Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. The daughter of an army officer, she spent her childhood traveling and living in different countries. Her film career began at the age of 12 in East of Sudan (1964), which was quickly followed by Disneyland: Ballerina: Part 1 (1966) and Disneyland: Ballerina: Part 2 (1966), and Welcome, Mr. Beddoes (1966). Other films and television appearances in her early career include Gates to Paradise (1968), Long After Summer (1967) (TV), Star! (1968), I Start Counting (1969), The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) (TV) and BBC Play of the Month: The Wild Duck (1971). Jenny has been married to Johan Tham since the late 1980s. They have one son Jonathan, born in 1990, and live in Cornwall, England, UK. Her particular love is charity work for The Diabetic Association and NCH Action for Children - a charity which provides home and other help for homeless children - with which she has been involved for five years.