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Dora Bryan

Dora Bryan

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 everything 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. 

Personal information

Birthday

1923-02-07

Birth Place

Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

13 East Street

13 East Street

1952

5.2

Movie
A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey

1961

6.9

Movie
poster

Absolutely Fabulous

1992

7.5

TV
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

1996

7.3

Movie
poster

According To Dora

0.0

TV
Adam and Evelyne

Adam and Evelyne

1949

6.6

Movie
Alice Through the Looking Box

Alice Through the Looking Box

1960

0.0

Movie
poster

An Audience with...

1978

5.3

TV
Apartment Zero

Apartment Zero

1989

6.8

Movie
As Long as They're Happy

As Long as They're Happy

1955

7.7

Movie
Bed

Bed

1995

0.0

Movie
poster

Before The Fringe

1967

0.0

TV
poster

Both Ends Meet

1972

0.0

TV
Carry On Sergeant

Carry On Sergeant

1958

6.3

Movie
poster

Casualty

1986

6.0

TV
Child in the House

Child in the House

1956

5.8

Movie
Circle of Danger

Circle of Danger

1951

6.5

Movie
Desert Mice

Desert Mice

1959

6.0

Movie
poster

Dinnerladies

1998

7.4

TV
poster

Doctors

2000

4.7

TV
Don't Ever Leave Me

Don't Ever Leave Me

1949

7.5

Movie
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1954

5.8

Movie
Follow That Horse!

Follow That Horse!

1960

0.0

Movie
poster

Frank Stubbs Promotes

1993

6.0

TV
Gift Horse

Gift Horse

1952

6.6

Movie
Hands of the Ripper

Hands of the Ripper

1971

6.2

Movie
Harmony Lane

Harmony Lane

1954

0.0

Movie
poster

Heartbeat

1992

7.0

TV
Hello London

Hello London

1960

5.0

Movie
High Treason

High Treason

1951

5.2

Movie
Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951

5.9

Movie
poster

Last of the Summer Wine

1973

7.1

TV
Mad About Men

Mad About Men

1954

6.1

Movie
MirrorMask

MirrorMask

2005

6.4

Movie
Miss Robin Hood

Miss Robin Hood

1952

7.5

Movie
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952

4.2

Movie
poster

Mother's Ruin

1994

7.0

TV
No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky

1951

6.9

Movie
No Room at the Inn

No Room at the Inn

1948

7.0

Movie
No Trace

No Trace

1950

6.5

Movie
Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas

1949

6.5

Movie
Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

1947

7.3

Movie
poster

On the Up

1990

6.3

TV
Once Upon a Dream

Once Upon a Dream

1949

6.0

Movie
Operation Bullshine

Operation Bullshine

1959

5.1

Movie
Palmer

Palmer

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

Performance

1991

6.0

TV
Scarlet Thread

Scarlet Thread

1951

4.9

Movie
Screamtime

Screamtime

1983

4.3

Movie
Small Hotel

Small Hotel

1957

6.5

Movie
Something in the City

Something in the City

1950

5.7

Movie
Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

5.6

Movie
The Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp

1950

6.5

Movie
The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

5.9

Movie
The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day

1954

5.4

Movie
The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

1949

0.0

Movie
The Dream Machine

The Dream Machine

1964

0.0

Movie
The Fake

The Fake

1953

5.5

Movie
The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

1948

7.2

Movie
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

1966

5.8

Movie
The Green Man

The Green Man

1956

7.0

Movie
The Interrupted Journey

The Interrupted Journey

1949

6.0

Movie
The Intruder

The Intruder

1953

7.2

Movie
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958

6.0

Movie
The Night We Got the Bird

The Night We Got the Bird

1960

4.5

Movie
The Perfect Woman

The Perfect Woman

1949

6.0

Movie
The Quiet Woman

The Quiet Woman

1951

5.8

Movie
The Real Thing

The Real Thing

1953

0.0

Movie
The Ringer

The Ringer

1952

5.8

Movie
The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

1966

6.1

Movie
poster

The Sooty Show

1955

6.1

TV
The Young Lovers

The Young Lovers

1954

5.8

Movie
Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952

8.0

Movie
Traveller's Joy

Traveller's Joy

1950

5.7

Movie
Two A Penny

Two A Penny

1967

1.5

Movie
Up the Front

Up the Front

1972

4.1

Movie
poster

Virtual Murder

1992

6.5

TV
Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

1952

6.0

Movie
Women of Twilight

Women of Twilight

1953

5.3

Movie
You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

1954

4.2

Movie
You Lucky People!

You Lucky People!

1955

5.2

Movie