Susannah York, a British film, stage and television actress who was best known for her role in the 1969 film They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Died Saturday January 15, 2011. She was 72.

  Ms. York was nominated for an Best Supporting Actress Oscar and Golden Globe for her work in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" and won a  BAFTA for the same role. Her film career began with Tunes of Glory (1960), co-starring with Alec Guinness and John Mills. In 1961, she played the leading role in The Greengage Summer, which co-starred Kenneth More and Danielle Darrieux. In 1972, she won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Images. She also played Superman's mother Lara on the doomed planet Krypton in Superman (1978) and its sequels, Superman II (1980) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). York made extensive appearances in British television series, including Prince Regent (1979), as Maria Fitzherbert, the clandestine wife of the future George IV, and We'll Meet Again (1982).