgomery Clift, Tom Jones with Albert Finney, A Man For All Seasons with Paul Scofield, The Killing of Sister George with Beryl Reid, and Country Dance with Peter O’Toole.
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