In September 2011, Atkins joined the cast of ITV comedy-drama series Doc Martin playing the title character's aunt, Ruth Ellingham. [4] She remained with the series until the show ended in 2022. Atkins starred as Lady Spence with Matthew Rhys in an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier 's The Scapegoat , shown in September 2012.

2017年10月2日 · Acting legend and star of Cranford and The Crown, Dame Eileen Atkins reveals how her Doc Martin character, Aunt Ruth, has become an unexpected role model. Here Eileen Atkins tells TV Times, the fun fan reactions to her stern character, and why she would love to see Aunt Ruth’s traits played up even further, with a bit of extra tartness thrown ...

2021年6月11日 · Doc Martin’s other aunt, Ruth Series 5 onwards saw Stephanie’s much-loved character replaced by Joan’s sister, Aunt Ruth, a retired psychiatrist, who worked with the criminally insane. Ruth – played by Eileen Atkins – came to Portwenn following Joan’s death and, as her sister left the farm to her, she decided to stay and work on ...

Eileen Atkins. Actress: Gosford Park. Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London. Her father was a gas meter reader; her mother, a seamstress and barmaid. A drama teacher taught her how to drop her Cockney accent, and she studied Shakespeare and Greek tragedies.

2015年9月30日 · At 81 Dame Eileen Atkins could be forgiven for turning down scripts and putting up her feet but the renowned star of stage and screen says that just like her Doc Martin alter ego Dr Ruth Ellingham, she has no plans to retire.

2022年2月4日 · Born in Lower Clapton, East London, her mother was told that Eileen had a Cockney accent. While at school a teacher, Rev Michael Burton made it his mission to 'get the Cockney accent out of her' and gave her a taste of William Shakespeare.

2019年1月11日 · With a long and distinguished acting career, Dame Eileen Atkins is well versed in dealing with the perils of location filming. Shooting the new season of "Doc Martin" on the windswept cliffs of the North Cornwall coast on a bitterly cold Spring day proved a challenge.