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Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (born 16 June 1934), is an English actress and occasional screenwriter. She has worked in the theatre, film, and television consistently since 1953. In 2008, she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress and the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Cranford. She is also a three-time Olivier Award winner, winning Best Supporting Performance in 1988 (for Multiple roles) and Best Actress for The Unexpected Man (1999) and Honour (2004). She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1990 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2001.

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Born	Eileen June Atkins 16 June 1934 (age 91) Mothers' Hospital, Clapton, London, England, UK
Zodiac	Gemini
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Julian Glover 1935- British actor · m. 1957; div. 1966 info edit

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Bill Shepard 1944-2016 British, Film/TV Producer · m. 1978 info edit

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