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Filmography
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Known For
Gosford Park Mrs. Croft (2001) -
Cold Mountain Maddy (2003) -
What a Girl Wants Jocelyn Dashwood (2003) -
Known For
Robin Hood Eleanor of Aquitaine (2010) -
Actress
Doc Martin Ruth Ellingham (2011-2019) -
Paddington 2 Madame Kozlova (2017) -
Vikings: Wolves of Midgard Narrator (2017) -
Carnage Dorothy (2017) -
The Crown Queen Mary (2016) -
ChickLit Peggy Law (2016) -
Vicious Rosemary (2016) -
Valentine's Kiss Catherine Maier (2015) -
Suite Française Denise Epstein (2014) -
Magic in the Moonlight Aunt Vanessa (2014) -
![This Is Jinsy]( "This Is Jinsy")
This Is Jinsy Miss Penny (2014) -
![Beautiful Creatures]( "Beautiful Creatures")
Beautiful Creatures Gramma (2013) -
![The Scapegoat]( "The Scapegoat")
The Scapegoat Lady Spence (2012) -
![Psychoville]( "Psychoville")
Psychoville Nurse Edwina Kenchington (2009-2011) -
The Hours: The Lives of Mrs. Dalloway Excerpts read by (2011)
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![Tell Me]( "Tell Me")
Tell Me Dorothy (2010) -
![Upstairs Downstairs]( "Upstairs Downstairs")
Upstairs Downstairs Maud, Lady Holland (2010) -
![Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love]( "Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love")
Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love Violet Aird (2010) -
![Poirot]( "Poirot")
Poirot Princess Dragomiroff (2010) -
![Robin Hood]( "Robin Hood")
Robin Hood Eleanor of Aquitaine (2010) -
![Wild Target]( "Wild Target")
Wild Target Louisa Maynard (2010) -
![Last Chance Harvey]( "Last Chance Harvey")
Last Chance Harvey Maggie (2008) -
![Ballet Shoes]( "Ballet Shoes")
Ballet Shoes Madame Fidolia (2007) -
![Cranford]( "Cranford")
Cranford Miss Deborah Jenkyns (2007) -
![Evening]( "Evening")
Evening The Night Nurse (2007) -
![Waking the Dead]( "Waking the Dead")
Waking the Dead Abigail Dusniak (2007) -
![Marple]( "Marple")
Marple Lady Tressilian (2007) -
![Scenes of a Sexual Nature]( "Scenes of a Sexual Nature")
Scenes of a Sexual Nature Iris (2006) -
![Ask the Dust]( "Ask the Dust")
Ask the Dust Mrs. Hargraves (2006) -
![The Feast of the Goat]( "The Feast of the Goat")
The Feast of the Goat Aunt Adelina (2005) -
![The Queen of Sheba's Pearls]( "The Queen of Sheba's Pearls")
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls School Matron (2004) -
![Vanity Fair]( "Vanity Fair")
Vanity Fair Miss Matilda Crawley (2004) -
![Cold Mountain]( "Cold Mountain")
Cold Mountain Maddy (2003) -
Love Again Eva Larkin (2003)
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![A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda]( "A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda")
A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda Amanda (2003) -
![What a Girl Wants]( "What a Girl Wants")
What a Girl Wants Jocelyn Dashwood (2003) -
![Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes]( "Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes")
Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes Mrs. Croft (2002) -
![The Lives of Animals]( "The Lives of Animals")
The Lives of Animals (2002) -
![The Hours]( "The Hours")
The Hours Barbara in the Flower Shop (2002) -
![Bertie and Elizabeth]( "Bertie and Elizabeth")
Bertie and Elizabeth Queen Mary (2002) -
![Gosford Park]( "Gosford Park")
Gosford Park Mrs. Croft (2001) -
![Wit]( "Wit")
Wit Evelyn 'E.M.' Ashford (2001) -
The Sleeper Violet Moon (2000)
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![David Copperfield]( "David Copperfield")
David Copperfield Miss Jane Murdstone (2000) -
![Tales from the Madhouse]( "Tales from the Madhouse")
Tales from the Madhouse The Mourner (2000) -
![Madame Bovary]( "Madame Bovary")
Madame Bovary Marie Louise (2000) -
![Women Talking Dirty]( "Women Talking Dirty")
Women Talking Dirty Emily Boyle (1999) -
![Alan Bennett's Talking Heads 2]( "Alan Bennett's Talking Heads 2")
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads 2 Celia (1998) -
![The Avengers]( "The Avengers")
The Avengers Alice (1998) -
![A Dance to the Music of Time]( "A Dance to the Music of Time")
A Dance to the Music of Time Brightman (1997) -
![Jack & Sarah]( "Jack & Sarah")
Jack & Sarah Phil (1995) -
![Cold Comfort Farm]( "Cold Comfort Farm")
Cold Comfort Farm Judith Starkadder (1995) -
![Wolf]( "Wolf")
Wolf Mary (1994) -
![Performance]( "Performance")
Performance Mrs. May Maitland (1993) -
![The Lost Language of Cranes]( "The Lost Language of Cranes")
The Lost Language of Cranes Rose Benjamin (1991) -
![Let Him Have It]( "Let Him Have It")
Let Him Have It Lillian Bentley (1991) -
![A Room of One's Own]( "A Room of One's Own")
A Room of One's Own Virginia Woolf (1991) -
![Chillers]( "Chillers")
Chillers Mrs. Waggoner (1990) -
![Mountain Language]( "Mountain Language")
Mountain Language Elderly woman (1988) -
![Ten Great Writers of the Modern World]( "Ten Great Writers of the Modern World")
Ten Great Writers of the Modern World Reader (1988) -
![Roman Holiday]( "Roman Holiday")
Roman Holiday Countess (1987) -
![A Hazard of Hearts]( "A Hazard of Hearts")
A Hazard of Hearts Lady Harriet's Maid (1987) -
![Screen Two]( "Screen Two")
Screen Two Helen Marriner (1985-1987) -
Breaking Up Mrs. Mailer (1986)
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The Children's Rebellion (1985)
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![A Better Class of Person]( "A Better Class of Person")
A Better Class of Person Nellie Osborne (1985) -
![Titus Andronicus]( "Titus Andronicus")
Titus Andronicus Queen Tamora (1985) -
![The Dresser]( "The Dresser")
The Dresser Madge (1983) -
![Shades of Darkness]( "Shades of Darkness")
Shades of Darkness Mrs. Rutledge (1983) -
![Nelly's Version]( "Nelly's Version")
Nelly's Version Nelly (1983) -
![Smiley's People]( "Smiley's People")
Smiley's People Madame Ostrakova (1982) -
![Oliver Twist]( "Oliver Twist")
Oliver Twist Mrs. Mann (1982) -
![Celebrity Playhouse]( "Celebrity Playhouse")
Celebrity Playhouse Stella Kirby (1981) -
![Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers]( "Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers")
Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers Gertrude Morel (1981) -
![BBC2 Play of the Week]( "BBC2 Play of the Week")
BBC2 Play of the Week Vanity Fair (1978) -
![Equus]( "Equus")
Equus Hesther Saloman (1977) -
Raku Fire (1977)
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![Sharon's Baby]( "Sharon's Baby")
Sharon's Baby Sister Albana (1975) -
Affairs of the Heart Kate Cookham (1975)
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![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus Jean Rhys (1974) -
![The Lady's Not for Burning]( "The Lady's Not for Burning")
The Lady's Not for Burning Jennet Jourdemayne (1974) -
![BBC Play of the Month]( "BBC Play of the Month")
BBC Play of the Month Electra (1969-1974) -
![The Lady from the Sea]( "The Lady from the Sea")
The Lady from the Sea Ellida (1974) -
![Jackanory]( "Jackanory")
Jackanory Storyteller (1973-1974) -
![Stage 2]( "Stage 2")
Stage 2 The Duchess of Malfi (1972) -
![Play for Today]( "Play for Today")
Play for Today Woman (1971) -
![W. Somerset Maugham]( "W. Somerset Maugham")
W. Somerset Maugham Olive Hardy (1969-1970) -
Solo Mary Kingsley (1970)
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![The Wednesday Play]( "The Wednesday Play")
The Wednesday Play Woman (1965-1969) -
The Sex Game Liz (1968)
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![Half Hour Story]( "Half Hour Story")
Half Hour Story Her (1968) -
![Inadmissible Evidence]( "Inadmissible Evidence")
Inadmissible Evidence Shirley (1968) -
![Theatre 625]( "Theatre 625")
Theatre 625 Eileen (1968) -
Major Barbara Barbara Undershaft (1966)
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![Five More]( "Five More")
Five More Girl (1966) -
![Knock on Any Door]( "Knock on Any Door")
Knock on Any Door Ruth (1965) -
![ITV Play of the Week]( "ITV Play of the Week")
ITV Play of the Week Norma (1964-1965) -
The Massingham Affair Charlotte Verney (1964)
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![Z Cars]( "Z Cars")
Z Cars Grace Patchett (1964) -
![ITV Television Playhouse]( "ITV Television Playhouse")
ITV Television Playhouse Girl (1960-1961) -
![Emergency-Ward 10]( "Emergency-Ward 10")
Emergency-Ward 10 Miss Spinks (1961) -
![An Age of Kings]( "An Age of Kings")
An Age of Kings Joan la Pucelle (1960) -
Actress
![Hilda Lessways]( "Hilda Lessways")
Hilda Lessways Maggie Clayhanger (1959) -
Writer
![Vita & Virginia]( "Vita & Virginia")
Vita & Virginia (2018) -
![Upstairs Downstairs]( "Upstairs Downstairs")
Upstairs Downstairs (2010-2012) -
![Mrs Dalloway]( "Mrs Dalloway")
Mrs Dalloway (1997) -
![The House of Eliott]( "The House of Eliott")
The House of Eliott (1991-1994) -
Writer
![Upstairs, Downstairs]( "Upstairs, Downstairs")
Upstairs, Downstairs (1972-1975) -
Archive footage
![Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure]( "Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure")
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Archive footage
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![The 58th Annual Tony Awards]( "The 58th Annual Tony Awards")
The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) -
Additional Crew
![The House of Eliott]( "The House of Eliott")
The House of Eliott (1991) -
![Upstairs, Downstairs]( "Upstairs, Downstairs")
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-1975)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Appearing with Anna Maxwell Martin and Sophie Thompson in Joanna Murray-Smith's "Female of the Species" at the Vaudeville Theatre in London.
Quotes
I think most British people who say they can do an American accent are so bad at it. I find it excruciating. I find it excruciating the other way around, too.
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
Eileen June Atkins
Clapton, London, England, UK
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