Jenny Agutter is a veteran British actress born in Somerset who first drew acclaim as a teenager in 'Walkabout' and went on to lead 1970s science-fiction classics such as 'Logan's Run'. She earned a BAFTA for 'An American Werewolf in London', playing the nurse who falls for a cursed patient, and later took small roles in Marvel's 'The Avengers' and 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'. For over a decade she has starred as Sister Julienne on the beloved series 'Call the Midwife'. Agutter remains one of British television and film's most enduring leading actresses.
Jenny Agutter
73 years (Dec 20, 1952)Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
49 Movies42 Series
Jenny Agutter is a veteran British actress born in Somerset who first drew acclaim as a teenager in 'Walkabout' and went on to lead 1970s science-fiction classics such as 'Logan's Run'. She earned a BAFTA for 'An American Werewolf in London', playing the nurse who falls for a cursed patient, and later took small roles in Marvel's 'The Avengers' and 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'. For over a decade she has starred as Sister Julienne on the beloved series 'Call the Midwife'. Agutter remains one of British television and film's most enduring leading actresses.
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.