Eileen Atkins

Dame Eileen June Atkins, is an English actress and occasional screenwriter. 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. She is also a three-time Olivier Award winner, winning Best Supporting Performance in 1988 and Best Actress for The Unexpected Man (1999) and Honour (2004). She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1990 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2001.

16 June 1934

Born on the same birth date (16 June 1934): Roger Neilson

Born on the same birth day (16 June): Archie Carr • Eleanor Sokoloff • Garry Roberts • Germanos Karavangelis • Giacomo Agostini • Henrietta of England • James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon • John Cho • Joseph Solomon Delmedigo • Mithun Chakraborty • Māris Čaklais • Otto Eisenschiml • Otto Muehl • Phil Christophers • Robbie Kerr (Australian cricketer)

Born in the same month (June 1934): Beatriz Sheridan • Bill Moyers • Bill Torrey • Brian Kenny (British Army officer) • Corey Allen • Daphne Sheldrick • Georges Wolinski • Gérard Latortue • James Anthony Griffin • Keith Sutton (bishop) • Kevin Billington • Michael Mates • Millicent Martin • Mitsuteru Yokoyama • Pat Boone • Peter Masterson • Roger Neilson • Ruby Nash Garnett • Taichi Yamada • Tom Pendry • Uriel Jones • Wendy Craig