Call the Midwife's Jenny Agutter: tears, prosthetic babies and no make-up "There was no make-up, which has actually been very freeing, not having an hour of make-up in the morning," said the actress, who turned 60 in December, "and looking at the other nuns, making sure they aren't wearing any mascara." The star of films such as 1976 cult classic Logan's Run, who rose to fame as a child actress in The Railway Children, was speaking on This Morning about what it was like filming Call the Midwife, which she said saw more than a few tears on set. The actress, who added that they also used a scarily-realistic prosthetic baby for the birth scenes, said she asked a real midwife who advises the team about whether she ever got emotional while helping deliver a baby. "She said no, you have to be in control because you are there for the woman," recalled Agutter, before adding that when filming the birth scenes, "I looked at her and she was in floods of tears." She also spoke about meeting the Queen last October when she was awarded an OBE for her support for charities such as the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Action For Children. "The Queen is amazing," she said, adding: "The thing which is so extraordinary about it is when you meet people from so many different jobs." Soldiers who had served in Afghanistan and people who had driven buses through the summer riots were among those from various walks of life who gathered to receive the accolade at Buckingham Palace, said Agutter. "You feel quite humble," she said.