Biography
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Susan Hampshire, Lady Kulukundis, OBE (born on May 12, 1942 in London, England) is an English actress best known for her many film and television roles.HAMPSHIRE, Susan International Who's Who. accessed September 3, 2006. Her appeal has always been that of an "English rose".
She first became famous after playing the lead in a 1962 BBC adaptation of What Katy Did. Soon afterwards, she was taken up by Walt Disney, and starred in The Three Lives of Thomasina opposite Patrick McGoohan and The Fighting Prince of Donegal. She would later appear opposite McGoohan in two linked episodes of Danger Man.
Susan Hampshire is best known for her work on television. Hampshire appeared in several popular television serials, notably in the BBC's blockbuster, The Forsyte Saga (1967), in which she played Fleur. The popularity of this series was a factor in the creation of the PBS programme Masterpiece Theatre. In 1969, she starred as Sarah Churchill in The First Churchills (which was the first series aired on Masterpiece Theater).
In 1974, Susan Hampshire gave birth to a baby girl, around the same time as Hayley Mills gave birth to her son. Mills was originally cast as Glencora, but she felt that taking care of her baby and playing the role would be too strenuous. However, at the same time, Susan Hampshire's baby had died and her doctor had advised that work would be the best thing for her. Subsequently, she played Glencora Palliser in The Pallisers. Ms. Hampshire received Emmy Awards from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for her roles in The Forsyte Saga (1970), The First Churchills (1971), and Vanity Fair (1973). She played Esme Harkness in the 1997 TV series, The Grand. Her most recent TV series was Monarch of the Glen. Ms. Hampshire has also been active on the stage over the years.
Until her autobiography, Susan's Story, few people were aware of her struggle with dyslexia. Hampshire is a prominent campaigner in the UK on dyslexia issues. In 1995, she was appointed an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in connection with that work.
Susan Hampshire was married to the French film producer Pierre Granier-Deferre from 1967 to 1974. They had a son and a daughter, but the daughter died in infancy. She has been the wife of theater impresario Sir Eddie Kulukundis since 1981.
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