York was born as Susannah Yolande Fletcher in London. York studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

York is probably best known for her part as Sophie Weston opposite Albert Finney in the 1963 Oscar winning Best Film Tom Jones. She is better known to younger audiences, however for playing Superman's mother Lara in Superman (1978) and its sequels, Superman II (1980) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987).

Her film career began in 1960. York appeared in Tunes of Glory, co-starring with Read more...

In 1960, York married Michael Wells, with whom she has two children, Orlando and Sasha. They divorced in 1976. In the 1984 TV adaptation of A Christmas Carol, she played Mrs. Cratchit and both of her children co-starred as Cratchit offspring. Her son, Orlando Wells, starred in the Channel 4 teen drama, As If. Wells gave York her first grandchild, Rafferty, in 2007.

Politically, she is left Read more...