Carmen du Sautoy
| Carmen du Sautoy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 February 1950[1] London |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972-present |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Savage (1974–present) |
| Website | |
| http://www.carmendusautoy.com | |
Carmen du Sautoy (born 26 February 1950) is an award-winning leading British actress of stage, television and film.[1]
Du Sautoy was born in London. She has played a wide variety of roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, in London's West End, and in New York, Tokyo, Sydney, Madrid, Berlin and in many other major theatres worldwide. She may be best-known to film audiences for her role as the belly-dancing Lebanese temptress Saida in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun.[1]
She has also appeared in such films and television serials as Lost Empires, Poor Little Rich Girl, La Ronde, The Citadel, The Orchid House, A Dance to the Music of Time, Chessgame, Midsomer Murders, Hammer House of Horror, Absolutely Fabulous, and The South Bank Show.
Personal life
She married theatre director and writer Charles Savage in 1974.[1]
Selected filmography
- The Man With The Golden Gun
- The Brothers
- Astronauts
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street
- The Citadel
- Chessgame
- Strangers and Brothers
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
- Lost Empires
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
- It Couldn't Happen Here
- Bergerac
- Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
- Agatha Christie's Poirot
- Perfect Scoundrels
- The Orchid House
- Boon
- Paparazzo
- Bugs
- Kavanagh QC
- Absolutely Fabulous
- Highlander
- A Dance to the Music of Time
- Heartbeat
- Midsomer Murders
- Ultimate Force
- Telling Lies
- Method
- Doctors
- The Line of Beauty
- The Worst Week of My Life
- Hughie Green, Most Sincerely
- Praying Mantis (1982) - Vera Canova
Stage
- The Comedy of Errors, The Courtesan, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre London, The Courtesan
- Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre London, Cassandra
- The Way of the World, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre London, Mrs Fainall
- Love's Labour's Lost, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford/Aldwych Theatre London, The Princess of France
- Pillars of the Community, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre London, Mrs Lynge
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford/Aldwych Theatre London, Hippolyta
- Captain Swing, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford/Warehouse Theatre London, Lady Cummings
- Piaf, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, Madeleine
- Children of the Sun, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre London, Eliena
- Once in a Lifetime, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford/Aldwych Theatre London/Piccadilly Theatre London, Miss Leighton
- Macbeth, Old Vic Tour, USA, Lady Macbeth
- Antony and Cleopatra, Mermaid Theatre London, Cleopatra
- Desire Under the Elms, Greenwich Theatre London, Abbie
- Candy Kisses, Bush Theatre London, Bobby
- Peace in Our Time, UK Tour, Lyia Vivian
- Facade, London Symphony Orchestra, Wind Harmonie, Queen Elizabeth Hall London, Narrator
- Hay Fever, Albery Theatre London, Myra
- Salome, Royal National Theatre London/Phoenix Theatre London/BAM Theatre New York/World Tour, Herodias
- Mind Millie For Me, Haymarket Theatre London, Countess Irene
Awards and Nominations
- Won the London Theatre Critics' Award 1979 for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Once in a Lifetime[2]
- Nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award 1979 for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Once in a Lifetime[2]
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