Dora Bryan

Dora Bryan

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1923-02-07
Deathday: 2014-07-23 (91 years old)

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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 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. 

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Filmography

all 78

Movies 63

TV Shows 15

self 5

Aunt Nan
MirrorMask

MirrorMask (2005)

Movie
1
Self - Audience Member
Another Audience With Ken Dodd

Another Audience With Ken Dodd (2002)

Movie
Lily Anderson
Doctors

Doctors (2000)

TV
Connie
Dinnerladies

Dinnerladies (1998)

TV
6
Millie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996)

Movie
Bosom Lady
Bed

Bed (1995)

Movie
Kitty Flitcroft
Mother's Ruin

Mother's Ruin (1994)

TV
Molly Bramley
Frank Stubbs Promotes

Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993)

TV
Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous (1992)

TV
6
Virtual Murder

Virtual Murder (1992)

TV
Jane Thompson
Heartbeat

Heartbeat (1992)

TV
9
Bosom Lady
Performance

Performance (1991)

TV
On the Up

On the Up (1990)

TV
Margaret McKinney
Apartment Zero

Apartment Zero (1989)

Movie
Hester Blewett
Casualty

Casualty (1986)

TV
Emma
Screamtime

Screamtime (1983)

Movie
4
Self
An Audience with...

An Audience with... (1978)

TV
Roz
Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

TV
Cora Crumpington
Up the Front

Up the Front (1972)

Movie
Mrs. Golding
Hands of the Ripper

Hands of the Ripper (1971)

Movie
Ruby Hopkins
Two A Penny

Two A Penny (1967)

Movie
Before The Fringe

Before The Fringe (1967)

TV
Mrs De Vere
That Swinging City

That Swinging City (1966)

Movie
Amber Spottiswood
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)

Movie
2.5
Self
The Dream Machine

The Dream Machine (1964)

Movie
Helen
A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey (1961)

Movie
Queen
Alice Through the Looking Box

Alice Through the Looking Box (1960)

Movie
herself
Hello London

Hello London (1960)

Movie
Julie Skidmore
The Night We Got the Bird

The Night We Got the Bird (1960)

Movie
Follow That Horse!

Follow That Horse! (1960)

Movie
Pvt. Cox
Operation Bullshine

Operation Bullshine (1959)

Movie
Gay
Desert Mice

Desert Mice (1959)

Movie
Norah
Carry On Sergeant

Carry On Sergeant (1958)

Movie
3.5
Telephonist
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)

Movie
(uncredited)
Small Hotel

Small Hotel (1957)

Movie
Lily
The Green Man

The Green Man (1956)

Movie
6
Cassie
Child in the House

Child in the House (1956)

Movie
Myrtle
The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

Movie
May
As Long as They're Happy

As Long as They're Happy (1955)

Movie
Herself
The Sooty Show

The Sooty Show (1955)

TV
Sgt. Hortense Tipp
You Lucky People

You Lucky People (1955)

Movie
Comedian
Harmony Lane

Harmony Lane (1954)

Movie
Berengaria
Mad About Men

Mad About Men (1954)

Movie
Marge
The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day (1954)

Movie
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
The Young Lovers

The Young Lovers (1954)

Movie
Mary Rawlings, the maid
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose (1954)

Movie
You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are (1954)

Movie
Dora Bee
The Intruder

The Intruder (1953)

Movie
Barmaid
The Fake

The Fake (1953)

Movie
6
Prostitute
Street Corner

Street Corner (1953)

Movie
Olga
Women of Twilight

Women of Twilight (1953)

Movie
Mrs. Hackett
The Ringer

The Ringer (1952)

Movie
Pearl
Miss Robin Hood

Miss Robin Hood (1952)

Movie
Tilly
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)

Movie
Peggy Stebbins
Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)

Movie
Glad Flanagan
Gift Horse

Gift Horse (1952)

Movie
6
Valerie
13 East Street

13 East Street (1952)

Movie
Miss La Fosse
Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard (1952)

Movie
Mrs. Bowers
High Treason

High Treason (1951)

Movie
Movie Publicist
Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)

Movie
No Highway

No Highway (1951)

Movie
Maggie
Scarlet Thread

Scarlet Thread (1951)

Movie
Bubbles Fitzgerald
Circle of Danger

Circle of Danger (1951)

Movie
Elsie
The Quiet Woman

The Quiet Woman (1951)

Movie
Eva
Traveller's Joy

Traveller's Joy (1950)

Movie
Maisie
No Trace

No Trace (1950)

Movie
Waitress
Something in the City

Something in the City (1950)

Movie
Maisie
The Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp (1950)

Movie
1
Jenny Jenkins
The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love (1949)

Movie
the waitress
The Interrupted Journey

The Interrupted Journey (1949)

Movie
Blonde Sales Assistant (uncredited)
Adam and Evelyne

Adam and Evelyne (1949)

Movie
Winnie
Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas (1949)

Movie
Model in Shop
The Perfect Woman

The Perfect Woman (1949)

Movie
Barmaid
Once Upon a Dream

Once Upon a Dream (1949)

Movie
The Girl
No Room at the Inn

No Room at the Inn (1948)

Movie
Rose
The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol (1948)

Movie
Girl in Telephone Kiosk (uncredited)
Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out (1947)

Movie
5.6
According To Dora

According To Dora

TV

Ratings

Average 5.65
Based on 127 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1923-02-07

Deathday
2014-07-23 (91 years old)

Birth Name
Dora May Broadbent

Birth Place
Parbold, United Kingdom

Religion
Anglicanism

Relationships
Bill Lawton (1954-01-01 - 2008-01-01)

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Дора Брайен, Dora May Broadbent

Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Laurence Olivier Award


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