---
name: "Susan Fleetwood"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/susan-fleetwood"
fi1m_id: "susan-fleetwood"
imdb_id: "nm0281453"
tmdb_id: 87415
wikidata_id: "Q3505565"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 September 1944"
died: "29 September 1995"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-23T04:06:54.558380+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."
---

# Susan Fleetwood

## Identity

Susan Fleetwood

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/susan-fleetwood
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** susan-fleetwood
- **IMDb ID:** nm0281453
- **TMDB ID:** 87415
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3505565
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Fleetwood, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3505565, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281453/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87415

Actor. Born 21 September 1944 in St. Andrews, Scotland, UK. Died 29 September 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 September 1944, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
- **Died:** 29 September 1995
- **Active:** 1981–1995
- **Frequently works with:** [Roger Michell](https://film.one/person/roger-michell.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (1), 1990s 77 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 67 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $131m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Fleetwood, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3505565, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281453/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87415

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*Persuasion*](https://film.one/film/persuasion.md) (84)

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## Biography

Susan Fleetwood was a British actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was known for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.

Her film roles included Athena in *Clash of the Titans* (1981), Mrs Dribb in *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Adelaide in *The Sacrifice* (1986) and Rose in *The Krays* (1990). On television she appeared as Lady Russell in *Persuasion* (1995), Eva Kay in *The Buddha of Suburbia* (1993) and Kate Phillips in *Chandler & Co* (1995).

Fleetwood was the sister of musician Mick Fleetwood. She died in 1995.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Persuasion* (1995), Fi1m 84, as Lady Russell — [page](https://film.one/film/persuasion.md)
- *The Buddha of Suburbia* (1993), Fi1m 74, as Eva Kay — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-buddha-of-suburbia.md)
- *The Krays* (1990), Fi1m 74, as Rose — [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)
- *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Fi1m 68, as Mrs. Dribb — [page](https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *Persuasion* (1995), as Lady Russell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/persuasion.md)
- *A Few Short Journeys of the Heart* (1994), as Marie/Nadia
- *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Lady Cynthia Bottrell
- *Chandler & Co* (1994), series, as Kate Phillips
- *The Leper of St. Giles* (1994), Actor
- *Cadfael* (1994), series, as Agnes Piccard
- *99-1* (1994), series, as Diane Wellman
- *A Landing on the Sun* (1994), Actor
- *The Buddha of Suburbia* (1993), series, as Eva Kay — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-buddha-of-suburbia.md)
- *Six Characters in Search of An Author* (1992), as The Mother
- *Hamlet* (1992), as Gertrude
- *Shakespeare: The Animated Tales* (1992), series, as Gertrude (voice)
- *Performance* (1991), series, as The Mother
- *The Krays* (1990), as Rose — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)
- *Summer's Lease* (1989), series, as Molly Pargeter
- *Flying in the Branches* (1989), as Sue
- *Dream Demon* (1988), as Deborah
- *White Mischief* (1987), as Gladys, Lady Delamer
- *The Sacrifice* (1986), as Adelaide
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Mary Gladden
- *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), as Mrs. Dribb — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes.md)
- *Murder of a Moderate Man* (1985), series, Actor
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Serafin, Sue
- *Travelling Man* (1984), series, as Carol Sheridan
- *Playing Shakespeare* (1984), series, Actor
- *Dangerous Corner* (1983), as Freda Kaplan
- *Heat and Dust* (1983), as Mrs. Crawford
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Anna
- *Clash of the Titans* (1981), as Athena
- *The Good Soldier* (1981), as Leonora Ashburnham
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Sonia Caine — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Don't Be Silly* (1979), as Pamela Redman
- *The Childhood Friend* (1974), as Janet Morton
- *Wessex Tales* (1973), series, as Mrs Barnet
- *Between the Wars* (1973), series, as Julia Heathcote
- *The Watercress Girl* (1972), as Mary McDowall
- *Country Matters* (1972), series, as Mary McDowall
- *Hamlet* (1970), as Ophelia
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Pamela Redman, Janet Morton
- *Department S* (1969), series, as Miss Bronson
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Freda Caplan

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