Actress Susannah York Dies From Cancer ( Archived) (11)

British actress Susannah York - one of the most memorable film faces of the 1960s - has died from cancer aged 72. Skip related content

She achieved international fame in a string of classic movies and starred alongside a host of legendary actors including Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando and Peter O'Toole.

York was best known for her roles in A Man For All Seasons and They Shoot Horses - Don't They, for which she received an Oscar nomination.

Her son, actor Orlando Wells, told The Sunday Telegraph that York died on Saturday from advanced bone marrow cancer.

"She was an absolutely fantastic mother, who was very down to earth," Wells said.

"She loved nothing more than cooking a good Sunday roast and sitting around a fire of a winter's evening. In some sense, she was quite a home girl."

During the 1970s York's film roles became less notable, although she appeared in the box office smash Superman, but she continued to enjoy an extensive stage career.

"She was as happy in a pub theatre in Islington as she was in Hollywood," Wells said.

She also starred in several TV roles, including a stint on Casualty.

Away from acting, York wrote two children's books and was an ardent anti-nuclear campaigner.

She vigorously worked for the release of Israeli whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu who disclosed secrets that revealed the Jewish state was building atomic bombs.

She was in Israel when Mr Vanunu was finally set free in 2004 after 18 years in jail.

Sir Tom Stoppard, the playwright and screenwriter, paid tribute to the actress.

"I remember back in 1961 when I was a young journalist, I interviewed her for a magazine for her film Greengage Summer, and I still remember how completely charmed I was," he said

Another nice soul and a gentle lady gone

A quiet unassuming actress,not in to self promotion.Rest in peace .

R.I.P

Sad news..

she has had a good run with her life

I really liked her.

rest in pease....lovely lady...