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Jenny Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. The daughter of an army officer, she spent her childhood traveling and living in different countries. Her film career began at the age of 12 in East of Sudan (1964), which was quickly followed by Ballerina: Part 1 (1966) and Ballerina: Part 2 (1966), and A Man Could Get Killed (1966). Other films and television appearances in her early career include Gates to Paradise (1968), Long After Summer (1967), Star! (1968), I Start Counting (1970), The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970), and The Wild Duck (1971).

In 1970, she appeared in what was her real big break as a child star: The Railway Children (1970), as "Bobbie". The next year, Hollywood called and she spent several years there, appearing in such works as The Cherry Orchard (1971), Walkabout (1971), and The Snow Goose (1971) with Richard Harris, for which she received an Emmy Award. She also appeared in the critically acclaimed A War of Children (1972) and Shelley (1972).

In 1976, Jenny really came to the attention of US film audiences with her starring role in the science-fiction classic Logan's Run (1976) with Michael York. Though not a critical favorite, it was a huge box-office success and spawned a television series. She also starred alongside Richard Chamberlain in a well-received made-for-TV version of the famous Dumas tale The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) and turned in a solid performance in the WW II thriller The Eagle Has Landed (1976) with Michael Caine and Donald Sutherland. The next year, she starred in Peter Shaffer's weighty Equus (1977) as "Jill Mason", alongside Richard Burton. Among her other TV and film work during the 1970s were Dominique (1979), School Play (1979), and The Riddle of the Sands (1979).

In 1981, she played "Desdemona" opposite William Marshall in The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (1981). Other Shakespeare performances include "King Lear", Love's Labour's Lost (1985) as "Rosaline" for the BBC and Romeo & Juliet (1993) as "Lady Capulet". During this time, she was in numerous films and television series, including Sweet William (1980), Beulah Land (1980), The Survivor (1981), Amy (1981), and one of the films for which she is most fondly remembered, An American Werewolf in London (1981). She also appeared in This Office Life (1984), Secret Places (1984), Silas Marner (1985), Dark Tower (1987), Miss Right (1982), and King of the Wind (1989).

In the 1990s, she concentrated mainly on television, with roles in TECX (1990); Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990); Red Dwarf (1988); The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994); The Buccaneers (1995); And the Beat Goes On (1996); September (1996) with Edward Fox, Michael York, Virginia McKenna, and Jacqueline Bisset; A Respectable Trade (1998) with Warren Clarke, Anna Massey, and Richard Briers. Her theatrical films during this period included Darkman (1990) with Liam Neeson; and Blue Juice (1995) with Sean Pertwee, Ewan McGregor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. She also appeared as "Mrs. Bruce" in two feature-length episodes of the popular ITV series Bramwell (1995) in which she starred with Jemma Redgrave. She has also made several guest appearances in TV shows such as The Red Dwarf (1998); Boon (1986); The Equalizer (1985) with Edward Woodward; The Twilight Zone (1985); Magnum, P.I. (1980) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974).

Jenny married to Johan Tham in August 1990. They have one son Jonathan, born in December 1990 and live in Cornwall, England, UK. Her particular love is charity work for The Diabetic Association and NCH Action for Children - a charity which provides home and other help for homeless children - with which she has been involved for many years.

She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Queen&#39;s Birthday Honours List for her charitable services.

Husband is Swedish and a hotelier. They met at an arts fair.

Gave birth to her first child at age 38, a son Jonathan Tham on December 25, 1990. Child&#39;s father is her husband, Johan Tham.

In the late 1980s, along with fellow Brit performers <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0002096/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Judy Geeson</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0005212/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Ian McKellen</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001096/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Timothy Dalton</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001377/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Olivia Hussey</a>, she volunteered teaching Shakespeare to children at a school in Watts, Los Angeles.

Has acted in three different versions of &quot;The Railway Children&quot;: <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0244750/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Railway Children (1968)</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0066279/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Railway Children (1970)</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0215111/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Railway Children (2000)</a>, and in a sequel to the second film <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt14592998/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Railway Children Return (2022)</a>. In the first second and fourth film she plays the same character, Bobbie, in the last of these as an adult instead of a child. In the third film, she plays this character&#39;s mother.

She plays a nun and nurse in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt1983079/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Call the Midwife (2012)</a> but this was not the first &#39;nursing engagement&#39; as she also played a nurse in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0082010/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">An American Werewolf in London (1981)</a>.

Auditioned for the role of Juliet in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0063518/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Romeo and Juliet (1968)</a> but the role ultimately went to fellow British actress <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001377/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Olivia Hussey</a>.

She once spent a night sleeping rough in London to highlight the plight
of the homeless.

TV Choice best actress winner for her role in Call the Midwife.

Thanked in the credits of the film King Ralph.

Has one grandson; Oliver (b. 2020), via son Jonathan.

Daughter of Derek (1927-2018) and Catherine (née Lynam) Agutter (1928-2005).

Back in 1984 she said that America made her more ambitious but was discussing making a film which she wanted to produce for the Children&#39;s Film Foundation.

1980 started filming Miss Right which wasn&#39;t completed and which she would rather forget.

Paternal great great great granddaughter of Joel (1819-1888) and Elizabeth (née Stokes) Agutter (1816-1886).

Maternal granddaughter of John (1896-1939) and Sarah (née Hackett) Lynam (1897-1967).

Paternal granddaughter of Frank (1897-1974) and Hilda (née Jordan) Agutter (1890-1970).

Paternal great great granddaughter of William (1844-1907) and Elizabeth (née Savage) Agutter (1836-1906).

Paternal great granddaughter of Edwin (1866-1919) and May (née Green) Agutter (1868-1951).

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