Susan Hampshire

Susan Hampshire is a living legend of British acting, and the numbers back it up: three Emmy wins, plus an OBE and later a CBE for a body of work spanning stage, film and television. What impresses me is the sheer range, the willingness to move fluidly between mediums rather than coast on one. A career that long, decorated and consistent reads less like a filmography than a chapter of cultural history. She is the sort of performer who earns trust through craft rather than spectacle, and the fact that Britain keeps producing actors of this caliber reminds me why its theatrical tradition sits in a class of its own.

Name (English)

Susan Hampshire

Name (Japanese)

スーザン・ハンプシャー

Reading

すーざん・はんぷしゃー

Born

May 12, 1937 (age 89)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Origin

Kensington, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / stage actor / film actor

Awards & achievements

• 1995 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• 2018 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 1970 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• 1971 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• 1973 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan%20Hampshire
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435040

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.