Susannah York (1939-2011)

Susannah Yolande Fletcher (9th January 1939 - 15th January 2011) was born in Chelsea, London, the daughter of businessman Simon William Peel Vickers Fletcher and his wife, Joan Nita Mary (née Bowring). She took the stage name York and was brought up in Scotland where she attended Marr College in Troon, Ayrshire. York was an English film, stage and television actress and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for ‘They Shoot Horses, Don't They?’ and won best actress for Images at Cannes Film Festival. York died from cancer, aged 72.