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Susannah York

Susannah York

Actor, also writer · Died January 15, 2011, aged 72 · Chelsea, London, England, UK

Susannah York (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011) was a British film, stage and television actress. She was awarded a BAFTA as Best Supporting Actress for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for the same film. She won best actress for Images at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991 she was appointed an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Her appearances in various hit films of the 1960s formed the basis of her international reputation,and an obituary in The Telegraph characterised her as "the blue-eyed English rose with the china-white skin and cupid lips who epitomised the sensuality of the swinging Sixties". Description above from the Wikipedia article Susannah York, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
January 9, 1939
Died
January 15, 2011 (aged 72)
From
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Susannah York's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
21%
Morality
18%
Survival
11%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 39 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 13 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 23 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 7

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 23 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 19 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 19
Shapeshifter
4 of 19
Hero
3 of 19
Shadow
2 of 19
Herald
2 of 19
Threshold guardian
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
15
Warm
8
Dread
7
Contemplative
9
Other
38

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Susannah York's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Susannah York's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

95 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Making Montgomery Clift(2018)

    as Cecily Koertner

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Prioress

  • Franklyn(2008)

    as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Stoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jean Fielding

  • The Gigolos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Tessa Harrington

  • Norfolk Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • A Guest of life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • The Divine Michelangelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • Visitors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Carolyn Perry

  • The Book of Eve(2002)

    as May

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Jean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • St. Patrick: The Irish Legend(2000)

    as Concessa

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mike's Mum

  • Loop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Olivia

  • Pretty Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as regina Cristina

  • The Higher Mortals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Miss Thorogood

  • Illusions(1992)

    as Dr. Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Trainer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 23 episodes · as Rachel Ware

  • Devices and Desires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Meg Dennison

  • The Man from the Pru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Amy Wallace

  • Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Barbablù, Barbablù (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Teresa

  • A Handful of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Susanne Walker

  • After the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Melancholia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Catherine Lanham Franck

  • Just Ask for Diamond(1988)

    as Lauren Bacardi

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Summer Story(1988)

    as Mrs. Dora Narracombe

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mio in the Land of Faraway(1987)

    as The Weaver Woman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Liz

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace(1987)

    as Lara (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Animals Roadshow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pretty Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Toni

  • The Struggles for Poland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 9 episodes · as Narrator (UK version)

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Helen Grant

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Daemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Rachel

  • Star Quality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Lorraine Barry

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Nora

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Wallace

  • A Christmas Carol(1984)

    as Mrs. Cratchit

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Yellowbeard(1983)

    as Lady Churchill

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer · as Queen of Hearts

  • We'll Meet Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr Helen Dereham

  • Loophole(1981)

    as Dinah Booker

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Late Flowering Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Second Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kate Hurst

  • Superman II(1980)

    as Lara

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Falling in Love Again(1980)

    Screenplay · as Sue Lewis (Present Day)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Awakening(1980)

    as Jane Turner

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Alphabet: The Story of Writing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Narrator

  • The Golden Gate Murders(1979)

    as Sister Benecia

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Superman(1978)

    as Lara

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Long Shot(1978)

    as An Actress

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Silent Partner(1978)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Shout(1978)

    as Rachel Fielding

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Eliza Fraser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Eliza Fraser

  • Sky Riders(1976)

    as Ellen Bracken

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Conduct Unbecoming(1975)

    as Marjorie Scarlett

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • That Lucky Touch(1975)

    as Julia Richardson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Maids(1975)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels(1974)

    as Julia Sterroll

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gold(1974)

    as Terry Steyner

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Countess Josephine

  • Duhallow Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Sarah’s words spoken

  • Images(1972)

    Novel · as Cathryn

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Creditors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tekla

  • X, Y & Zee(1972)

    as Stella

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Happy Birthday, Wanda June(1971)

    as Penelope Ryan

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Jane Eyre(1970)

    as Jane Eyre

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Brotherly Love(1970)

    as Hilary Dow

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?(1969)

    as Alice LeBlanc

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Battle of Britain(1969)

    as Section Officer Maggie Harvey

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Lock Up Your Daughters!(1969)

    as Hilaret

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Oh! What a Lovely War(1969)

    as Eleanor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Duffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Segolene

  • The Killing of Sister George(1968)

    as Alice 'Childie' McNaught

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sebastian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Rebecca Howard

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Grace

  • A Man for All Seasons(1966)

    as Margaret More

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Kaleidoscope(1966)

    as Angel McGinnis

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Fall of the House of Usher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Madeleine Usher

  • Mystery and Imagination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Madeleine Usher

  • Sands of the Kalahari(1965)

    as Grace Munkton

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • I Took My Little World Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Mandy Hope

  • Scruggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Susan

  • The Importance of Being Earnest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Thursday Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Milly Theale

  • The 7th Dawn(1964)

    as Candace Trumpey

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Scene Nun, Take One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as The Actress

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Bronwen · as Jane

  • Tom Jones(1963)

    as Sophie Western

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Freud(1962)

    as Cecily Koertner

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Greengage Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Joss Grey

  • Tunes of Glory(1960)

    as Morag Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • There Was a Crooked Man(1960)

    as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna · as Cecily Cardew · as Linda · as Mandy Hope · as Tekla

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles from 1956 to 2010; peak year 1979.

Biggest box office

Superman II (1980)

$216M worldwide

Highest rated

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

Film career

19562010

Peak 1979 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 94: 91 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting3 of 94: 0 only writing, 3 with another role

94 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s25 · acting1970s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew1980s28 · 28 acting · 2 crew1990s9 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 4% of 26 roles
60708085

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Susannah York's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 44; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)

75th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 36 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Susannah York's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles8–71 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles9–56 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles22–49 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles10–43 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles16–79 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Susannah York work with?

People who share at least 2 of Susannah York's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Plummer shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles