Actress jenny agutter biography

Jennifer Ann Agutter OBE is an English actress.
Jennifer Ann Agutter OBE (born 20 December 1952) is an English actress.
Jenny Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. The daughter of an army officer, she spent her childhood traveling and living.

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Jenny Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. The daughter of an army officer, she spent her childhood traveling and living in different countries. Her film career began at the age of 12 in East of Sudan (1964), which was quickly followed by Ballerina: Part 1 (1966) and Ballerina: Part 2 (1966), and A Man Could Get Killed (1966). Other films and television appearances in her early career include Gates to Paradise (1968), Long After Summer (1967), Star! (1968), I Start Counting (1970), The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970), and The Wild Duck (1971).

In 1970, she appeared in what was her real big break as a child star: The Railway Children (1970), as "Bobbie". The next year, Hollywood called and she spent several years there, appearing in such works as The Cherry Orchard (1971), Walkabout (1971), and The Snow Goose (1971) with Richard Harris, for which she received an Emmy Award. She also appeared in the critically acclaimed A War of Children (1972) and Shelley (1972).

In 1976, Jenny really came to the attention of US film audiences

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Jenny Agutter’s work in theatre, film and television is both extensive and eclectic.

Discovered by Walt Disney at the age of eleven, she embarked on a career that has spanned five decades. She has appeared in a number of films that have become classics – Walkabout, The Railway Children, The Snow Goose and An American Werewolf in London – and her face and voice are familiar and well-loved throughout the media.

This official website has been designed to supply accurate, up-to-date information to anyone who follows Ms Agutter’s career. Her Biography gives you an overview of her life and work to date, and the list of Credits includes most of the films, television, radio and other recordings and performances in which she has taken part, while Jenny’s Page has a more personal view of what has been going on in her life.

The Photo Gallery has been updated.

The Links page features the sites of organisations and individuals with whom Jenny has worked.

Throughout the pages you will find links highlighted within the text – simply click on them to discover further deta

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Jenny Agutter

English actress (born 1952)

Jenny Agutter OBE
Agutter in 2022
Born	Jennifer Ann Agutter (1952-12-20) 20 December 1952 (age 72) Taunton, Somerset, England
Years active	1964–present
Spouse	Johan Tham (m. 1990)
Children	1
Website	jennyagutter.net

Jennifer Ann AgutterOBE (born 20 December 1952) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in East of Sudan, Star!, and two adaptations of The Railway Children: the BBC's 1968 television serial and the 1970 film version. In 1971 she also starred in the critically acclaimed film Walkabout and the TV film The Snow Goose, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama.

She relocated to the United States in 1974 to pursue a Hollywood career and subsequently appeared in Logan's Run (1976), Amy (1981), An American Werewolf in London (1981), and Child's Play 2 (1990). During the same period, Agutter continued appearing in high-profile British films, such