Jenny Agutter

'Jenny Agutter' (qv) 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)_ (qv), which was quickly followed by _The Magical World of Disney: Ballerina: Part 1 (1966)_ (qv) and _The Magical World of Disney: Ballerina: Part 2 (1966)_ (qv), and _A Man Could Get Killed (1966)_ (qv). Other films and television appearances in her early career include _Gates to Paradise (1968)_ (qv), _Boy Meets Girl: Long After Summer (1967)_ (qv), _Star! (1968)_ (qv), _I Start Counting (1969)_ (qv), _The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)_ (qv) and _BBC Play of the Month: The Wild Duck (1971)_ (qv).In 1970, she appeared in what was her real big break as a child star: _The Railway Children (1970)_ (qv), as "Bobbie". The next year, Hollywood called and she spent several years there, appearing in such works as _BBC Play of the Month: The Cherry Orchard (1971)_ (qv), _Walkabout (1971)_ (qv) and _The Snow Goose (1971)_ (qv) with 'Richard Harris' (qv), for which she received an Emmy Award. She also appeared in the critically acclaimed _A War of Children (1972)_ (qv) and _Shelley (1972)_ (qv).In 1976, Jenny really came to the attention of US film audiences with her starring role in the science-fiction classic _Logan's Run (1976)_ (qv) with 'Michael York' (qv). Though not a critical favorite, it was a huge box-office success and spawned a television series. She also starred alongside 'Richard Chamberlain' (qv) in a well-received made-for-TV version of the famous Dumas tale _The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)_ (qv) and turned in a solid performance in the WW II thriller _The Eagle Has Landed (1976)_ (qv) with 'Michael Caine' (qv) and 'Donald Sutherland' (qv). The next year, she starred in 'Peter Shaffer' (qv)'s weighty _Equus (1977)_ (qv) as "Jill Mason", alongside 'Richard Burton' (qv). Among her other TV and film work during the 1970s were _Dominique (1979)_ (qv), _BBC2 Playhouse: School Play (1979)_ (qv) and _The Riddle of the Sands (1979)_ (qv).In 1981, she played "Desdemona" opposite 'William Marshall' (qv) in _The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (1981)_ (qv). Other Shakespeare performances include "King Lear", _Love's Labour's Lost (1985)_ (qv) as "Rosaline" for the BBC and _Romeo & Juliet (1993)_ (qv) as "Lady Capulet". During the in numerous films and television series, including _Sweet William (1980)_ (qv), _Beulah Land (1980)_ (qv), _The Survivor (1981)_ (qv), _Amy (1981)_ (qv) and one of the films for which she is most fondly remembered, _An American Werewolf in London (1981)_ (qv). She also appeared in _This Office Life (1984)_ (qv), _Secret Places (1984)_ (qv), _Silas Marner (1985)_ (qv), _Dark Tower (1989)_ (qv), _Miss Right (1985)_ (qv) and _King of the Wind (1990)_ (qv).In the 1990s, she concentrated mainly on television, with roles in _TECX (1990)_ (qv); _Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990)_ (qv); _Red Dwarf (1988)_ (qv); _The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994)_ (qv); _The Buccaneers (1995)_ (qv); _And the Beat Goes On (1996)_ (qv); _September (1996)_ (qv) with 'Edward Fox' (qv), 'Michael York' (qv), 'Virginia McKenna' (qv) and 'Jacqueline Bisset' (qv); _A Respectable Trade (1998)_ (qv) with 'Warren Clarke' (qv), 'Anna Massey' (qv) and 'Richard Briers' (qv). Her theatrical films during this period included _Darkman (1990)_ (qv) with 'Liam Neeson' (qv); and _Blue Juice (1995)_ (qv) with 'Sean Pertwee' (qv), 'Ewan McGregor' (qv) and 'Catherine Zeta-Jones' (qv). She also appeared as "Mrs. Bruce" in two feature-length episodes of the popular ITV series _Bramwell (1995)_ (qv) in which she starred with 'Jemma Redgrave' (qv). She has also made several guest appearances in TV shows such as _The Red Dwarf (1998)_ (qv); _Boon (1986)_ (qv); _The Equalizer (1985)_ (qv) with 'Edward Woodward' (qv); _The Twilight Zone (1985)_ (qv); _Magnum, P.I. (1980)_ (qv) and _The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)_ (qv).Jenny has been married to Johan Tham since the late 1980s. They have one son Jonathan, born in 1990, and live in Cornwall, England, UK. Her particular love is charity work for The Diabetic Association and NCH Action for Children - a charity which provides home and other help for homeless children - with which she has been involved for five years.::[email protected]