Margaret Tyzack

Biography

Margaret Maud Tyzack was an English actress. Her television roles included The Forsyte Saga (1967) I, Claudius (1976), George Lucas's Young Indiana Jones (1992–1993) and EastEnders (2011). She won the 1970 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC serial The First Churchills, and the 1990 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Lettice and Lovage, opposite Maggie Smith. She also won two Olivier Awards—in 1981 as Actress of the Year in a Revival and in 2009 as Best Actress in a Play. Her film appearances included Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971), as well as Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Match Point (2005).

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Awards & recognition

• ★Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
• ★Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1990
• ★Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1970
• ★Evening Standard Theatre Award — Best Actress
• ★Laurence Olivier Awards