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STAGE CREDITS

4000 Miles 4000 Miles
[West End]
Old Vic's West End Production, 2020
Vera
The Height of the Storm The Height of the Storm
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Original Broadway Production, 2019
Performer
The Height of the Storm The Height of the Storm
[West End]
Original West End Production, 0
Madeleine
The Height of the Storm The Height of the Storm
[London]
Pre-West End Tour, 2018
Doubt Doubt
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2005
Sister Aloysius [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Retreat From Moscow The Retreat From Moscow
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
Alice
Indiscretions
[Broadway]
1995
Leonie
The Night of the Tribades
[Broadway]
1977
Marie Caroline David
Vivat! Vivat Regina!
[Broadway]
1972
Elizabeth I
The Promise
[Broadway]
1967
Lika
The Killing of Sister George
[Broadway]
1966
Alice "Childie" McNaught

Writing

Vita & Virginia
Playwright

Movies

Inadmissible Evidence
[ 1968 ] Shirley
Sharon's Baby
[ 1975 ] Sister Albana
Equus
[ 1977 ] Hesther Saloman
The Dresser
[ 1983 ] Madge
Let Him Have It
[ 1991 ] Lillian Bentley
The Lost Language of Cranes
[ 1991 ] Rose Benjamin
Wolf
[ 1994 ] Mary
Jack & Sarah
[ 1995 ] Phil
Mrs Dalloway
[ 1997 ] writer
The Avengers
[ 1998 ] Alice
Women Talking Dirty
[ 1999 ] Emily Boyle
Gosford Park
[ 2001 ] Mrs. Croft
The Hours
[ 2002 ] Barbara in the Flower Shop
A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda
[ 2003 ] Amanda
What a Girl Wants
[ 2003 ] Jocelyn Dhwood
Cold Mountain
[ 2003 ] Maddy
Vanity Fair
[ 2004 ] Miss Matilda Crawley
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
[ 2004 ] School Matron
The Feast of the Goat
[ 2005 ] Aunt Adelina
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
[ 2006 ] Iris
Ask the Dust
[ 2006 ] Mrs. Hargraves
Evening
[ 2007 ] The Night Nurse
Last Chance Harvey
[ 2008 ] Maggie
Robin Hood
[ 2010 ] Eleanor of Aquitaine
Wild Target
[ 2010 ] Louisa Maynard
The Scapegoat
[ 2012 ] Lady Spence
Beautiful Creatures
[ 2013 ] Gramma
Magic in the Moonlight
[ 2014 ] Aunt Vanessa
ChickLit
[ 2016 ] Peggy Law
Carnage
[ 2017 ] Dorothy
Paddington 2
[ 2017 ] Madame Kozlova
Vita & Virginia
[ 2018 ] writer

TV Shows

Doc Martin
Ruth Ellingham
Jackanory
Storyteller
Psychoville
Nurse Edwina Kenchington
W. Somerset Maugham
Olive Hardy, Leslie Crosbie

Awards and Nominations


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Eileen Atkins, The Height of the Storm


winner
Olivier Awards - 2004 - Best Actress

Eileen AtkinsHonour


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Eileen Atkins , The Retreat from Moscow

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Eileen Atkins, The Retreat from Moscow


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Eileen Atkins, The Retreat from Moscow

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Eileen Atkins, The Unexpected Man

The Lortels - 2001 - Outstanding Lead Actress

Eileen Atkins, The Unexpected Man


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Eileen Atkins, The Unexpected Man


winner
Olivier Awards - 1999 - Best Actress

Eileen AtkinsThe Unexpected Man

Olivier Awards - 1997 - Best Actress

Eileen AtkinsJohn Gabriel Borkman


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Honorary Awards

Eileen AtkinsEileen Atkins


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Eileen AtkinsA Room of One's Own


winner
The Lortels - 1995 - Outstanding Lead Actress

Eileen Atkins, Vita & Virginia

Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Eileen Atkins, Indiscretions

Olivier Awards - 1992 - Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Eileen AtkinsThe Night Of The Iguana


winner
The Lortels - 1992 - Outstanding Lead Actress

Eileen AtkinsA Room of One’s Own


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1991 - Outstanding One Person Show

Eileen Atkins, A Room of One's Own


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1991 - Special Citation

Eileen Atkins, A Room of One's Own

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1991 - Best Actress - Play

Eileen AtkinsA Room of One's Own


winner
Olivier Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role

Eileen AtkinsCymbeline

Olivier Awards - 1981 - Actress of the Year in a New Play

Eileen AtkinsPassion Play


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1978 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

Eileen Atkins, The Night of the Tribades

Olivier Awards - 1978 - Actress of the Year in a Revival

Eileen AtkinsTwelfth Night


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1972 - Outstanding Performance

Eileen Atkins, Vivat! Vivat Regina!


winner
Drama League Awards - 1972 - Distinguished Performance Award

Eileen Atkins


winner
Tony Awards - 1972 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Eileen Atkins, Vivat! Vivat Regina!

Tony Awards - 1967 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Eileen Atkins, The Killing of Sister George

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Richard Chamberlain, Legendary Star of TV, Stage and Screen Dies at 90 Photo
Richard Chamberlain, Legendary Star of TV, Stage and Screen Dies at 90
by Team BWW - Mar 30, 2025

Richard Chamberlain, renowned for his roles in 'The Thorn Birds' and 'Shogun,' has died at 90. Chamberlain, celebrated for his versatility in film, theater, and television, passed away on March 29th, 2025, in Waimanalo, HI, following a stroke. His career spanned decades, earning him numerous accolades, including Golden Globes for his performances.
Judges and Date Set For The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Photo
Judges and Date Set For The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025

The organizers of The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have announced that the playwriting award will be presented at an invitation-only event on Monday, March 10 at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. Learn more here!
Wilbury Theatre Group Kicks Off 2025 With THE FATHER Photo
Wilbury Theatre Group Kicks Off 2025 With THE FATHER
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2025

Wilbury Theatre Group has announced the cast and creative team for the professional Rhode Island premiere of The Father: A Tragic Farce by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton.
a.k. payne, Jasmine Naziha Jones & More Named as Finalists for 2024 Susan Smith Black Photo
a.k. payne, Jasmine Naziha Jones & More Named as Finalists for 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2024

The 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has revealed the finalists for this prestigious international award honoring women+ playwrights.
Cast Set for North American Premiere of AGREEMENT at Irish Arts Center Photo
Cast Set for North American Premiere of AGREEMENT at Irish Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2024

Irish Arts Center has revealed the cast of the North American premiere of Lyric Theatre, Belfast’s Agreement.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: VITA AND VIRGINIA (ABRIDGED), TheSpace @ Niddry St Photo
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: VITA AND VIRGINIA (ABRIDGED), TheSpace @ Niddry St
by Cindy Marcolina - Aug 8, 2023

Abridged from Eileen Atkins’s play, the four-hander shows the visceral longing shared by the two women. With strands of personal letters and diary entries, they cross the thin lines between admiration, affection, and attraction.
The Resident Ensemble Players Unveils 2023-2024 Season Featuring Four Captivating Pla Photo
The Resident Ensemble Players Unveils 2023-2024 Season Featuring Four Captivating Plays
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 27, 2023

Discover the upcoming plays in The Resident Ensemble Players' 2023-2024 Season. From Vita & Virginia to Deathtrap, experience a season filled with drama, suspense, and dark comedy. Get your tickets now and join us for an unforgettable theatrical journey.
White Heron Theatre Company Opens BLITHE SPIRIT July 10 Photo
White Heron Theatre Company Opens BLITHE SPIRIT July 10
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2023

White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket will open it's first production of the 2023 summer season, Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward (Present Laughter, Private Lives) and directed by Skip Greer. Greer returns to Nantucket after directing 2017's Outside Mullingar for White Heron.
Jason Alexander and Jerome Robbins To Be Honored At The Actors' Temple, June 12 Photo
Jason Alexander and Jerome Robbins To Be Honored At The Actors' Temple, June 12
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2023

Douglas J. Cohen and Carol Ostrow present an exciting evening celebrating the extraordinary Broadway career of the Broadway director and choreographer Jerome Robbins;  well as honoring Tony winner actor Jason Alexander on his Broadway debut as director of The Cottage.  
THE SOUND OF MUSIC and Sondheim's ASSASSINS Announced as Part of the New Chichester F Photo
THE SOUND OF MUSIC and Sondheim's ASSASSINS Announced as Part of the New Chichester Festival Theatre Season
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 16, 2023

Chichester Festival Theatre’s Festival 2023 – the final season programmed by outgoing Artistic Director Daniel Evans – has been announced by Daniel and Executive Director Kathy Bourne.
The 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Names 10 Finalists Including Zadie Smith, Franci Photo
The 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Names 10 Finalists Including Zadie Smith, Francisca Da Silveira & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2023

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced 10 Finalists for its prestigious playwriting award, the oldest and largest international prize awarded to women+ playwrights.
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HARRY POTTER Stars Who Have Appeared on Broadway
by Michael Major - Dec 3, 2022

To celebrate Daniel Radcliffe's return to theatre in the Off-Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along, we are taking a look back at the stage careers of he and his fellow Harry Potter film cast members. Keep reading to find out times you may have seen Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Ralph Fiennes, Imelda Staunton, and more onstage!
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BC/EFA Auctions Limited Edition Autographed Al Hirschfeld Prints
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2022

Twenty one limited-edition prints of acclaimed caricature artist Al Hirschfeld – signed by the iconic stage and screen stars featured in the image – are being auctioned online to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Al Hirschfeld Foundation, in partnership with Heritage Auctions, the largest collectibles auctioneer in the world.
VIDEO: Acorn TV Shares Final DOC MARTIN Trailer Photo
VIDEO: Acorn TV Shares Final DOC MARTIN Trailer
by Michael Major - Oct 13, 2022

Returning for the final season are Dame Eileen Atkins, Ian McNeice, Joe Absolom, John Marquez, Jessica Ransom and Selina Cadell. The guest stars in the final season of Doc Martin include: Fay Ripley (Cold Feet), David Hayman (Landscapers), Ben Miller (Professor T, Bridgerton), Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey), and ore. Watch the video trailer now!
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Acorn TV'S DOC MARTIN Closes With Season 10 in October
by Michael Major - Sep 27, 2022

Doc Martin, starring Martin Clunes as the grumpy, iconic title character, Dr. Martin Ellingham, packs it up next month as the long-running British series comes to an end after 18 years on-air. Acorn TV, AMC Networks’ acclaimed streamer devoted to British and international television, will premiere the tenth and final season of the dramedy.
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by Stephi Wild - Aug 10, 2022

Former lead singer of The Stranglers (1990 – 2006), songwriter and actor Paul Roberts, and renowned West End singer, actor, choreographer and resident director Miranda Wilford, alongside a swinging trio of musicians, are bringing their nostalgic and toe-tapping sell-out show back to London for the first time in over 10 years, as they feature the world's greatest music and lyrics of legendary songwriters at the Crazy Coqs in London, from August 22nd.
Shortlist Announced For the STR Theatre Book Prize 2022 Photo
Shortlist Announced For the STR Theatre Book Prize 2022
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2022

Judged by director Jatinder Verma, National Theatre archivist Erin Lee and theatre critic Paul Vale on a panel chaired by STR Committee Member Howard Loxton, the shortlist includes six titles ranging from the history of Sheffield's Crucible Theatre to the candid account of the early career of actress Eileen Atkins.
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Timothée Chalamet's West End Stage Debut in 4000 MILES Cancelled At London's Old Vic
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2022

The Old Vic’s production of Amy Herzog’s play 4000 Miles, which was set to feature the West End debut of Timothée Chalamet starring opposite Dame Eileen Atkins, has been cancelled. The play was previously set to open in April of 2020, and was postponed due to the pandemic. 
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Gregory Doran To Step Down as RSC Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2022

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Eileen Atkins been in?

Eileen Atkins has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Eileen Atkins been in?

Eileen Atkins has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Eileen Atkins's first West End show?

Eileen Atkins's first West End show was The Height of the Storm which opened in 2018

What awards has Eileen Atkins been nominated for?

Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Height of the Storm, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Honour , Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Retreat from Moscow , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Retreat from Moscow, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Retreat from Moscow, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Unexpected Man, Outstanding Lead Actress (The Lortels) for The Unexpected Man, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Unexpected Man, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for The Unexpected Man, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for John Gabriel Borkman, Honorary Awards (Drama Desk Awards) for Eileen Atkins, Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for A Room of One's Own, Outstanding Lead Actress (The Lortels) for Vita & Virginia, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Indiscretions, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for The Night Of The Iguana, Outstanding Lead Actress (The Lortels) for A Room of One’s Own, Outstanding One Person Show (Drama Desk Awards) for A Room of One's Own, Special Citation (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for A Room of One's Own, Best Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Room of One's Own , Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for Cymbeline, Actress of the Year in a New Play (Olivier Awards) for Passion Play, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Night of the Tribades, Actress of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for Twelfth Night, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Vivat! Vivat Regina! , Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards), Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Vivat! Vivat Regina! and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Killing of Sister George.

What awards has Eileen Atkins won?

Eileen Atkins has received numerous prestigious awards throughout her career. She won Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Height of the Storm. She earned Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for Honour and again for The Unexpected Man. Atkins was recognized as Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Retreat from Moscow, as well as Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for both The Retreat from Moscow and The Unexpected Man. She received Honorary Awards at the Drama Desk Awards for her overall contributions. Atkins won Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production, at the Helen Hayes Awards for A Room of One's Own. She also garnered Outstanding Lead Actress honors at The Lortel Awards for both Vita & Virginia and A Room of One’s Own. Additionally, she was honored with Outstanding One Person Show at the Drama Desk Awards and a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for A Room of One's Own. For Cymbeline, she earned Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role at the Olivier Awards. She received Outstanding Featured Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for The Night of the Tribades and Outstanding Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for Vivat! Vivat Regina! Furthermore, Atkins was awarded the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards and won Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for Vivat! Vivat Regina!

How many shows has Eileen Atkins written?

Eileen Atkins has written 1 shows including Vita & Virginia (Playwright).

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