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Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Actor · Born December 20, 1952 (73) · Taunton, Somerset, England, UK

Primetime Emmy winner · BAFTA Award winner

Jennifer Ann "Jenny" Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is an English film and television actress. She began her career as a child actress in the mid 1960s, starring in the BBC television series The Railway Children and the film adaptation of the same book, before moving on to adult roles and relocating to Hollywood. She played Alex Price in An American Werewolf in London, Jessica 6 in Logan's Run, Joanne Simpson in Child's Play 2 and Jill Mason in Equus. Since the 1990s, she has worked in sound recording, and she is a patron of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. After a break from acting she has appeared in several television series since 2000, including the British series Spooks and Call the Midwife.

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Born
December 20, 1952 (73)
From
Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 111 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 2% in 30 days

What are Jenny Agutter's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Adventure9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Self
18%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Society
14%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 16 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 14 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 19 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 19
Hero
4 of 19
Mentor
4 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Shapeshifter
1 of 19
Shadow
1 of 19
Threshold guardian
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Warm
11
Melancholic
10
Hopeful
10
Contemplative
9
Other
32

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jenny Agutter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jenny Agutter's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

111 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sister Julienne / Narrator (voice)

  • Mary Anning & the Dinosaur Hunters(2024)

    as Miss Philpott

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Railway Children Return(2022)

    as Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • My Name is Gulpilil(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sometimes Always Never(2018)

    as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Queen of the Desert(2015)

    as Florance Bell

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Tin(2015)

    as Marjorie Dawson

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014)

    as Councilwoman Hawley

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Age of Steam Railways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • The Mapmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Isabel

  • True Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Holly's Mum

  • Outside Bet(2012)

    as Shirley Baxter

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(2012)

    as World Security Council

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Call the Midwife(2012)

    Show 117 episodes · as Sister Julienne

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Golden Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sarah

  • Burke and Hare(2010)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Glorious 39(2009)

    as Maud

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Monday Monday(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Act of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Catherine Cisco

  • Interview with Jenny Agutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Interviewee

  • The Invisibles(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · as Barbera Riley

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • British Film Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Magic Door(2007)

    as The Black Witch

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Irina Palm(2007)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Heroes and Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as June

  • Diamond Geezer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Vanessa

  • Number One, Longing. Number Two, Regret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kenosha

  • The Alan Clark Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jane Clark

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Yvonne Barrie

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tessa Phillips

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Jemma Sanderson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • At Dawning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Escaping Woman

  • The Parole Officer(2001)

    as Victor's Wife

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Railway Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mother

  • A Respectable Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lady Scott

  • Pagan's Progress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Isobel Chettham

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • And the Beat Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 8 episodes · as Connie Fairbrother Spencer

  • September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Isobel

  • Blue Juice(1995)

    as Guinevere / Mary Fenton

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Bramwell(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Bruce

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Buccaneers(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Idina Hatton

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The All New Alexei Sayle Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Professor Mamet

  • Romeo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Lady Capulet

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Hermoine (voice)

  • Freddie as F.R.O.7.(1992)

    as Daffers (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Susannah Temple-Richards

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Child's Play 2(1990)

    as Joanne Simpson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Darkman(1990)

    as Burn Doctor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen

  • King of the Wind(1989)

    as Hannah Coke

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less(1990)

    as Jill Albery

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Outsiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Maria Rogers

  • TECX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kate Milverton

  • Snoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Veronica Hughes

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Adela Marchmont

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Max's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Dear John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah

  • Red Dwarf(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Mamet

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Tower(1989)

    as Carolyn Page

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Silas Marner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nancy Lammeter

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacinda Carlyle (segment "Voices in the Earth") · as Morgan Le Fay (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Lauren Demeter

  • Love's Labour's Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Rosaline

  • This Office Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Pam

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Margo Claymore

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Secret Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Miss Lowrie

  • Miss Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Purse Snatching Victim (uncredited)

  • An American Werewolf in London(1981)

    as Nurse Alex Price

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Survivor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Hobbs

  • Late Flowering Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Amy(1981)

    as Amy Medford

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Othello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Desdemona

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Krista Villeroch

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Beulah Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lizzie Corlay

  • Sweet William (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Ann Walton

  • Dominique(1979)

    as Ann Ballard

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure(1979)

    as Priscilla Mullins

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Riddle of the Sands(1979)

    as Clara Dollmann

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • School Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Miss Jackson

  • China 9, Liberty 37(1978)

    as Catherine Sebanek

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Equus(1977)

    as Jill Mason

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Hollywood Greats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Man in the Iron Mask(1977)

    as Louise de La Vallière

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Eagle Has Landed(1976)

    as Molly Prior

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Logan's Run(1976)

    as Jessica

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Sue

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss P. Jackson

  • Kiss Me and Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Dominie Lanceford

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Leah Russell

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Thriller(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Dominie Lanceford

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • A War of Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Maureen Tomelty

  • Shelley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mary Shelley

  • The Cherry Orchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Anya

  • The Snow Goose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Fritha

  • Walkabout(1971)

    as Girl

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Ten Commandments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Bess Clark

  • The Wild Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Hedvig Ekdal

  • The Railway Children(1970)

    as Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • I Start Counting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Wynne

  • The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Young Maria Beadnall/Mary Hogarth/Ellen Ternan

  • Star!(1968)

    as Pamela Roper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Gates to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Maud de Cloyes

  • The Railway Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 7 episodes · as Roberta Faraday

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Joanna

  • Ballerina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Ingrid Jensen

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Anya · as Hedvig Ekdal

  • East of Sudan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Asua

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Frith

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles, 109 of them dated from 1951 to 2024; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Child's Play 2 (1990)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Call the Midwife (2012)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19512024

Peak 2022 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1968Screen debut· Star!
  • 1970First top-billed film· I Start Counting
  • 1971Breakout· Walkabout
  • 2012Career best· Call the Midwife

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 110: 110 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s7 · acting1970s24 · acting1980s23 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 12% of 25 roles
68788803

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 1972–1978.

  1. 1978
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
  2. 1972
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jenny Agutter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 34; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Mary Anning & the Dinosaur Hunters (2024)

97th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Avengers (2012)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jenny Agutter's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles33–85 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles16–69 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles12–66 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles29–37 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles44–82 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jenny Agutter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jenny Agutter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Anderson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Mixed roles