Susan Engel

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Susan Engel
Born March 25, 1935 (1935-03-25) (age 73)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1959-present
Spouse(s) Sylvester Morand

Susan Engel (born 25 March 1935 in Vienna, Austria) is a British actress.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Theatre

Engel's work in theatre includes: Angels in America (1992), Richard III[1], King Lear (1990)[2], The Good Person of Sezuan, Watch on the Rhine (1980), Spring Awakening and The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other[3] at the National Theatre, London; Women Beware Women (2006)[4], Luminosity (2001), Bad Weather, The Dybbuk, King John (1988)[5], Cousin Vladimir (1978)[6], The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors (1962) [7], Julius Caesar (1963)[8], Henry VI, Part 2 and The Wars of The Roses (1963)[9] for the RSC; Spinning Into Butter, The Happy Haven, Hotel In Amsterdam (1968)[10] and Macbeth at the Royal Court, London, Hecuba (2004) at the Donmar Warehouse, London[11]; After The Gods, Ascent of Mt Fuji and Shortlist at the Hampstead Theatre, London; The Sea at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester; Prayers of Serkin at the Old Vic, London, A Passage to India (2003) for Shared Experience[12]; Himself at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton; Brand (2003)[13], An Inspector Calls, The Clandestine Marriage (for which she won the Clarence Derwent Award for Best Supporting Actress), Footfalls (1994)[14], The Cherry Orchard, A Kind of Alaska (1985)[15], Hamlet, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers and Three Sisters in the West End, London.

[edit] Television

She remains best known for her work in television, including the series The Lotus Eaters and the Doctor Who serial The Stones of Blood[16]. In 2003, she appeared in the popular detective series Midsomer Murders. Other TV credits include: afterlife, The Black Death, Quiet as a Nun[17], Dalziel and Pascoe, Trial and Retribution V[18], Thursday the 12th, The Vice, Kavanagh QC, Underworld and Inspector Morse.

[edit] Radio

In 2004, she guest-starred in the audio drama Gallifrey: A Blind Eye, produced by Big Finish Productions. Other radio includes: Looking for Angels: Left at the Angel[19][20], The January Wedding[21], The Making of the English Landscape[22][23], The Great Pursuit, The Bruno Bettelheim Project, The Raj Quartet[24], Miss Esther's Guest, Are You Sure?[25], Peeling Figs for Julius, La Grande Therese, Anne of Green Gables and Black Narcissus.

[edit] Film

Film credits include: The Magic Seed, The Leading Man, Damage[26], Ascendancy, Butley[27][28][29] and King Lear[30]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Richard III, Eyre/Crowley, National Theatre, July 1990
  2. ^ King Lear, Warner/Bechtler, National Theatre Company, July 1990
  3. ^ National Theatre : Productions : The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other
  4. ^ Royal Shakespeare Company : Cast list
  5. ^ The RSC Shakespeare, plot summary - The Life and Death of King John
  6. ^ ROB WILTON THEATRICALIA RSC 1975-79
  7. ^ The RSC Shakespeare - Plot Summary - The Comedy of Errors
  8. ^ The RSC Shakespeare - Plot Summaries, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
  9. ^ The RSC Shakespeare, plot summary - The First Part of Henry the Sixth
  10. ^ indielondon.co.uk - theatre - Mrs Ruskin, Warehouse Theatre, preview
  11. ^ Hecuba, Donmar Warehouse, London - Reviews, Theatre - Independent.co.uk
  12. ^ A Passage to India, a CurtainUp London review
  13. ^ Brand, a CurtainUp London review
  14. ^ Modify Beckett? Enter, Outrage - New York Times
  15. ^ Pinter in the Theatre - Google Book Search
  16. ^ BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Stones of Blood - Details
  17. ^ 70s movie database at Escape to the Seventies
  18. ^ La Plante Productions - Trial & Retribution V
  19. ^ BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Afternoon Play, Looking for Angels, Looking for Angels: Left at the Angel
  20. ^ Looking For Angels - Left At The Angel
  21. ^ The January Wedding
  22. ^ BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Afternoon Play, The Making of the English Landscape
  23. ^ The Making Of The English Landscape
  24. ^ The Raj Quartet
  25. ^ Are You Sure?
  26. ^ Damage - Cast - New York Times
  27. ^ www.haroldpinter.org - Butley
  28. ^ Butley movie review - Film - Time Out London
  29. ^ Butley - Movie - Review - New York Times
  30. ^ King Lear

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