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Janet Suzman

Actor

Janet Suzman

Born February 9, 1939 in Johannesburg, South Africa26 films

Dame Janet Suzman DBE (born 9 February 1939) is a South African and British actress.

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And the Ship Sails On posterFirst watchAnd the Ship Sails On19837.2as Edmea TutuaIn 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth.View film

Essential films

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The Draughtsman's Contract poster7.1The Draughtsman's Contract1982A Dry White Season poster6.7A Dry White Season1989Nicholas and Alexandra poster7.0Nicholas and Alexandra1971Nuns on the Run poster5.9Nuns on the Run1990Max poster6.2Max2002Consecration poster5.6Consecration2023The Black Windmill poster6.3The Black Windmill1974Voyage of the Damned poster6.0Voyage of the Damned1976

Filmography

26 films as actor
  1. 2023ConsecrationMother Superior
  2. 2010The Color of Magic 2in1Ninereeds
  3. 2003The Shakespeare Sessions
  4. 2002MaxMax's Mother
  5. 1993Leon the Pig FarmerJudith Geller
  6. 1992The Secret AgentMargaret, Duchess of Chester
  7. 1990Nuns on the RunSister Superior
  8. 1989Revolutionary WitnessTheroign de Mericourt
  9. 1989Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  10. 1989A Dry White SeasonSusan du Toit
  11. 1984The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodEleanor of Aquitaine
  12. 1983And the Ship Sails OnEdmea Tutua
  13. 1982The Draughtsman's ContractVirginia Herbert
  14. 1981Priest of LoveFrieda Lawrence
  15. 1980NijinskyEmilia Marcus
  16. 1979The House on Garibaldi StreetHedda
  17. 1976Voyage of the DamnedLeni Strauss
  18. 1975Antony and CleopatraCleopatra
  19. 1974The Black WindmillAlex Tarrant
  20. 1974Miss NightingaleMiss Nightingale
  21. 1972Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
  22. 1972A Day in the Death of Joe EggSheila
  23. 1971Nicholas and AlexandraAlexandra
  24. 1970MacbethLady Macbeth
  25. 1970The Three SistersMasha
  26. 1965The Wars of the RosesJoan la Pucelle