Jennifer Ann Agutter is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in East of Sudan, Star!, and two adaptations of The Railway Children; the BBC's 1968 television serial and the 1970 film version. In 1971 she also starred in the critically acclaimed film Walkabout and the TV film The Snow Goose, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama.
Agutter was born on 20 December 1952 in Taunton, Somerset, England. She is the daughter of Derek Agutter (an entertainments manager in the British Army) and Catherine, and was raised Roman Catholic. She has Irish ancestry on her mother's side. As a child, she lived in Singapore, Dhekelia (Cyprus) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaya). She attended Elmhurst Ballet School, a boarding school, from ages eight to sixteen.
Date of Birth | 20th December 1952 |
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Age | 71 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Country | United Kingdom |
Current City | Taunton |
Birth Place | Taunton |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Education |
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Elmhurst Ballet School |
Occupation | stage actor, film actor, actor, dancer |
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