Portrait of Susannah York

Acting

Susannah York

Career

Active from 1960 to 2010, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Susannah York Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 11
  • Psychological Drama 8
  • Period Piece 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Dialogue-Driven 4
  • Biographical 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Atmospheric 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The Calling
The Calling (2010)

as The Prioress

2000s

8 titles · average score 50
Franklyn
Franklyn (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

as Margaret

The Gigolos
The Gigolos (2006)
GoodWatch score 45

as Tessa Harrington

A Guest of life
A Guest of life (2006)

as Narrator

The Stoning
The Stoning (2006)

as Jean Fielding

The Divine Michelangelo
The Divine Michelangelo (2004)

TV show · as Narrator

Visitors
Visitors (2003)
GoodWatch score 41

as Carolyn Perry

The Book of Eve
The Book of Eve (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

as May

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

as Concessa

1990s

8 titles · average score 51
Loop
Loop (1997)

as Olivia

Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)
Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?) (1997)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mike's Mum

Pretty Princess
Pretty Princess (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

as regina Cristina

The Higher Mortals
The Higher Mortals (1993)

as Miss Thorogood

Illusions
Illusions (1992)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dr. Sinclair

Devices and Desires
Devices and Desires (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Meg Dennison

Trainer
Trainer (1991)

TV show · as Rachel Ware

The Man from the Pru
The Man from the Pru (1990)

as Amy Wallace

1980s

27 titles · average score 53
Melancholia
Melancholia (1989)

as Catherine Lanham Franck

A Summer Story
A Summer Story (1988)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mrs. Dora Narracombe

Just Ask for Diamond
Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lauren Bacardi

Mio in the Land of Faraway
Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

as The Weaver Woman

Pretty Kill
Pretty Kill (1987)
GoodWatch score 25

as Toni

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1984)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mrs. Cratchit

We'll Meet Again
We'll Meet Again (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Dr Helen Dereham

Alice
Alice (1982)

as Queen of Hearts

Second Chance
Second Chance (1981)
GoodWatch score 37

TV show · as Kate Hurst

Loophole
Loophole (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

as Dinah Booker

The Awakening
The Awakening (1980)
GoodWatch score 21

as Jane Turner

Falling in Love Again
Falling in Love Again (1980)
GoodWatch score 39

as Sue Lewis (Present Day)

1970s

20 titles · average score 63
The Silent Partner
The Silent Partner (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

as Julie

The Shout
The Shout (1978)
GoodWatch score 74

as Rachel Fielding

Sky Riders
Sky Riders (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ellen Bracken

The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser (1976)
GoodWatch score 54

as Eliza Fraser

That Lucky Touch
That Lucky Touch (1975)
GoodWatch score 56

as Julia Richardson

Gold
Gold (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

as Terry Steyner

Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels (1974)

as Julia Sterroll

Images
Images (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

as Cathryn

Zee and Co.
Zee and Co. (1972)
GoodWatch score 39

as Stella

Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

as Penelope Ryan

Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hilary Dow

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jane Eyre

1960s

24 titles · average score 65
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
GoodWatch score 79

as Alice LeBlanc

Lock Up Your Daughters
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hilaret

The Killing of Sister George
The Killing of Sister George (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alice 'Childie' McNaught

Sebastian
Sebastian (1968)
GoodWatch score 44

as Rebecca Howard

Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Angel McGinnis

A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

as Margaret More

Sands of the Kalahari
Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Grace Munkton

The 7th Dawn
The 7th Dawn (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Candace Trumpey

Tom Jones
Tom Jones (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sophie Western

Freud: The Secret Passion
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Cecily Koertner

The Greengage Summer
The Greengage Summer (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

as Joss Grey

Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

as Morag Sinclair

1950s

1 title · average score 68
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Linda / Cecily Cardew