Still of Emma Thompson and Eileen Atkins in Last Chance Harvey (2008)
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Caption: Still of Emma Thompson and Eileen Atkins in Last Chance Harvey (2008)
About Eileen June Atkins
Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer
Born: June 16, 1934
Star sign: Gemini
Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Known for: Cold Mountain (2003), Robin Hood (2010), The Hours (2002), What a Girl Wants (2003)
Source: IMDB
Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London. Her father was a gas meter reader; her mother, a seamstress and barmaid. A drama teacher taught her how to drop her Cockney accent, and she studied Shakespeare and Greek tragedies. Her breakthrough role in "The Killing of Sister George" took her to Broadway.
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