Agutter was born in Taunton, Somerset, the daughter of Catherine "Kit" (née Lynam) and Derek Brodie Agutter, a former British Army officer and live entertainment organizer. As a child, she lived in Dhekelia, Cyprus and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She was discovered while at Elmhurst Ballet School when a casting agent was looking for a young English-speaking girl for a film. She did not get the part, Read more...

Agutter first came to the attention of television audiences as Roberta in a BBC drama of The Railway Children, and went on to play the same part in Lionel Jeffries's 1970 film of the book. Her quality of ingenuousness had led to an earlier more serious role in what is now regarded as something of a horror cult film I Start Counting (1969). She also won an Emmy for her television role as Fritha in Read more...

Agutter also attained a reputation for scenes containing nudity in her films during the 1970s. Her first nude scenes - filmed when she was just 16 - came in Walkabout (1971). They included a five minute skinny-dipping scene inter-cut with shots of the aboriginal guide hunting for food which was cut from the original US release, and also some more nude bathing during a flashback sequence at the end Read more...