Agutter came to television audiences as kirsty in the twice weekly bbc series the newcomersthe character kirsty was the daughter of the new managing director of eden brothers the fictional firm that was at the centre of the series.
Jenny agutter has candidly discussed her fears when it comes to inevitably ageing and how she still manages to feel sexy in her sixties despite them.
She began her career as a child actress in 1964 and went on to star in The Railway Children, in both the 1968 television adaptation and the 1970 film version.