Carmen du Sautoy (born 26 February 1950) is a British stage, television and film actress.

Early life

Du Sautoy was born in London. She has played a wide variety of leading roles with the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf ...

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, in London's West End, and in New York, Tokyo, Sydney, Madrid, Berlin and in many other major theatres worldwide.

Career

Du Sautoy may be best known to film audiences for her role as the belly-dancing Lebanese temptress Saida in the 1974

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film '' The Man with the Golden Gun''. She has had an extensive television career with numerous starring roles in amongst others ''

Lost Empires ''Lost Empires'' is a 1986 television miniseries adaptation of J. B. Priestley's 1965 novel of the same name and starred Colin Firth, John Castle and Laurence Olivier. Produced by Granada Television, it was shown as a serial, and premiered on t ...

'', '' Poor Little Rich Girl'', '' La Ronde'', ''

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'', '' The Orchid House'', ''

A Dance to the Music of Time ''A Dance to the Music of Time'' is a 12-volume ''Book series#History, roman-fleuve'' by English writer Anthony Powell, published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim. The story is an often comic examination of movements and manners, power ...

'', '' Chessgame'', ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. ...

'', ''

Hammer House of Horror ''Hammer House of Horror'' is a British horror anthology television series produced in Britain in 1980. Created by Hammer Films in association with Cinema Arts International and ITC Entertainment, it consists of 13 hour-long episodes, origin ...

'', ''

Absolutely Fabulous ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (often shortened to ''Ab Fab'') is a British television sitcom created and written by Jennifer Saunders, which premiered in 1992. It is based on the 1990 '' French and Saunders'' sketch " Modern Mother and Daughter", cr ...

'', and ''

The South Bank Show ''The South Bank Show'' is a British television arts magazine series originally produced by London Weekend Television and broadcast on ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new version of the series began 27 May 2012 on Sky Arts. Conceived, written, a ...

''.

Personal life

Du Sautoy married theatre director and writer Charles Savage in 1974.

Films

*'' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974) – Saida *'' It Couldn't Happen Here'' (1987) *'' Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story'' (1987) – Roussie () *'' Bert Rigby, You're a Fool'' (1989) – Tess Trample *''Paparazzo'' (1995) – Marjorie *''Dream'' (2001) – Compere at audition *''

Method Method (, methodos, from μετά/meta "in pursuit or quest of" + ὁδός/hodos "a method, system; a way or manner" of doing, saying, etc.), literally means a pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, or system. In re ...

'' (2004) – Mother (Mona) *'' Royally Ever After'' (2018) – Queen Patricia

Television

*'' The Brothers'' (1976) – Ika *'' Astronauts (TV series)'' (1981–1983) – Dr. Gentian Foster *'' The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' (1982) – Arabel Barrett *''Praying Mantis'' (1983) – Vera Canova *''

'' (1983) – Frances Lawrence *'' Chessgame'' (1983) – Faith Steerforth *'' Strangers and Brothers'' (1984) – Ann Simon / Ann March *'' Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense'' (1984) – Suzy Kendrick *''

'' (1986) – Julie Blane *'' Bergerac'' (1988) – Marie Chantel *''

Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', or simply ''Poirot'' (), is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2020. The ITV show is based on many of Agatha Christie's famous crime fiction series, wh ...

'' (1989) – Mrs. Vanderlyn *'' Perfect Scoundrels'' (1990) – Eva Sanderson *'' The Orchid House'' (1991) – Mamselle the Tutor *'' Boon'' (1991) – Ann Fielding *'' Bugs'' (1995) – Irene Campbell *''

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'' (1996) – Marcia Jacobs *''

'' (1996) – Kalishia Klegg Ferruzzi *'' Highlander'' (1997) – Anna Hidalgo *''

'' (1997) – Miss Weedon *'' Heartbeat'' (1998) – Dorothea Cliveden *''

'' (2002) – Rosalind Parr *''

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'' (2002) – Mrs. Leonard *''

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'' (2003–2006) – Linda Larchmont / Stella Dale *'' The Line of Beauty'' (2006) – Elena *'' The Worst Week of My Life'' (2006) – Daphne *'' Hughie Green, Most Sincerely'' (2008) – Christina Sharples

Stage

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The Comedy of Errors ''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play ...

'', The Courtesan, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre London, ''The Courtesan'' *''

Troilus and Cressida ''The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida'', often shortened to ''Troilus and Cressida'' ( or ), is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1602. At Troy during the Trojan War, Troilus and Cressida begin a love affair. Cressida is forc ...

'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre London, ''Cassandra'' *''

The Way of the World ''The Way of the World'' is a play written by the English playwright William Congreve. It premiered in early March 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as one of the best works of Restoration comedy ev ...

'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre London, ''Mrs Fainall'' *''

Love's Labour's Lost ''Love's Labour's Lost'' is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s for a performance at the Inns of Court before Queen Elizabeth I. It follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as ...

'', 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 ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

'', 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 ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'', Old Vic Tour, USA, ''Lady Macbeth'' *''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published ...

'', 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'' *''

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'', Albery Theatre London, ''Myra'' *''

Salome Salome (; , related to , "peace"; ), also known as Salome III, was a Jews, Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias. She was granddaughter of Herod the Great and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known from the New T ...

'', Royal National Theatre London/Phoenix Theatre London/BAM Theatre New York/World Tour, ''Herodias'' *''Mind Millie For Me'', Haymarket Theatre London, ''Countess Irene'' *''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'', Ambassador Theatre Group National Tour UK, Gwendoline/Maria

Awards and nominations

* Won the London Theatre Critics' Award 1979 for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Once in a Lifetime'' * Nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award 1979 for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Once in a Lifetime''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sautoy, Carmen du 1950 births Living people English film actresses English television actresses English stage actresses Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses