Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

ActressWriterAdditional Crew
Born
June 16, 1934
Awards
9 wins, 22 nominations

Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London. Her father was a gas meter reader; her mother, a seamstress and barmaid. A drama teacher taught her how to drop her Cockney accent, and she studied Shakespeare and Greek tragedies. Her breakthrough role in "The Killing of…

Biography

Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London. Her father was a gas meter reader; her mother, a seamstress and barmaid. A drama teacher taught her how to drop her Cockney accent, and she studied Shakespeare and Greek tragedies. Her breakthrough role in "The Killing of Sister George" took her to Broadway.

Actress

Wicked Little LettersWicked Little Letters(2023)as Mabel
Doc MartinDoc Martin(2004)as Ruth Ellingham
Paddington 2Paddington 2(2017)as Madame Kozlova
CarnageCarnage(2017)as Dorothy
The CrownThe Crown(2016)as Queen Mary

Additional Crew

The House of EliottThe House of Eliott(1991)
Upstairs, DownstairsUpstairs, Downstairs(1971)

Self

Remembers...Remembers...(2022)as Self
Siân Phillips at 90Siân Phillips at 90(2024)as Self
Farewell Doc Martin(2022)as Self
Love Your Weekend with Alan TitchmarshLove Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh(2020)as Self
The Graham Norton ShowThe Graham Norton Show(2007)as Self - Guest

Archive Footage

Weekend BreakfastWeekend Breakfast(2012)as Self - Actress
Sasdy's BabySasdy's Baby(2023)as Sister Albana
The ExcisistThe Excisist(2021)as Sister Albana
Holding the BabyHolding the Baby(2021)as Sister Albana
Billy Connolly: My Absolute PleasureBilly Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure(2021)as Self

Known for

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Eileen Atkins and Susanne Lothar in Poirot (1989)Eileen Atkins in Psychoville (2009)Eileen Atkins and John Standing in A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)Barbara Hershey, Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville, Marie-JosƩe Croze, Serge Hazanavicius, Susanne Lothar, David Morrissey, David Suchet, Samuel West, Joseph Mawle, Jessica Chastain, Denis MƩnochet, Brian J. Smith, Elena Satine, and Stanley Weber in Poirot (1989)Eileen Atkins and Michele Dotrice in BBC Play of the Month (1965)Eileen Atkins, Michele Dotrice, and Janet Suzman in BBC Play of the Month (1965)

Credit Score: Eileen Atkins

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownā˜…WinsNomsVotes
1Cranford2000.002008••8.341511687
2Cold Mountain14.632003•7.217164255
3Gosford Park11.252002•7.217102255
4Doc Martin5.0020048.40022730
5The Hours4.5020037.519147064
6The Dresser3.751983•7.4056366
7Robin Hood3.002010•6.600296292
8Wicked Little Letters2.502024•7.00044765
9Magic in the Moonlight2.502014•6.50073598
10Vanity Fair2.502004•6.20024211