Highest Rated: 100% The Dresser (1983)
See Also
The Wylde Interview: Eileen Atkins — WYLDE MAGAZINEEileen Atkins interview: I realised I really didn't like my motherLowest Rated: 5% The Avengers (1998)
Birthday: Jun 16, 1934
Birthplace: Clapton, London, England, UK
Veteran British star of both stage and screen, Eileen Atkins rose from her working-class roots to become one of the most accomplished and decorated actresses to cross the Atlantic. Though not as well known across the pond as contemporaries Judi Dench or Helen Mirren, Atkins nonetheless thrived on the stage, earning numerous awards and nominations, especially for her several transformative performances as novelist Virginia Woolf. While acting remained her bread and butter, Atkins occasionally used her talents as a writer to create unforgettable television like the popular "Upstairs, Downstairs" (ITV, 1971-75), the acclaimed stage play "Vita & Virginia" (1994) and the well-regarded screenplay for "Mrs. Dalloway" (1997). All throughout her career, she remained in an unparalleled class, building a sterling résumé that eventually earned her a place in the Theater Hall of Fame in 1998. While her feature career remained relatively muted compared to her stage work - a few highlights like "Gosford Park" (2001) and "Cold Mountain" (2003) stood out - Atkins nonetheless established herself as an actress of unending verve and talent.
Highest rated movies
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Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80% | 92% | Wicked Little Letters | Mabel (Character) | $5.0M | 2023 |
| 100% | 100% | Getting Away With Murder(s) | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2021 |
| 41% | 56% | Screenwriter | $32.8K | 2018 | |
| 98% | 78% | Nothing Like a Dame | Self | $858.9K | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nothing Like a Dame | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 99% | 88% | Paddington 2 | Madame Kozlova (Character) | $38.4M | 2017 |
| 13% | 15% | ChickLit | Peggy Law (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 51% | 45% | Magic in the Moonlight | Aunt Vanessa (Character) | $10.5M | 2014 |
| 48% | 54% | Beautiful Creatures | Gramma (Character) | $19.4M | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | The Scapegoat | Lady Spence (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 31% | 56% | Wild Target | Mother (Character) | $117.2K | 2010 |
| 44% | 58% | Robin Hood | Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (Character) | $105.2M | 2010 |
| 71% | 53% | Last Chance Harvey | Maggie (Character) | $14.9M | 2008 |
| 100% | 66% | Ballet Shoes | Madame Fidolia (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marple Mystery: Towards Zero | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
| 35% | 41% | Ask the Dust | Mrs. Hargraves (Character) | $742.6K | 2006 |
| 50% | 49% | Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Iris (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 73% | The Feast of the Goat | Aunt Adelina (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 51% | 50% | Vanity Fair | Miss Matilda Crawley (Character) | $16.1M | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 26% | The Queen of Sheba's Pearls | School Matron (Character) | - | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Het Pesten Et Budan Egy | Amanda (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 70% | 77% | Cold Mountain | Maddy (Character) | $95.6M | 2003 |
| 36% | 62% | What a Girl Wants | Lady Jocelyn (Character) | $36.0M | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Again | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Queen Mary (Character) | - | 2002 | |
| 80% | 84% | The Hours | Barbara (Character) | $41.6M | 2002 |
| 83% | 91% | Wit | Evelyn "E.M." Ashford (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 87% | 78% | Gosford Park | Mrs. Croft (Character) | $41.3M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 60% | Madame Bovary | Marie Louise (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sleeper | Violet Moon (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | Women Talking Dirty | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 5% | 15% | The Avengers | Alice (Character) | $23.4M | 1998 |
| 71% | 57% | Mrs. Dalloway | Writer | $3.3M | 1997 |
| 83% | 81% | Cold Comfort Farm | Judith Starkadder (Character) | $5.6M | 1995 |
| 74% | 79% | Phil (Character) | $114.8K | 1995 | |
| 62% | 43% | Wolf | Mary (Character) | $65.0M | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | The Lost Language of Cranes | Rose Benjamin (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 84% | 85% | Let Him Have It | Lilian Bentley (Character) | $83.3K | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Vision | Helen Marriner (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Roman Holiday | Countess (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Burston Rebellion | Kitty Higdon (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Better Class of Person | Nellie Osborne (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Children's Rebellion | Unknown (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nelly's Version | Nelly (Character) | - | 1983 |
| 100% | 86% | The Dresser | Madge (Character) | - | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | 60% | Oliver Twist | Mrs. Mann (Character) | - | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She Fell Among Thieves | Vanity Fair (Character) | - | 1980 |
| 70% | 78% | Equus | Hesther Saloman (Character) | - | 1977 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Raku Fire | Unknown (Character) | - | 1977 |
| No Score Yet | 12% | Sharon's Baby | Sister Albana (Character) | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | 14% | I Don't Want to Be Born (The Baby)(It Lives Within Her)(Sharon's Baby) | Unknown (Character) | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inadmissible Evidence | Shirley (Character) | - | 1968 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82% | 96% | Doc Martin | Ruth Ellingham (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2021 |
| 81% | 92% | The Crown | Queen Mary (Character) | 2016-2017 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Upstairs Downstairs | Maud (Character) | 2010 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Mystery! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Return to Cranford on Masterpiece | Deborah Jenkins (Character) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Classic | Unknown (Character) | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 2002 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Madame Bovary | Marie Louise (Character) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The House of Eliott | Writer | 1992 |
| 90% | No Score Yet | Smiley's People | Madame Ostrakova (Character) | 1982 |
