ACTOR

Eileen Atkins

1934 - Today

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Dame Eileen June Atkins, (born 15 June 1934) is an English actress. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eileen Atkins has received more than 4,868,493 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Eileen Atkins is the 1,666th most popular actor (up from 1,890th in 2019), the 1,656th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,868th in 2019) and the 225th most popular British Actor.

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  • 4.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Eileen Atkins ranks 1,666 out of 13,578. Before her are Lina Cavalieri, Gloria Guida, Paul Reubens, Marton Csokas, Thelma Ritter, and Elizabeth McGovern. After her are Sam Waterston, Lee Young-ae, Sebastian Koch, Joseph Wiseman, Zhang Ziyi, and Martin Lawrence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Eileen Atkins ranks 142. Before her are Dida, Elgin Baylor, Van Cliburn, Freddie King, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Audre Lorde. After her are Zurab Tsereteli, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Pierre Clastres, Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Ralph Nader, and Kenzo Ohashi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eileen Atkins ranks 1,656 out of 8,785. Before her are Kate Moss (1974), Thomas Sydenham (1624), Jeanette (1951), Princess Augusta of Great Britain (1737), E. P. Thompson (1924), and Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841). After her are David Ogilvy (1911), Margaret Bondfield (1873), Jethro Tull (1674), William Hamilton (1730), Greer Garson (1904), and Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Eileen Atkins ranks 225. Before her are Ben Cross (1947), Ida Lupino (1918), Eliza Poe (1787), Paul Scofield (1922), Lynn Redgrave (1943), and Edward Fox (1937). After her are Greer Garson (1904), Gemma Jones (1942), Paul Freeman (1943), Ralph Richardson (1902), Eric Campbell (1880), and James Cosmo (1947).

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Television and Movie Roles

Robin Hood
Eleanor of Aquitaine
When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.
May 12o 20106.4 / 10
Cold Mountain
Maddy
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Dec 24o 20036.925 / 10
What a Girl Wants
Jocelyn Dashwood
An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost dad is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.
Mar 27o 20036.266 / 10