Respected stage and TV actress who first gained prominence as the winsome object of Albert Finney's affections in "Tom Jones" (1963) and turned in fine performances in "A Man for All Seasons" (1966) and "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969).York's career was briefly fueled by starring roles in two controversial films dealing with lesbianism, "The Killing of Sister George" (1968) and "X,Y and Zee" (1971). She has since appeared in mainstream fare such as the "Superman" series as well as art-house features including Jerzy Skolimowski's "The Shout" (1978) and Andi Engel's "Melancholia" (1989). York co-wrote her 1980 feature, "Falling In Love Again".
Profession(s):
Actor, screenwriter, author
Sometimes Credited As:
Susannah Yolande Fletcher
Family
father:Simon Fletcher (born c. 1911; divorced from York's mother c. 1947; she saw him only sporadically during her childhood)
husband:Michael Wells (married in 1960; divorced in 1976)
sister:Carolyn Fletcher (died in 1985; York had been estranged from her but they reconciled before Carolyn's death)
son:Orlando Wells
Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award "Images" 1972
British Film Academy Award Best Supporting Actress "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" 1970
2001 Toured the United Kingdom in "Amy's View"
1998 Co-starred as Gertrude in a London stage production of "Hamlet"
1980 First film as co-writer (also actress), "Falling in Love Again"
1969 Garnered a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her turn in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"
1968 Had featured role as Beryl Reid's lesbian lover in "The Killing of Sister George"
1963 Co-starred in "Tom Jones"
1960 Film acting debut in "Tunes of Glory"
Raised in Scotland