---
name: "Jenny Agutter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jenny-agutter"
fi1m_id: "jenny-agutter"
imdb_id: "nm0000256"
tmdb_id: 14464
wikidata_id: "Q234883"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 December 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-21T04:29:27.070940+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jenny Agutter

## Identity

Jenny Agutter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jenny-agutter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jenny-agutter
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000256
- **TMDB ID:** 14464
- **Wikidata ID:** Q234883
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Agutter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234883, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000256/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14464

Actor. Born 20 December 1952 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 December 1952, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
- **Active:** 1971–present
- **Also known as:** Jennifer Agutter, Τζένι Αγκουτέρ, جنی اگاتر
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 75 (2), 1980s 81 (3), 2010s 79 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 74 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 4, Drama 4, Action 3, Comedy 2, Science Fiction 2, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,266m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Agutter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234883, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000256/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14464

## Coming up

- *Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms* (2026-12-25), as Sister Julienne / Narrator (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife-sisters-in-arms.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*An American Werewolf in London*](https://film.one/film/an-american-werewolf-in-london.md) (80), [*The Eagle Has Landed*](https://film.one/film/the-eagle-has-landed.md) (65)
- **HBO Max:** [*Walkabout*](https://film.one/film/walkabout.md) (85)
- **Netflix:** [*Call the Midwife*](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md) (80)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Silas Marner*](https://film.one/film/silas-marner.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Jenny Agutter

> Jenny Agutter makes affection believable without making a fuss about it. We value that warmth most in *An American Werewolf in London*, where she gives a hurried romance more credibility than the writing earns.

In *An American Werewolf in London* (1981), Jenny Agutter gives Nurse Alex Price a warmth that the film scarcely pauses to accommodate. She makes the attachment to David credible without turning every moment of affection into an occasion. We cared about the couple because she played that affection so plainly, despite how little time the writing allowed them. John Landis has a monster to attend to, and he attends to it thoroughly. Agutter is a good reason to wish he had been less impatient with the people.

Her early work was marked by youthful characters, with Bobbie Waterbury in *The Railway Children* (1970) a breakthrough part. Nicolas Roeg’s *Walkabout* (1971) took her towards more adult material. The Hollywood films continued that change, giving her Jessica 6 in *Logan’s Run* (1976) and Jill Mason in *Equus* (1977).

The reservation in the Landis film is about what Agutter has been given to work with. Naughton carries David’s bewilderment and fear, but the character acquires little depth once his central problem is established. Agutter keeps the romance believable for longer than the screenplay deserves, yet she cannot supply the missing time and development herself. We recommend the film readily for its painful horror and dry humour, while wishing some of the care spent on the creature had gone into this relationship. Her performance helps the film along; it also makes the neglect harder to overlook.

Television became a greater part of her work from the early 1990s, leading to the continuing role of Sister Julienne in *Call the Midwife* (2012). Later adaptations of *The Railway Children* have also brought her back to familiar material. For an introduction to what we value in her acting, though, we would still choose *An American Werewolf in London*. Be prepared to wish the screenplay had given her another scene.

## Biography

Jenny Agutter is an English actress. Born on 20 December 1952 in Taunton, Somerset, she is the daughter of a British army officer and spent parts of her childhood abroad. She trained at Elmhurst Ballet School and began acting as a child, appearing in the BBC serial and 1970 film adaptations of The Railway Children, as well as Walkabout (1971) and the television film The Snow Goose (1971), for which she received an Emmy Award.

Her subsequent film roles include Jessica in Logan's Run (1976), Jill Mason in Equus (1977), for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Nurse Alex Price in An American Werewolf in London (1981), and Joanne Simpson in Child's Play 2 (1990). She has also appeared in The Avengers (2012) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).

Since the early 1990s Agutter has worked extensively in British television, including a long-running role as Sister Julienne in Call the Midwife. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2012.

*Sources: jennyagutter.net, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014), Fi1m 77, as Councilwoman Hawley — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md)
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Sister Julienne — [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *The Avengers* (2012), Fi1m 80, as World Security Council — [page](https://film.one/film/the-avengers.md)
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), Fi1m 88, as Professor Mamet — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)
- *Silas Marner* (1985), Fi1m 76, as Nancy Lammeter — [page](https://film.one/film/silas-marner.md)
- *An American Werewolf in London* (1981), Fi1m 80, as Nurse Alex Price — [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-werewolf-in-london.md)
- *The Eagle Has Landed* (1976), Fi1m 65, as Molly Prior — [page](https://film.one/film/the-eagle-has-landed.md)
- *Walkabout* (1971), Fi1m 85, as Girl — [page](https://film.one/film/walkabout.md)

## Complete filmography (110)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms* (2026), series, as Sister Julienne / Narrator (voice) — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife-sisters-in-arms.md)
- *Mary Anning and the Dinosaur Hunters* (2024), as Miss Philpott
- *The Railway Children Return* (2022), as Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
- *Sometimes Always Never* (2019), as Margaret
- *Queen of the Desert* (2015), as Florance Bell
- *Tin* (2015), as Marjorie Dawson
- *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014), as Councilwoman Hawley — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md)
- *The Golden Age of Steam Railways* (2012), series, as Narrator (Voice)
- *The Mapmaker* (2012), as Isabel
- *True Love* (2012), series, as Holly's Mum
- *Outside Bet* (2012), as Shirley Baxter
- *The Avengers* (2012), as World Security Council — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-avengers.md)
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Sister Julienne — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *Golden Brown* (2011), as Sarah
- *Burke & Hare* (2010), as Lucy
- *Glorious 39* (2009), as Maud
- *Monday Monday* (2009), series, as Jenny
- *Moving On* (2009), series, as Jean
- *Act of God* (2009), as Catherine Cisco
- *Interview with Jenny Agutter* (2008), as Interviewee
- *The Invisibles* (2008), series, as Barbera Riley
- *British Film Forever* (2007), series, Actor
- *The Magic Door* (2007), as The Black Witch
- *Irina Palm* (2007), as Jane
- *Heroes and Villains* (2006), as June
- *Diamond Geezer* (2005), series, as Vanessa
- *Number One, Longing. Number Two, Regret* (2004), as Kenosha
- *The Alan Clark Diaries* (2004), series, as Jane Clark
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Yvonne Barrie
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Tessa Phillips — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *The Inspector Lynley Mysteries* (2002), series, as Jemma Sanderson
- *At Dawning* (2002), as Escaping Woman
- *The Parole Officer* (2001), as Victor's Wife
- *The Railway Children* (2000), as Mother
- *A Respectable Trade* (1998), series, as Lady Scott
- *Pagan's Progress* (1997), as Narrator
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Isobel Chettham — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *And the Beat Goes On* (1996), series, as Connie Fairbrother Spencer
- *September* (1996), series, as Isobel
- *Blue Juice* (1995), as Guinevere / Mary Fenton
- *Bramwell* (1995), series, as Mrs. Bruce
- *The Buccaneers* (1995), series, as Idina Hatton
- *The All New Alexei Sayle Show* (1994), series, Actor
- *Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups* (1994), as Professor Mamet
- *Romeo and Juliet* (1994), as Lady Capulet
- *Shakespeare: The Animated Tales* (1992), series, as Hermoine (voice)
- *Freddie As F.R.O.7.* (1992), as Daffers (voice)
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Susannah Temple-Richards
- *Child's Play 2* (1990), as Joanne Simpson
- *Darkman* (1990), as Burn Doctor (uncredited)
- *Dream On* (1990), series, as Ellen
- *King of the Wind* (1990), as Hannah Coke
- *The Outsiders* (1990), series, as Maria Rogers
- *Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less* (1990), as Jill Albery
- *TECX* (1990), series, as Kate Milverton
- *Snoops* (1989), series, as Veronica Hughes
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Adela Marchmont — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Max's Christmas* (1988), Actor
- *Dear John* (1988), series, as Sarah
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), series, as Professor Mamet — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)
- *Dark Tower* (1987), as Carolyn Page
- *Silas Marner* (1985), as Nancy Lammeter — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/silas-marner.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as Jacinda Carlyle (segment "Voices in the Earth"), Morgan Le Fay (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Lauren Demeter
- *Love's Labour's Lost* (1985), as Rosaline
- *This Office Life* (1984), as Pam
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Margo Claymore
- *Secret Places* (1984), as Miss Lowrie
- *Miss Right* (1982), as Purse Snatching Victim (uncredited)
- *An American Werewolf in London* (1981), as Nurse Alex Price — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-werewolf-in-london.md)
- *The Survivor* (1981), as Hobbs
- *Late Flowering Love* (1981), Actor
- *Amy* (1981), as Amy Medford
- *Othello* (1981), as Desdemona
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Krista Villeroch
- *Beulah Land* (1980), series, as Lizzie Corlay
- *Sweet William* (1980), as Ann Walton
- *Dominique* (1980), as Ann Ballard
- *Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure* (1979), as Priscilla Mullins
- *The Riddle of the Sands* (1979), as Clara Dollmann
- *School Play* (1979), as Miss Jackson
- *China 9, Liberty 37* (1978), as Catherine Sebanek
- *Equus* (1977), as Jill Mason
- *The Hollywood Greats* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1977), as Louise de La Vallière
- *The Eagle Has Landed* (1976), as Molly Prior — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-eagle-has-landed.md)
- *Logan's Run* (1976), as Jessica
- *Shadows* (1975), series, as Sue
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Miss P. Jackson
- *Kiss Me and Die* (1974), as Dominie Lanceford
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Dr. Leah Russell
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Dominie Lanceford
- *A War of Children* (1972), as Maureen Tomelty
- *Shelley* (1972), as Mary Shelley
- *The Cherry Orchard* (1971), as Anya
- *The Snow Goose* (1971), as Fritha
- *Walkabout* (1971), as Girl — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/walkabout.md)
- *The Ten Commandments* (1971), series, as Bess Clark
- *The Wild Duck* (1971), as Hedvig Ekdal
- *The Railway Children* (1970), as Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
- *I Start Counting* (1970), as Wynne
- *The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens* (1970), as Young Maria Beadnall/Mary Hogarth/Ellen Ternan
- *Star!* (1968), as Pamela Roper (uncredited)
- *Gates to Paradise* (1968), as Maud de Cloyes
- *The Railway Children* (1968), series, as Roberta Faraday
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1967), series, as Joanna
- *Ballerina* (1966), as Ingrid Jensen
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Anya, Hedvig Ekdal
- *East of Sudan* (1964), as Asua
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Frith

## Gallery

- ![Jenny Agutter](https://film.one/media/person/117586/gallery-e2eac40442f0.jpg) Jenny Agutter — See Li from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Jenny_Agutter_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![LONDON, ENGLAND, October 3, 2014: Action for Children hosts the annual Byte Night Overnight Challenge. Fundraisers hope to raise £1 million to tackle youth home](https://film.one/media/person/117586/gallery-9404287c8912.jpg) LONDON, ENGLAND, October 3, 2014: Action for Children hosts the annual Byte Night Overnight Challenge. Fundraisers hope to raise £1 million to tackle youth home — See Li from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Byte_Night_2014_-_Action_for_Children_fund_raiser_held_in_London_%2815536183871%29_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Sheridan Smith & Jenny Agutter at the press launch for the film at Oakworth Station, prior to the world premiere of the film at Keighley (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/117586/gallery-89207dda9331.jpg) Sheridan Smith & Jenny Agutter at the press launch for the film at Oakworth Station, prior to the world premiere of the film at Keighley (2022) — IDMacpherson1964, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Jenny_Agutter_2022_%28cropped-J1%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Plaza Theatre advertisement for the film, Walkabout. 9 July, 1971.](https://film.one/media/person/117586/gallery-4306acd85ed5.jpg) Plaza Theatre advertisement for the film, Walkabout. 9 July, 1971. — 20th Century Fox, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Plaza_Theatre_ad_-_9_July_1971%2C_New_York%2C_NY.jpg/1280px-Plaza_Theatre_ad_-_9_July_1971%2C_New_York%2C_NY.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jenny Agutter](https://film.one/media/person/117586/gallery-f31cddeb18dc.jpg) Jenny Agutter — Image via TMDB
- ![Richard Harris and Jenny Agutter in The Snow Goose (1971) publicity photo for PBS](https://film.one/media/person/117586/gallery-c248641ee9dc.jpg) Richard Harris and Jenny Agutter in The Snow Goose (1971) publicity photo for PBS — PBS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Richard_Harris_and_Jenny_Agutter_%281971%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Sheridan Smith & Jenny Agutter at the press launch for the film at Oakworth Station, prior to the world premiere of the film at Keighley (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/117586/gallery-897a2cadddf9.jpg) Sheridan Smith & Jenny Agutter at the press launch for the film at Oakworth Station, prior to the world premiere of the film at Keighley (2022) — IDMacpherson1964, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Sheridan_Smith_%26_Jenny_Agutter.jpg/1280px-Sheridan_Smith_%26_Jenny_Agutter.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 1978: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won), for *Equus*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1972: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *The Snow Goose*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Officer of the Order of the British Empire 2012: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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