Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter (born December 20, 1952) is an English actress.

She was born in Taunton, Somerset, into a forces family and travelled the world as a child. Her first film appearance was in East of Sudan (1964). She first came to the attention of television audiences as Roberta in a BBC dramatisation of The Railway Children, and went on to play the same part in Lionel Jeffries' 1970 film of the book. Her quality of ingenuousness led on to a more serious role in I Start Counting (1969). The transition to adult roles was more difficult, and she is still remembered as a teenager rather than as a mature actress.

Other Film and Television Appearances

• Walkabout (1971)
• Shelley (BBC, 1972)
• Logan's Run (1976)
• Othello (1981)
• An American Werewolf in London (1981)
• Love's Labour's Lost (BBC, 1985)

Awards

• 1978 - BAFTA (Best Supporting Actress) for Equus.
• 1972 - Emmy (Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama) for The Snow Goose.