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Susan Hampshire (born 12 May, 1938) is an
England|English Actor|actress best known for her
many film and television roles.

She first became famous after playing the lead in
a 1962 BBC adaptation of What Katy Did.  Soon
afterwards, she was taken up by Walt Disney, and
starred in The Three Lives of Thomasina and The
Fighting Prince of Donegal.  Her appeal was that
of an "English rose", and few people were aware of
her problem with dyslexia.  In her autobiography,
Susan's Story, she publicised her experiences, and
her work on behalf of dyslexics eventually led to
her being awarded the O.B.E.

Susan Hampshire appeared in several long-running
television serials, notably in the BBC's
blockbuster, The Forsyte Saga (1967), in which she
played Fleur.  In 1969, she starred as Sarah
Churchill in The First Churchills, and in 1974,
she played the lead in another 26-part serial, The
Pallisers.  She currently stars in Monarch of the
Glen.