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Dora Bryan

Dora Bryan

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 07, 1923
Died Jul 23, 2014 (91)
Birthplace Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Dora May Bryan OBE was an English actress of stage, film and television. Born Dora May Broadbent, her career began in pantomime as a child actor. In World War II she joined the ENSA in Italy to entertain British troops.  After having established herself as a versatile stage actress, covering everyt ... hing from drama and comedy to musicals, she started to appear in film in the late 1940s, and in 1968 she even had her own TV series, "According to Dora". At one point in her career she was Britain's highest-paid star. She was active on stage until the mid 1990s and continued to work in film and television until 2005, when she finally had to give up the acting profession as she could no longer remember her lines.  Her autobiography According To Dora was published in 1987. In 1996, she was awarded an OBE in recognition of her services to acting and the same year she was also awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for her role in the West End production of the Harold Pinter play "The Birthday Party". She was married to British cricket player Bill Lawton from 1954 to his death in 2008. She lived in a nursing home in Hove, outside Brighton, until her death in 2014. 

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MirrorMask

MirrorMask

2005

as Aunt Nan

Bed

Bed

1995

as Bosom Lady

Palmer

Palmer

1991

as Monica

Apartment Zero

Apartment Zero

1989

as Margaret McKinney

Screamtime

Screamtime

1983

as Emma

Up the Front

Up the Front

1972

as Cora Crumpington

Hands of the Ripper

Hands of the Ripper

1971

as Mrs. Golding

Two A Penny

Two A Penny

1967

as Ruby Hopkins

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

1966

as Amber Spottiswood

The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

1966

as Mrs. De Vere

A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey

1961

as Helen

The Night We Got the Bird

The Night We Got the Bird

1960

as Julie Skidmore

Desert Mice

Desert Mice

1959

as Gay Bennett

Operation Bullshine

Operation Bullshine

1959

as Pvt. Cox

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958

as Telephonist

Carry On Sergeant

Carry On Sergeant

1958

as Norah

Small Hotel

Small Hotel

1957

as (uncredited)

Child in the House

Child in the House

1956

as Cassie

The Green Man

The Green Man

1956

as Lily

You Lucky People

You Lucky People

1955

as Hortense Tipp

The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

as Myrtie

Harmony Lane

Harmony Lane

1954

as Comedian

Mad About Men

Mad About Men

1954

as Berengaria

Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1954

as Mary Rawlings, the maid

The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day

1954

as Marge

The Young Lovers

The Young Lovers

1954

as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

The Real Thing

The Real Thing

1953

as Dora

Women of Twilight

Women of Twilight

1953

as Olga

Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

as Prostitute

The Fake

The Fake

1953

as Barmaid

The Intruder

The Intruder

1953

as Dora Bee

Miss Robin Hood

Miss Robin Hood

1952

as Pearl

13 East Street

13 East Street

1952

as Valerie

Gift Horse

Gift Horse

1952

as Glad Flanagan

The Ringer

The Ringer

1952

as Mrs. Hackett

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952

as Peggy Stebbins

Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

1952

as Miss La Fosse

The Quiet Woman

The Quiet Woman

1951

as Elsie Tripp

Scarlet Thread

Scarlet Thread

1951

as Maggie

Circle of Danger

Circle of Danger

1951

as Bubbles Fitzgerald

High Treason

High Treason

1951

as Mrs. Bowers

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951

as Movie Publicist

Something in the City

Something in the City

1950

as Waitress

No Trace

No Trace

1950

as Maisie

Traveller's Joy

Traveller's Joy

1950

as Eva

The Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp

1950

as Maisie

The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

1949

as Jenny Jenkins

The Interrupted Journey

The Interrupted Journey

1949

as the waitress

Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas

1949

as Winnie

The Perfect Woman

The Perfect Woman

1949

as Model in Shop

Once Upon a Dream

Once Upon a Dream

1949

as Barmaid

Adam and Evelyne

Adam and Evelyne

1949

as Blonde Sales Assistant (uncredited)

Don't Ever Leave Me

Don't Ever Leave Me

1949

as Talkative Hairdresser (uncredited)

No Room at the Inn

No Room at the Inn

1948

as The Girl

The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

1948

as Rose

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

1947

as Girl in Telephone Kiosk (uncredited)

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