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[[Image:JennyAgutterLogansRun.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Jenny Agutter from the film [[Logan's Run]].]]

'''Jenny Agutter''' (born [[December 20]], [[1952]]) is ana [[EnglandUnited Kingdom|EnglishBritish]] [[actor|actress]].

Jennifer Ann Agutter was born in [[Taunton]], [[Somerset]]. The daughter of a [[British Army]] officer, she travelled the world as a child. Her first film appearance was in ''[[East of Sudan]]'' ([[1964]]). She first came to the attention of television audiences as Roberta in a [[BBC]] dramatisation of ''[[The Railway Children]]'', and went on to play the same part in [[Lionel Jeffries]]' [[1970]] film of the book. Her quality of ingenuousness led on to a more serious role in ''[[I Start Counting]]'' ([[1969]]).

Agutter began a transition to adult roles in ''[[Walkabout (film)|Walkabout]]'' (1971), playing a teenaged schoolgirl who was lost in the [[Australia]]n [[outback]] with her younger brother. The film's theme of the transition from childhood to adulthood mirrored Agutter's life and career at the time.

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In the last decade, Agutter has mainly worked in television. She has appeared in the TV series ''TECX'', ''The All New [[Alexei Sayle]] Show'', and ''And the Beat Goes On''. In 2000, she made her third appearance in a production of ''The Railway Children'', this time playing the role of the mother. Since 2002, Agutter has been featured in the British television series ''[[Spooks]]''.

Agutter is married to Johan Tham, a [[Sweden|Swedish]] hotelier. The couple have one son, Jonathan. The family lives in [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom|UKEngland]].

==Selected Film and Television==

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==Awards==

*[[1978]] - [[BAFTA]] (Best Supporting Actress) for [[Equus]].

*[[1972]] - [[Emmy]] (Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama) for [[''The Snow Goose]]''.

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