Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

actress, soundtrack

Jenny Agutter was born on Dec 20, 1952 in UK. Jenny Agutter's big-screen debut came with East of Sudan directed by Nathan Juran in 1964. Jenny Agutter is known for Captain America: The Winter Soldier directed by Anthony Russo, Chris Evans stars as Steve Rogers and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. Jenny Agutter has got 2 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Jenny Agutter achieved is BAFTA Awards. The upcoming new movie Jenny Agutter plays is The Railway Children Return which will be released on Sep 23, 2022.

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 A l'est du Soudan (1964), which was quickly followed by Le monde merveilleux de Disney: Ballerina: Part 1 (1966) and Le monde merveilleux de Disney: Ballerina: Part 2 (1966), and D pour danger (1966). Other films and television appearances in her early career include La croisade maudite (1968), Boy Meets Girl: Long After Summer (1967), Star! (1968), I Start Counting (1970), The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970), and BBC Play of the Month: The Wild Duck (1971).In 1970, she appeared in what was her real big break as a child star: Les enfants du chemin de fer (1970), as "Bobbie". The next year, Hollywood called and she spent several years there, appearing in such works as BBC Play of the Month: The Cherry Orchard (1971), La randonnée (1971), and L'oie des neiges (1971) with Richard Harris, for which she received an Emmy Award. She also appeared in the critically acclaimed A War of Children (1972) and Shelley (1972).In 1976, Jenny really came to the attention of US film audiences with her starring role in the science-fiction classic L'Âge de cristal (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 L'Homme au masque de fer (1977) and turned in a solid performance in the WW II thriller L'aigle s'est envolé (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 : Les Yeux de l'épouvante (1979), BBC2 Playhouse: School Play (1979), and The Riddle of the Sands (1979).In 1981, she played "Desdemona" opposite William Marshall in The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (1981). Other Shakespeare performances include "King Lear", Love's Labour's Lost (1985) as "Rosaline" for the BBC and Romeo & Juliet (1993) as "Lady Capulet". During this time, she was in numerous films and television series, including Sweet William (1980), La Plantation (1980), Le survivant d'un monde parallèle (1981), Amy (1981), and one of the films for which she is most fondly remembered, Le Loup-garou de Londres (1981). She also appeared in This Office Life (1984), L'étrangère (1984), Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985), Dark Tower (1987), Miss Right (1985), and King of the Wind (1990).In the 1990s, she concentrated mainly on television, with roles in TECX (1990); Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990); Red Dwarf (1988); The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994); The Buccaneers (1995); And the Beat Goes On (1996); September (1996) with Edward Fox, Michael York, Virginia McKenna, and Jacqueline Bisset; A Respectable Trade (1998) 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 Le nain rouge (1998); Boon (1986); Equalizer (1985) with Edward Woodward; La cinquième dimension (1985); Magnum (1980) and L'homme qui valait 3 milliards (1974).Jenny married to Johan Tham in August 1990. They have one son Jonathan, born in December 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 many years.

  • Birthday

    Dec 20, 1952
  • Place of Birth

    Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known

    Jennifer Agutter, Τζένι Αγκουτέρ

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

BAFTA Awards
1978
Best Supporting Actress
Winner - BAFTA Film Award
Primetime Emmy Awards
1972
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama
Winner - Primetime Emmy

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