Suzanna Hamilton
Suzanna Hamilton (born February 8, 1960 in London ) is a British actress . Her best-known role to date was that of Julia in the 1984 film adaptation of George Orwell's novel 1984.
She often plays seductive, enigmatic characters who combine a childishly tender appearance and vulnerability as well as a touch of provocative sexuality. Her enigmatic look and sensual demeanor are reminiscent of the early films by Swedish actress Harriet Andersson , while her boyish appearance is comparable to the young Rita Tushingham . In the 1985 film Wetherby , her elusive role was succinctly described as "the kind of girl people get obsessed with . "
Life
Suzanna Hamilton was discovered in the early 1970s at the age of 12 by the filmmaker Claude Whatham in a children's theater in north London. In 1974 she played her first leading role in a film, Swallows and Amazones, based on a children's book by Arthur Ransome . Under the name Zanna Hamilton, she played the role of Susan Walker, one of four siblings known as the swallows , who go on a boat trip in the Lake District in the summer of 1929 . Whatham also directed the BBC miniseries Disraeli (1978), in which she played Princess Alexandra.
Suzanna Hamilton studied acting at the Anna Scher Theater School and the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
In her first major motion film she played Izz Huett, the lovesick milkmaid from Dorset in Roman Polański's film Tess , from the novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy with Nastassja Kinski in the title role.
After she had withdrawn from working in cinema films, she devoted herself to raising her son Lowell (* 1993). Occasionally she still appears on television and does theater.
Filmography (selection)
- 1974: Swallows and Amazons - Susan Walker
- 1978: Disraeli (TV) - Princess Alexandra
- 1979: Tess - Izz
- 1979: One Fine Day (TV) - Linda
- 1980: The Wildcats of St. Trinian's - Matilda
- 1982: Brimstone & Treacle - Patricia Bates
- 1983: It Happened at the Lake (A Pattern of Roses) (TV) - Rebecca
- 1984: 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) - Julia
- 1984: Goodie-Two-Shoes - Veronica
- 1985: Out of Africa (Out of Africa) - Felicity
- 1985: Wetherby - Karen Creasy
- 1986: A Woman Goes Her Way (Johnny Bull) (TV) - Iris
- 1986: Hold the Dream (TV) - Emily Barkstone
- 1987: The Devil's Paradise - Julie
- 1987: Wish Me Luck (TV) - Matty Firman
- 1988: The Voice - Julia
- 1989: Saracen: 'Starcross' (TV episode)
- 1989: Streetwise (TV series)
- 1989: Never Come Back (TV) - Anna Raven
- 1990: TECX: 'The Sea Takes It All' (TV episode) - Ingrid Hauptmann
- 1990: Murder East - Murder West (TV) - Regine Kleinschmidt
- 1990: Small Zones (TV) - Irina Ratushinskaya
- 1991: Boon: 'Cab Rank Cowboys' TV episode - Judy Simpson
- 1991: 'The House of Bernarda Alba' (TV) - Amelia
- 1991: A New Lease of Death (TV) - Elizabeth Crilling
- 1992: "Inspector Morse": 'Absolute Conviction' TV episode - Emma Cryer
- 1992: A Masculine Ending (TV) - Veronica Puddephat
- 1992: Duel of Hearts (TV) - Harriet Wantage
- 1992: Tale of a Vampire - Anne / Virginia
- 1993–1994: Casualty (TV series) - Karen Goodliffe
- 1995: McCallum (TV series) - Joanna Sparks
- 1995: A Relative Stranger (TV) - Jenny Bell
- 1996: A Virtual Stranger (TV) - Jenny Bell
- 1997: The Island on Bird Street - Stasya's mother
- 1998: Jonathan Creek: 'Black Canary' TV episode - Hannah
- 1999: The Bill: 'Follow Through' (TV episode) - Jo Merton
- 2004: New Tricks: Episode # 1.3 (TV Episode) - Imogen Hoult
- 2005: Jane Hall's Big Bad Bus Ride (TV series) - Helen Gillespie
- 2005: Benjamin's Struggle - Vivienne
Web links
- Suzanna Hamilton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Filmography by Suzanna Hamilton in: The New York Times
- Films by Suzanna Hamilton with German distribution titles
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hamilton, Suzanna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |