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| Name : | Jenny Agutter |
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| ID : | 343842 |
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Born: | December 20, 1952 ( 60 years ) |
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| Country: | United States of America (USA) |
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| Place of birth: | Taunton, Somerset, England, UK |
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Biography of Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. The daughter of an army officer, she spent her childhood traveling and living in different countries. Her film career began at the age of 12 in East of Sudan (1964), which was quickly followed by _Ballerina (1966) (TV)_ and A Man Could Get Killed (1966). Other films and television appearances in her early career include Gates to Paradise (1968), Long After Summer (1967) (TV), Star! (1968), I Start Counting (1969), The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) (TV) and "Play of the Month" (1965) {The Wild Duck}.
In 1970, she appeared in what was her real big break as a child star: The Railway Children (1970), as "Bobbie". The next year, Hollywood called and she spent several years there, appearing in such works as "Play of the Month" (1965) {The Cherry Orchard}, Walkabout (1971) and The Snow Goose (1971) (TV) with Richard Harris, for which she received an Emmy Award. She also appeared in the critically acclaimed A War of Children (1972) (TV) and _Shelley (1972)_ .
In 1976, Jenny really came to the attention of US film audiences with her starring role in the science-fiction classic Logan s Run (1976) with Michael York. Though not a critical favorite, it was a huge box-office success and spawned a television series. She also starred alongside Richard Chamberlain in a well-received made-for-TV version of the famous Dumas tale The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV) and turned in a solid performance in the WW II thriller The Eagle Has Landed (1976) with Michael Caine and Donald Sutherland. The next year, she starred in Peter Shaffer s weighty Equus (1977) as "Jill Mason", alongside Richard Burton. Among her other TV and film work during the 1970s were Dominique (1978), "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {School Play} and The Riddle of the Sands (1979) |
Biography of Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. The daughter of an army officer, she spent her childhood traveling and living in different countries. Her film career began at the age of 12 in East of Sudan (1964), which was quickly followed by _Ballerina (1966) (TV)_ and A Man Could Get Killed (1966). Other films and television appearances in her early career include Gates to Paradise (1968), Long After Summer (1967) (TV), Star! (1968), I Start Counting (1969), The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) (TV) and "Play of the Month" (1965) {The Wild Duck}.
In 1970, she appeared in what was her real big break as a child star: The Railway Children (1970), as "Bobbie". The next year, Hollywood called and she spent several years there, appearing in such works as "Play of the Month" (1965) {The Cherry Orchard}, Walkabout (1971) and The Snow Goose (1971) (TV) with Richard Harris, for which she received an Emmy Award. She also appeared in the critically acclaimed A War of Children (1972) (TV) and _Shelley (1972)_ .
In 1976, Jenny really came to the attention of US film audiences with her starring role in the science-fiction classic Logan s Run (1976) with Michael York. Though not a critical favorite, it was a huge box-office success and spawned a television series. She also starred alongside Richard Chamberlain in a well-received made-for-TV version of the famous Dumas tale The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV) and turned in a solid performance in the WW II thriller The Eagle Has Landed (1976) with Michael Caine and Donald Sutherland. The next year, she starred in Peter Shaffer s weighty Equus (1977) as "Jill Mason", alongside Richard Burton. Among her other TV and film work during the 1970s were Dominique (1978), "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {School Play} and The Riddle of the Sands (1979).
In 1981, she played "Desdemona" opposite William Marshall in Othello (1981) (V). Other Shakespeare performances include "King Lear", Love s Labour s Lost (1985) (TV) as "Rosaline" for the BBC and Romeo & Juliet (1993) (TV) as "Lady Capulet". During the in numerous films and television series, including Sweet William (1980), "Beulah Land" (1980) (mini), The Survivor (1981), Amy (1981) and one of the films for which she is most fondly remembered, An American Werewolf in London (1981). She also appeared in This Office Life (1984) (TV), Secret Places (1984), Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985) (TV), Dark Tower (1987), Donna giusta, La (1982) and King of the Wind (1989).
In the 1990s, she concentrated mainly on television, with roles in "TECX" (1990); Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990) (TV); "Red Dwarf" (1988); "The All New Alexei Sayle Show" (1994); "The Buccaneers" (1995) (mini); "And the Beat Goes On" (1996); September (1996) (TV) with Edward Fox, Michael York, Virginia McKenna and Jacqueline Bisset; "A Respectable Trade" (1998) (mini) with Warren Clarke, Anna Massey and Richard Briers. Her theatrical films during this period included Darkman (1990) with Liam Neeson; and Blue Juice (1995) with Sean Pertwee, Ewan McGregor and Catherine Zeta-Jones. She also appeared as "Mrs. Bruce" in two feature-length episodes of the popular ITV series "Bramwell" (1995) in which she starred with Jemma Redgrave. She has also made several guest appearances in TV shows such as Nain rouge, Le (1998); "Boon" (1986); "The Equalizer" (1985) with Edward Woodward; "The Twilight Zone" (1985); "Magnum, P.I." (1980) and "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974).
Jenny has been married to Johan Tham since the late 1980s. They have one son Jonathan, born in 1990, and live in Cornwall, England, UK. Her particular love is charity work for The Diabetic Association and NCH Action for Children - a charity which provides home and other help for homeless children - with which she has been involved for five years.
REF: www.celebs101.com/biography-687-Jenny+Agutter+Complete+Biography.html
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| ''I have a huge respect for writers and realise that this is not an area that I find easy. I doubt that I would have the patience in front of a blank sheet of paper to become a writer..'' |
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| ''Ive done both theatre and film and the fact is if you start believing, if you start reading things and theyre good reviews - you believe that and youre lost, and then you read bad reviews and you think thats true and you read that and youre lost..'' |
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| ''To make films is as boring as watching paint dry - you usually have to do little tiny bits here and there. You go off waiting for lighting, you come back - the energy dies. You hope you can find someone who can keep it going..'' |
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| ''The things that Ive done that have totally been remembered, theyve always started with the same kind of engine, theyve always started with someone saying I have to make this film - Im going to make this film whatever the odds..'' |
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| ''Its such a strange combination that Id be unhappy to make anything like that without Landis directing..'' |
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| ''I have grown up but that should be a positive thing. When you look at a photo album its lovely to remember being so young but its also good to know you grew up!.'' |
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| ''I hope I presented what I felt the woman seemed to be about, but I couldnt give any reason as to why she remained in the relationship other than that their relationship was very special..'' |
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| ''I was really glad to meet Jane Clark because it did give me an insight. I couldnt imagine what kind of woman she was. I was hugely impressed by her energy, straightforward nature and enthusiasm for life..'' |
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| ''So Im not really quite sure what Landis plans were to make another one. The American Werewolf in Paris was a completely separate story..'' |
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| ''Fortunately, both television adaptations and the film Ive been involved with are pieces of work that Im proud of, so Im very happy for people to focus on them..'' |
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