Still of Alan Bates and Janet Suzman in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)
Caption: Still of Alan Bates and Janet Suzman in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)
Actress, Director, Soundtrack
Born: February 9, 1939
Star sign: Aquarius
Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m)
Known for: The Draughtsman's Contract (1982), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), A Dry White Season (1989), Nuns on the Run (1990)
Source: IMDB
This alert and classy Britisher seemed poised for Hollywood stardom in the early 1970s. Although it wasn't meant to be, Janet Suzman has remained one of the more respected classical stage actresses of her time. Born in 1939, she was raised in a staunch, liberal family household in South Africa at a time when the country was confronted with the ...