Hampshire, Susan (1938–)
Hampshire, Susan (1938–)
English actress and writer. Born May 12,1938, in London, England; m. Pierre Granier-Deferre (French director),1967 (div. 1974); m. Eddie Kulukundis (Greek ship owner and impresario), 1981.
Made London stage debut as Cynthia in Expresso Bongo (1958), followed by Follow that Girl, The Ginger Man, Past Imperfect, and The Circle, among others; films include Night Must Fall, Rogan, A Room in Paris, Living Free, Neither the Sea nor the Sand, Dr, Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Roses and Green Peppers and Paris in the Month of August; on tv, starred in "David Copperfield," "The Pallisers" and "The Barchester Chronicles." Won Emmy awards for performance as Fleur in "The Forsyte Saga," Sarah, duchess of Marlborough, in "The First Churchills," and Becky Sharp in "Vanity Fair"; received Order of the British Empire (OBE,1995) for dyslexia causes.
See also memoir Susan's Story about dealing with her dyslexia, and The Maternal Instinct.