Margaret Tyzack

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Margaret Tyzack (born 19 September 1931 in London, England) is a British actress.

A graduate of St. Angela's Ursuline Convent school and RADA, she is noted for her classical stage roles, having joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1962.

She received a Laurence Oliver Theatre Award in 1982 for a revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and a Tony award in 1991 for the play Lettice and Lovage, in which she performed in both London and on Broadway, both opposite Dame Maggie Smith.

She appeared in two films directed by Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange. She also appeared as the first murder victim in Woody Allen's Match Point.

She is also remembered for her memorable roles in distinguished BBC television productions such as The Forsyte Saga (as Winifred), The First Churchills (as Queen Anne) and I, Claudius (as Antonia).

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