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Susan Hampshire Biography (1937?-)

Born May 12, 1937 (some sources cite 1942), in London, England; daughter of George Kenneth (a chemical company director) and June (an educator, school administrator, and dance teacher; maiden name, Pavey) Hampshire; married PierreGranier-Deferre (a director and writer), 1967 (divorced, 1974); married Sir Eddie Kulukundis (a theatre impresario), April 4, 1981 (some sources cite 1980); children: (first marriage) Christopher, Victoria (deceased).

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, writer

Birth Details

May 12, 1937?

London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Dora, Night Must Fall, Roof Top Theatre, Bognor Regis, England, 1958
• Cynthia, Expresso Bongo, Saville Theatre, London, 1959
• Victoria, Follow That Girl, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1960
• Elaine Musk, Miss Kelly, Gertrude Gentle, and Charlotte Graves, FairyTales of New York, Pembroke Theatre, Croydon, England, 1960 then Comedy Theatre, London, 1961
• Marion Dangerfield, The Ginger Man, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, England, 1963 then Royal Court Theatre, London, 1963
• Miss Jones, Past Imperfect, St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1964
• Kate Hardcastle, She Stoops to Conquer, Ashcroft Theatre, 1966
• Mary, The Sleeping Prince, St. Martin's Theatre, 1968
• Nora, A Doll's House, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1972
• Katherina, The Taming of the Shrew, Shaw Theatre, London, 1974
• Title role, Peter Pan, Coliseum Theatre, London, 1974
• Jeannette, Romeo and Jeannette, Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, 1975
• Rosalind, As You Like It, Shaw Theatre, London, 1975
• Elizabeth Champion-Cheney, The Circle, Chichester Theatre Festival, Chichester, England, 1976 then Haymarket Theatre Royal, London, 1976
• Title role, Miss Julie, Greenwich Theatre, 1976
• Ann Whitefield, Man and Superman, Malvern Festival, England, 1977then Savoy Theatre, London, 1977-1978
• Siri von Essen-Strindberg, The Tribades, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1978
• Victorine, An Audience Called Edouard, Greenwich Theatre, 1978
• Irene St. Claire, The Crucifer of Blood, Haymarket Theatre, 1979
• Ruth Carsan, Night and Day, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1979
• Stella Drury, Houseguest, Savoy Theatre, 1981
• A Little Night Music, 1990
• The King and I, 1990-1991
• Relative Values, Savoy Theatre, 1993
• Also appeared in Arms and the Man, Black Chiffon, BlitheSpirit, Married Love, Noel and Gertie, On Approval, The Revolt, and Suzanna Andler.
• Film Appearances
• Young Jay, The Woman in the Hall, 1947
• Upstairs and Downstairs, 1959
• Cynthia, Expresso Bongo, 1960
• Gunilla, The Long Shadow, 1961
• Jean, During One Night, 1961
• Lori McGregor, The Three Lives of Thomasina, Buena Vista, 1963
• Olivia, Night Must Fall, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Jenny, Wonderful Life (also known as Swingers' Paradise), 1964
• Kathleen McSweeney, The Fighting Prince of Donegal, Buena Vista, 1966
• Hannah Costello, The Violent Enemy, 1968
• Patricia Seagrave, Paris au moit d'aout (also known as Paris inAugust and Paris in the Month of August), Trans-Lux, 1968
• Betty, Monte Carlo or Bust (also known as Monte Carlo Rally, Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies, Gonfles a bloc, Il ralleye di Montecarlo ... e tutta quella confusione, Le rallye de Monte Carlo, and Quei temerari sulle loro pazze, scatenate, scalcinate carriole), 1969
• Trudy Emberday, The Trygon Factor (also known as Das Geheimnisder weissen Nonne), Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1969
• Rogan, 1969
• Nancy, Eurayle, Alice, and nurse, Malpertius: Histoire d'une maison maudite (also known as Malpertius and Malpertius: The Legend of Doom House), 1971
• A Room in Paris, 1971
• Anna Robinson, Neither the Sea nor the Sand, 1972
• Elaine, Peccato mortale (also known as The Lonely Woman, Mortal Sin, Roses and Green Peppers, No encontre rosas para mimadre, and Roses rouges et piments verts), 1972
• Joy Adamson, Living Free, Columbia, 1972
• Cilla Brown, Bang!, 1977
• David the King, 1983
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Andromeda, The Andromeda Breakthrough, BBC, 1962
• Katy Carr, Katy, BBC, 1962
• Fleur Forsyte Mont, The Forsyte Saga, BBC-2, 1967 NET (later PBS),1969-1970
• Sarah Churchill (the Duchess of Marlborough), The First Churchills, BBC, 1969 then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1971
• Lady Glencora Palliser, The Pallisers, BBC-2, 1974 then PBS, 1977
• Martha Ford in Leaving, BBC, c. 1984
• Natasha Bancroft, Don't Tell Father, BBC, 1992
• Esme Harkness, The Grand, Granada Television, 1997
• Molly MacDonald, Monarch of the Glen, BBC Scotland, 2000
• Also appeared in Going to Pot, Series I, II, and III.
• Miniseries
• Becky Sharp, Vanity Fair, BBC, 1971 then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1972
• Lady Melford, Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure, London Weekend Television, 1981
• Signora Madeline Vesey-Neroni, The Barchester Chronicles, 1984
• Movies
• Agnes Wickfield, David Copperfield, NBC, 1970
• Patricia, Time for Loving (also known as Paris Was Made for Lovers), 1971
• Michele Brent, Baffled, NBC, 1973
• Michal, The Story of David, ABC, 1976
• Also appeared in The Improbable Mr. Clayville and The Lady Is aLiar.
• Specials
• An Ideal Husband (also known as Play of the Month: An Ideal Husband), BBC, 1969 then on NET Playhouse, NET (later PBS), 1971
• Isabel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (musical), NBC, 1973
• Masterpiece Theatre: Fifteen Years, PBS, 1986
• Episodic
• "Appointment at Tara-Bi," Adventures in Paradise, ABC, 1961
• Lesley Arden, "Are You Going to Be More Permanent?" Secret Agent (also known as Danger Man), CBS, 1965
• Althea Hall, "Rendezvous with Yesterday," The Time Tunnel, ABC, 1966
• Lena, "You Are Not in Any Trouble, Are You?" Secret Agent (also known as Danger Man), CBS, 1966
• "Without Spear or Sword," Court-Martial, ABC, 1966
• Alix, "A Time to Be Born, a Time to Die," Coronet Blue, CBS, 1967
• Sally, "Kill Two Birds" (also known as "Cry Terror" and "Thriller: Kill Two Birds"), Wide World of Mystery, ABC, 1975
• Herself, Breakfast, BBC, 2001
• Also appeared in The Morecambe and Wise Show, Associated Television, BBC-2, BBC, and Thames Television.
• Other
• Miss Catto, Coming Home (also known as Heimkehr and Rosamunde Pilcher--Heimkehr), TMG and Incorporated Television, 1998
• Miss Catto, Nancherrow (also known as Rosamunde Pilcher--Das grosse Erbe), TMG and Incorporated Television, 1999
• WRITINGS
• Writings for Children
• Lucy Jane at the Ballet, William Collins and Sons, 1987
• Lucy Jane on Television, Methuen (London), 1989
• Lucy Jane and the Dancing Competition, William Collins and Sons, c. 1990
• Lucy Jane and the Russian Ballet, William Collins and Sons, 1993
• Rosie's Ballet Slippers, illustrated by Maria Theresa Meloni, HarperCollins (New York City), 1996
• Nonfiction
• Susan's Story: An Autobiographical Account of My Struggle with Dyslexia, Sidgwick & Jackson (London), 1981 St. Martin's Press (New York City), 1982
• The Maternal Instinct: A Book for Every Woman Who Wants a Child, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1984
• Trouble Free Gardening: How to Make Your Garden Take Care of Itself, Elm Tree Books, 1989
• Every Letter Counts, Transworld Press (Cambridge, MA), 1990
• Easy Gardening, 1991
• Gardening correspondent, Mail on Sunday, 1986-88.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Daily Express, January 2, 2001