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My Take
Susannah York was one of the great English screen presences of the 1960s, and I never tire of her work from that period. Tom Jones is all mischief and charm, but it is They Shoot Horses, Don't They? that floors me, her unraveling in that dance marathon is heartbreaking and earned her an Oscar nomination. She had this luminous, slightly unguarded quality on camera that made her impossible to look away from. She kept working on stage and as a writer right up to her death in 2011, and the Chelsea-born actress remains, for me, a defining face of British cinema's golden run.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Susannah York
- Name (Japanese)
- スザンナ・ヨーク
- Reading
- すざんな・よーく
- Born
- January 9, 1939 – January 15, 2011
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Chelsea, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- film actor / writer / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- University
- Marr College
Awards & achievements
- Officer of Arts and Letters
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Susannah York born?
January 9, 1939 – January 15, 2011.
Where is Susannah York from?
Susannah York is from Chelsea, United Kingdom.
What does Susannah York do?
Susannah York works as film actor, writer, stage actor, actor.
Film actor — see all → · Writer — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.