Jenny Agutter
Biography
Jennifer Ann "Jenny" Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is an English film and television actress. She began her career as a child actress in the mid 1960s, starring in the BBC television series The Railway Children and the film adaptation of the same book, before moving on to adult roles and relocating to Hollywood. She played Alex Price in An American Werewolf in London, Jessica 6 in Logan's Run, Joanne Simpson in Child's Play 2 and Jill Mason in Equus. Since the 1990s, she has worked in sound recording, and she is a patron of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. After a break from acting she has appeared in several television series since 2000, including the British series Spooks and Call the Midwife.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Call the Midwife
2012
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Avengers
2012
Heartbeat
1992
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Twilight Zone
1985
Spooks
2002
Playhouse
1974
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
as Isobel Chettham · 1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Adela Marchmont · 1989
Magnum, P.I.
as Krista Villeroch · 1980
Call the Midwife
as Sister Julienne · 2012
Murder, She Wrote
as Margo Claymore · 1984
The Avengers
as World Security Council · 2012
Heartbeat
as Susannah Temple-Richards · 1992
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Leah Russell · 1974
The Twilight Zone
as Jacinda Carlyle (segment "Voices in the Earth") · 1985
The Twilight Zone
as Morgan Le Fay (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot") · 1985
Spooks
as Tessa Phillips · 2002
Playhouse
as Miss P. Jackson · 1974
BBC Play of the Month
as Anya · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Hedvig Ekdal · 1965
Dinah!
as Self · 1974
New Tricks
as Yvonne Barrie · 2004
Film '72
as Self · 1971
The Equalizer
as Lauren Demeter · 1985
Red Dwarf
as Professor Mamet · 1988
Dear John
as Sarah · 1988
Dream On
as Ellen · 1990
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as Councilwoman Hawley · 2014
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Jemma Sanderson · 2002
Moving On
as Jean · 2009
Thriller
as Dominie Lanceford · 1973
An American Werewolf in London
as Nurse Alex Price · 1981
Child's Play 2
as Joanne Simpson · 1990
Bramwell
as Mrs. Bruce · 1995
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Hermoine (voice) · 1992
Boy Meets Girl
as Joanna · 1967
Queen of the Desert
as Florance Bell · 2015
Logan's Run
as Jessica · 1976
The Outsiders
as Maria Rogers · 1990
Snoops
as Veronica Hughes · 1989
The Buccaneers
as Idina Hatton · 1995
The Eagle Has Landed
as Molly Prior · 1976
True Love
as Holly's Mum · 2012
British Film Forever
· 2007
Darkman
as Burn Doctor (uncredited) · 1990
Harry Hill's Tea Time
as Self · 2016
Shadows
as Sue · 1975
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Frith · 1951
The Hollywood Greats
· 1977
The Ten Commandments
as Bess Clark · 1971
Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms
as Sister Julienne / Narrator (voice) · 2026
The Alan Clark Diaries
as Jane Clark · 2004
Noel's Telly Years
as Self · 1996
Beulah Land
as Lizzie Corlay · 1980
Burke & Hare
as Lucy · 2010
Monday Monday
as Jenny · 2009
Walkabout
as Girl · 1971
The Kumars
as Self · 2014
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
· 1994
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Louise de La Vallière · 1977
A Respectable Trade
as Lady Scott · 1998
TECX
as Kate Milverton · 1990
The Railway Children Return
as Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury · 2022
The Invisibles
as Barbera Riley · 2008
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
as Daffers (voice) · 1992
Blue Juice
as Guinevere / Mary Fenton · 1995
September
as Isobel · 1996
Irina Palm
as Jane · 2007
And the Beat Goes On
as Connie Fairbrother Spencer · 1996
The Railway Children
as Roberta Faraday · 1968
China 9, Liberty 37
as Catherine Sebanek · 1978
The Parole Officer
as Victor's Wife · 2001
Diamond Geezer
as Vanessa · 2005
Glorious 39
as Maud · 2009
Sometimes Always Never
as Margaret · 2019
Tin
as Marjorie Dawson · 2015
King of the Wind
as Hannah Coke · 1990
The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self · 1987
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
as Self · 1981
Equus
as Jill Mason · 1977
The Winter's Tale
as Hermoine (voice) · 1994
The Magic Door
as The Black Witch · 2007
The Railway Children
as Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury · 1970
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
as Self · 2009
Amy
as Amy Medford · 1981
The Survivor
as Hobbs · 1981
At Dawning
as Escaping Woman · 2002
Dark Tower
as Carolyn Page · 1987
The Railway Children
as Mother · 2000
The Riddle of the Sands
as Clara Dollmann · 1979
The Perfect Scary Movie
as Self · 2005
The Snow Goose
as Fritha · 1971
Star!
as Pamela Roper (uncredited) · 1968
The Golden Age of Steam Railways
as Narrator (Voice) · 2012
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
as Priscilla Mullins · 1979
A War of Children
as Maureen Tomelty · 1972
Ballerina
as Ingrid Jensen · 1966
Golden Brown
as Sarah · 2011
Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...
as Self · 2015
Sweet William
as Ann Walton · 1980
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as Young Maria Beadnall/Mary Hogarth/Ellen Ternan · 1970
Silas Marner
as Nancy Lammeter · 1985
Love's Labour's Lost
as Rosaline · 1985
Working with a Master: John Landis
as Self · 2006
Paris Calligrammes
as Self - English Narrator · 2020
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
as Professor Mamet · 1994
Dominique
as Ann Ballard · 1980
The Cherry Orchard
as Anya · 1971
The Wild Duck
as Hedvig Ekdal · 1971
School Play
as Miss Jackson · 1979
Kiss Me and Die
as Dominie Lanceford · 1974
Othello
as Desdemona · 1981
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
as Jill Albery · 1990
Heroes and Villains
as June · 2006
The Mapmaker
as Isabel · 2012
Miss Right
as Purse Snatching Victim (uncredited) · 1982
Gates to Paradise
as Maud de Cloyes · 1968
Secret Places
as Miss Lowrie · 1984
Act of God
as Catherine Cisco · 2009
A Look Into the 23rd Century
as Self · 1976
Mary Anning and the Dinosaur Hunters
as Miss Philpott · 2024
Number One, Longing. Number Two, Regret
as Kenosha · 2004
Interview with Jenny Agutter
as Interviewee · 2008
This Office Life
as Pam · 1984
Romeo and Juliet
as Lady Capulet · 1994
Outside Bet
as Shirley Baxter · 2012
I Start Counting
as Wynne · 1970
East of Sudan
as Asua · 1964
Late Flowering Love
· 1981
Max's Christmas
· 1988
Pagan's Progress
as Narrator · 1997
Shelley
as Mary Shelley · 1972