Eileen Atkins

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Eileen Atkins Fast Facts:

At the urging of her parents, began tap-dancing and singing in bars in London's East End at the age of 7.
Got her start with the Royal Shakespeare Company as an usher; made her Stratford debut as Peggy Ashcroft's understudy in As You Like It.
First big-screen role came with 1968 British drama Inadmissible Evidence.
Was co-creator, with Jean Marsh, of the landmark '70s British drama Upstairs, Downstairs, as well as the early-'90s BBC series The House of Elliott.
Has played author Virginia Woolf a number of times, including stage and TV adaptations of her one-woman show A Room of One's Own, as well as the play Vita and Virginia.
Was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2001.
Played Judi Dench's sister for the second time in British drama Cranford (2007); the first was in a 1959 BBC adaptation of the 1911 Arnold Bennett novel Hilda Lessways.

Eileen Atkins Relationships:
Julian Glover - Ex-husband
Bill Shepherd - Husband
Arthur Thomas Atkins - Father
Annie Ellen Elkins - Mother
Eileen Atkins Awards:
1995 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
2004 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
1972 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Nominee
1967 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Nominee
2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1984 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Nominee
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
2011 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
College:
Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, England