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

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 produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

Royal National Theatre The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT), is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. I ...

, 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'', '' Poor Little Rich Girl'', ''

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Chessgame ''Chessgame'' is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1983. Based on a series of novels by Anthony Price, the series dealt with the activities of a quartet of counter-intelligence agents: David Aud ...

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Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of I ...

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Hammer House of Horror ''Hammer House of Horror'' is a British television series made in 1980. An anthology series created by Hammer Films in association with Cinema Arts International and ITC Entertainment, it consists of 13 hour-long episodes, originally broadca ...

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Absolutely Fabulous ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (also known as ''Ab Fab'') is a British television sitcom based on the ''French and Saunders'' sketch, "Modern Mother and Daughter", created by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. The show was created and written by Saund ...

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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, ...

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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 ''Bert Rigby, You're a Fool'' is a 1989 American musical film directed by Carl Reiner, and starring Robert Lindsay in the title role. Plot Bert Rigby is a miner in a small dying town of Langmore in northern England, with aspirations to show ...

'' (1989) – Tess Trample *''Paparazzo'' (1995) – Marjorie *''Dream'' (2001) – Compere at audition *''

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

Television

*'' The Brothers'' (1976) – Ika *''

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'' (1981–1983) – Dr. Gentian Foster *''

The Barretts of Wimpole Street ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' is a 1930 play by the Dutch/English dramatist Rudolf Besier, based on the romance between Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett, and her father's unwillingness to allow them to marry. The play gave actress Ka ...

'' (1982) – Arabel Barrett * ''

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'' (1983)- Vera Canova *''

'' (1983) – Frances Lawrence *''

'' (1983) – Faith Steerforth *'' Strangers and Brothers'' (1984) – Ann Simon / Ann March *''

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense ''Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense'' is a short-lived (one season) anthology television series produced in Britain in 1984/85 by Hammer Film Productions. Though similar in format to the 1980 series '' Hammer House of Horror'', the ''Mystery ...

'' (1984) – Suzy Kendrick *'' Lost Empires'' (1986) – Julie Blane *'' Bergerac'' (1988) – Marie Chantel *''

Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Poirot'' (also known as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'') is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional Her ...

'' (1989) – Mrs. Vanderlyn *''

Perfect Scoundrels ''Perfect Scoundrels'' is an early-1990s British television comedy-drama following two con-men's travels while conning various people. Produced by TVS Television for the ITV network, it ran for three series between 22 April 1990 and 30 May ...

'' (1990) – Eva Sanderson *'' The Orchid House'' (1991) – Mamselle the Tutor *''

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'' (1991) – Ann Fielding *'' Bugs'' (1995) – Irene Campbell *'' Kavanagh QC'' (1996) – Marcia Jacobs *''

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

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

'' (2002) – Rosalind Parr *''

Ultimate Force ''Ultimate Force'' is a British television action drama series that was shown on ITV, which deals with the activities of Red Troop of the SAS (Special Air Service). The first episode was broadcast on 16 September 2002, and a total of four s ...

'' (2002) – Mrs. Leonard *''

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'' (2003–2006) – Linda Larchmont / Stella Dale *''

The Line of Beauty ''The Line of Beauty'' is a 2004 Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Alan Hollinghurst. Plot The novel is set in Britain in three parts, taking place in 1983, 1986 and 1987. The story surrounds the young gay protagonist, Nick Guest. Nick is mid ...

'' (2006) – Elena *''

The Worst Week of My Life ''The Worst Week of My Life'' is a British television sitcom, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, ''The Worst Christmas of My ...

'' (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. It ...

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

Troilus and Cressida ''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 forced to leave Troy to join her father in the Greek camp. Meanwh ...

'', 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 Restoration comedies and is stil ...

'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre London, ''Mrs Fainall'' *'' Love's Labour's Lost'', 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 written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'', 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 ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'', Old Vic Tour, USA, ''Lady Macbeth'' *'' Antony and Cleopatra'', Mermaid Theatre London, ''Cleopatra'' *''

Desire Under the Elms ''Desire Under the Elms'' is a 1924 play written by Eugene O'Neill. Like ''Mourning Becomes Electra'', ''Desire Under the Elms'' signifies an attempt by O'Neill to adapt plot elements and themes of Greek tragedy to a rural New England setting. ...

'', 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'' *''

Hay Fever Allergic rhinitis, of which the seasonal type is called hay fever, is a type of inflammation in the nose that occurs when the immune system overreacts to allergens in the air. Signs and symptoms include a runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, red, i ...

'', Albery Theatre London, ''Myra'' *'' Salome'', 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. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious ...

'', 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