Dora Bryan

Dora Bryan

Date of Birth:

Feb 07, 1923

Place of Birth:

Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK

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. 

filmography:

The Green Man The Green Man

1956

Street Corner Street Corner

1953

Hello London Hello London

1960

Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

1952

Women of Twilight Women of Twilight

1953

The Young Lovers The Young Lovers

1954

Harmony Lane Harmony Lane

1954

13 East Street 13 East Street

1952

Child in the House Child in the House

1956

Alice Through the Looking Box Alice Through the Looking Box

1960

The Real Thing The Real Thing

1953

Follow That Horse! Follow That Horse!

1960

The Quiet Woman The Quiet Woman

1951

Palmer Palmer

1991

Gift Horse Gift Horse

1952

Lady Godiva Rides Again Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951

The Intruder The Intruder

1953

Small Hotel Small Hotel

1957

No Room at the Inn No Room at the Inn

1948

Odd Man Out Odd Man Out

1947

Adam and Evelyne Adam and Evelyne

1949

Don't Ever Leave Me Don't Ever Leave Me

1949

The Perfect Woman The Perfect Woman

1949

No Highway in the Sky No Highway in the Sky

1951

As Long as They're Happy As Long as They're Happy

1955

Screamtime Screamtime

1983

The Fallen Idol The Fallen Idol

1948

Circle of Danger Circle of Danger

1951

The Cure for Love The Cure for Love

1949

The Crowded Day The Crowded Day

1954

Time, Gentlemen, Please! Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952

Something in the City Something in the City

1950

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952

The Sandwich Man The Sandwich Man

1966

The Blue Lamp The Blue Lamp

1950

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958

The Fake The Fake

1953

Now Barabbas Now Barabbas

1949

Mad About Men Mad About Men

1954

Hands of the Ripper Hands of the Ripper

1971

No Trace No Trace

1950

Carry On Sergeant Carry On Sergeant

1958

A Taste of Honey A Taste of Honey

1961

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

1966

MirrorMask MirrorMask

2005

Up the Front Up the Front

1972

The Cockleshell Heroes The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

Fast and Loose Fast and Loose

1954

You Lucky People! You Lucky People!

1955

The Interrupted Journey The Interrupted Journey

1949

You Know What Sailors Are You Know What Sailors Are

1954

High Treason High Treason

1951

Once Upon a Dream Once Upon a Dream

1949

Scarlet Thread Scarlet Thread

1951

Desert Mice Desert Mice

1959

Operation Bullshine Operation Bullshine

1959

The Ringer The Ringer

1952

Miss Robin Hood Miss Robin Hood

1952

Two A Penny Two A Penny

1967

Bed Bed

1995

The Night We Got the Bird The Night We Got the Bird

1960

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

1996

Traveller's Joy Traveller's Joy

1950

Apartment Zero Apartment Zero

1989

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