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Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 14, 1942 (83)
Birthplace Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is an English actress. She is known for her starring roles in films including A Taste of Honey (1961), The Leather Boys (1964), The Knack …and How to Get It (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Smashing Time (1967). For A Taste of Honey, she won the Cannes Film Fes ... tival Award for Best Actress, and Most Promising Newcomer at both the BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Her other film appearances include An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), Under the Skin (1997), and Being Julia (2004). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rita Tushingham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Elicit

Elicit

2023

as Felicity

Boudica

Boudica

2023

as Green Druid

Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho

2021

as Peggy Turner

The Owners

The Owners

2020

as Ellen Huggins

My Name Is Lenny

My Name Is Lenny

2017

as Reenie Joyce

The Wee Man

The Wee Man

2013

as Rita Thompson

Outside Bet

Outside Bet

2012

as Martha

Seamonsters

Seamonsters

2011

as Rose

The Calling

The Calling

2010

as Sister Gertrude

Broken Lines

Broken Lines

2008

as Rae

The Hideout

The Hideout

2007

as Paula Hardyn

Puffball

Puffball

2007

as Molly

Angel Cake

Angel Cake

2006

as Millie

Being Julia

Being Julia

2004

as Aunt Carrie

The Stretford Wives

The Stretford Wives

2002

as Marilyn Massey

Out of Depth

Out of Depth

2000

as Margaret Nixon

Swing

Swing

1999

as Mags Luxford

Under the Skin

Under the Skin

1997

as Mum

The Boy from Mercury

The Boy from Mercury

1996

as May Cronin

An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure

1995

as Aunt Lily

Sunday Pursuit

Sunday Pursuit

1990

as Alice Fletcher

Resurrected

Resurrected

1989

as Mrs. Deakin

A Judgment in Stone

A Judgment in Stone

1986

as Eunice

Flying

Flying

1986

as Jean Stoller

Green Eyes

Green Eyes

1977

as Margaret Sheen

Rachel's Man

Rachel's Man

1976

as Leah

The Human Factor

The Human Factor

1975

as Janice

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

1973

as Grace

Straight On Till Morning

Straight On Till Morning

1972

as Brenda Thompson

The Guru

The Guru

1969

as Jenny

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

as Penelope

Diamonds for Breakfast

Diamonds for Breakfast

1968

as Bridget Rafferty

Smashing Time

Smashing Time

1967

as Brenda

The Trap

The Trap

1966

as Eve

The Knack... and How to Get It

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965

as Nancy Jones

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

as The Girl

The Leather Boys

The Leather Boys

1964

as Dot

Girl with Green Eyes

Girl with Green Eyes

1964

as Kathleen "Kate" Brady

A Place to Go

A Place to Go

1963

as Catherine Donovan

A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey

1961

as Jo

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Television Credits

Bread

as Celia Higgins

Episodes: 10

First Aired: May 01, 1986

Ridley Road

as Nettie Jones

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 03, 2021

The Responder

as June Carson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 24, 2022

The Marlow Murder Club

as Mrs. Eddingham

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 06, 2024

The Pale Horse

as Bella Webb

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 09, 2020

Vera

as Audrey Latham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 01, 2011

Love at First Sight

as Alice Fletcher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 12, 1992

The Human Jungle

as Joy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 1963

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Miss Elizabeth Percehouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Still Open All Hours

as Annie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 26, 2014

Lady Killers

as Charlotte Bryant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 20, 1980

The Famous Five

as Miss Clutterbuck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 09, 2023

No Strings

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 16, 1974

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1993

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

New Tricks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2004

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 26, 2016

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