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- Birth nameMargaret Maud Tyzack
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Margaret Tyzack was born on September 9, 1931 in Plaistow, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Match Point (2005). She was married to Alan R. Stephenson. She died on June 25, 2011 in Blackheath, London, England, UK.
- SpouseAlan R. Stephenson(March 26, 1958 - June 25, 2011) (her death, 1 child)
- Appeared in two of Stanley Kubrick's peak films: '2001: A Space Odyssey' and 'A Clockwork Orange'
- Maggie Smith refused to appear on Broadway in "Lettice and Lovage" unless Tyzack was also allowed to join the cast by Actors Equity, arguing that their chemistry and Ms. Tyzack's gifts fulfilled the requirement of singularity.
- Although she played Antonia Minor, the niece of the first Roman Emperor Augustus who was 27 years her senior, in I, Claudius (1976), she was more than six years older than Brian Blessed, who played Augustus.
- She was awarded a Laurence Oliver Theatre Award in 1982 (1981 season) for Best Actress in a Revival, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Tyzack was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. She was elevated to CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama.
- Joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1962, Margaret was known for her regal stance and added a gallery of queens to her credits over the years, including Queen Anne, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth II.
- ... I do feel strongly that it is deeply insulting the way older women are portrayed. If you watch TV or listen to the radio for a week, you would get the impression that everyone over the age of 60 has no control over their faculties. If it was any other group of people being portrayed like that, people would be up in arms. But because it is older women, nobody ever says anything.
"TV is the worst. In the past, all ages were represented. Now even silver-haired old judges have jailbait on their arms. But I can't complain. I've had a lovely career, and as an actor all you can do is hope that people keep on offering the roles. I'll totter on as long as they keep coming. Actually I better not say totter - it makes me sound like an old crone. - On her early days in repertory theatre: I was in more plays in a single year than some actors will perform in their entire careers. It was my education. We weren't spoiled or indulged. It was very hard work, and the paying customer came first. It was expected that they would hear every word, even if they were sitting far from the stage. If you were warned for inaudibility on Wednesday and still couldn't be heard on Thursday, you'd be sacked on Friday. You had to learn quickly.
- There are some actors of my generation who will perform when the fridge light comes on, but not me. I envy them their passion, but I don't have it and I never had. As far as I'm concerned, acting is a job. Oh, it's a lovely, lovely job - but it's a job, and one I drifted into.
- If you watch TV or listen to the radio for a week, you would get the impression that everyone over the age of 60 has no control over their faculties. I don't want us to be treated with kid gloves, but a fraction of respect would come in handy.
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