David Bowie
English musician and actor (1947-2016)
Susannah York was an acclaimed English actress who rose to fame in the 1960s, appearing in iconic films like Tom Jones and They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?. She was known for her beauty and versatility, earning critical acclaim for her emotional performances and winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.
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Susannah Yolande Fletcherand They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?and Freudand Superman (1978). She was appointed an Officier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1991.
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Susannah York was an English actress who gained international fame in the 1960s for her performances in films like Tom Jones and They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?.
Susannah York’s most famous films include Tom Jones (1963), They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969), for which she received an Oscar nomination, and Images (1972), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.
According to her obituary in The Telegraph, Susannah York was described as ,the blue-eyed English rose with the china-white skin and cupid lips who epitomised the sensuality of the swinging sixties,, but she also ,proved that she was a real actor of extraordinary emotional range,.
Susannah York received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, and she won the 1972 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the film Images. She was also appointed an Officier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1991.
In addition to her acclaimed roles in Tom Jones and They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Susannah York also appeared in films such as Freud (1962), Sands of the Kalahari (1965), A Man for All Seasons (1966), and Superman (1978).
9 Quotes by Susannah York
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Men find it difficult because I’ve got so much energy and hardly sleep at night, only four or five hours. I wake up in the early hours and potter around.
Susannah YorkEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)
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I was brought up in Scotland and have always been a country person, although the town means a great deal to me, too.
Susannah YorkEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)
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I feel I’d like to share my luck and my life. Being in love is the best thing in the world.
Susannah YorkEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)
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Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people – we love to escape into other characters.
Susannah YorkEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)
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A relationship is lovely if you’re happy, comfortable in it and you really like the person. I can think of nothing better. But there’s nothing worse than having a relationship in which you feel no interest.
Susannah YorkEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)
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Someone had told me about a house in Wandsworth, southwest London – 21 Blenkarne Road – with an incredible garden, so I went and had a look. I walked in and just said, ‘I want it.’
Susannah YorkEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)
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I’ve struggled so hard to reign in my temper because it actually terrifies me.
Susannah YorkEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)
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The things that make me very angry are injustice and bullying. If I see someone bullying a woman or child in the street, or kicking a dog, I go completely mad.
Susannah YorkEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)
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Seeing the family is a very important part of my weekend.
Susannah YorkEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)