Prunella Ransome was an English

England

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 actress, primarily active on television and films.

Born in Croydon

Croydon

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, Surrey

Surrey

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, Ransome is best known for her roles in films such as Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film)

Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1967 British drama film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted from the book of the same name by Thomas Hardy. It was Schlesinger's fourth film and marked a stylistic shift away from his earlier works which explored contemporary urban mores. The cinematography was by...

(1967), opposite Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

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, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award

Golden Globe Award

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 nomination for playing the part of the maid Fanny Robin; and Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great (film)

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(1969), opposite David Hemmings

David Hemmings

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 and Michael York

Michael York (actor)

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. She also starred in Narciso Ibáñez Serrador

Narciso Ibáñez Serrador

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's Who Can Kill a Child?

Who Can Kill a Child?

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in 1976.

She had two daughters, Charlotte and Victoria; and was aunt to Thomas Ransome.

Prunella Ransome died in Suffolk

Suffolk

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, England in 2002.

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