Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter's career is a quiet masterclass in longevity. She started as a child actress, became indelible in The Railway Children, then refused to be trapped by that image, winning a BAFTA and an Emmy as an adult and earning an OBE in 2012. What impresses me is how she has moved fluidly between stage and screen across six decades and is still working, still relevant. Many child stars burn out; she matured into one of Britain's most dependable character actresses. To me she embodies a kind of grounded, unflashy professionalism that I find far more enduring than overnight stardom.

Name (English)

Jenny Agutter

Name (Japanese)

ジェニー・アガター

Reading

じぇにー・あがたー

Born

December 20, 1952 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Origin

Taunton, United Kingdom

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / actor / dancer

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• 1978 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
• 1972 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Official sitehttps://jennyagutter.net/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny%20Agutter
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234883

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-16

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