Dorothy Alison (4 April 1925 – 17 January 1992) was an Australian stage, film and television actress

Biography

Dorothy Alison was born in the

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mining city of

Broken Hill Broken Hill is an inland mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. It is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It is ...

and educated at

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. She moved to

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

in 1949 to further her career. Aside from her numerous, mostly supporting film roles, she appeared in several television programmes and miniseries, including a prominent role in ''

A Town Like Alice ''A Town Like Alice'' (United States title: ''The Legacy'') is a romance novel by Nevil Shute, published in 1950 when Shute had newly settled in Australia. Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner ...

'', ''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de H ...

'' as the Duchess Constance and other TV shows. She was nominated for two BAFTA awards: Most Promising Newcomer for ''Mandy'' (1952) and Best British Actress for ''Reach for the Sky'' (1956). For her performance in ''A Town Like Alice'', she won the 1982 Logie Award (Australian television) for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie. She died at the age of 66 in London in 1992.

Partial filmography

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Eureka Stockade The Eureka Rebellion was a series of events involving gold miners who revolted against the British administration of the colony of Victoria, Australia during the Victorian gold rush. It culminated in the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, which ...

'' (1949) - Mrs. Bentley *'' Sons of Matthew'' (1949) - Rose O'Riordan *''

Mandy Mandy or Mandie may refer to: People * Mandy (name), a female given name and nickname * Iván Mándy (1918-1995), Hungarian writer * Mark Mandy (born 1972), Irish retired high jumper * Philip Mandie (born 1942), a former judge on the Supreme Cou ...

'' (1952) - Miss Stockton *''

Turn the Key Softly ''Turn the Key Softly'' is a 1953 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison, and Terence Morgan. Lee and producer Maurice Cowan also wrote the screenplay, based on the 1951 novel of ...

'' (1953) - Joan *''

The Maggie ''The 'Maggie (released in the U.S.A. as ''High and Dry'') is a 1954 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick and written by William Rose, it is a story of a clash of cultures between a hard-driving Ame ...

'' (1954) - Miss Peters *''

The Purple Plain ''The Purple Plain'' is a 1954 British war film directed by Robert Parrish, with Gregory Peck playing a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot serving in the Royal Air Force in the Burma campaign in the closing months of the Second World War, who is b ...

'' (1954) - Nurse (uncredited) *'' Child's Play'' (1954) - Margery Chappell *''

Companions in Crime ''Companions in Crime'' (A.K.A. ''Stryker Strikes Twice'') is a 1954 British crime film directed by John Krish and starring Clifford Evans, George Woodbridge and Kenneth Haigh. The film is a spin-off from the television series '' Stryker of th ...

'' (1954) - Sheila Marsden *'' The Feminine Touch'' (1956) - The Suicide *'' The Long Arm'' (1956) - Mary Halliday *''

Reach for the Sky ''Reach for the Sky'' is a 1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill. The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the BAFTA Award for Bes ...

'' (1956) - Nurse Brace *''

The Silken Affair ''The Silken Affair'' is a 1956 British romantic comedy film directed by Roy Kellino and starring David Niven, Geneviève Page, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Joan Sims, Irene Handl and Ronald Squire. The screenplay concerns an accountant who is creative ...

'' (1956) - Mrs. Tweakham *''

Interpol The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

'' (1957) - Helen *''

The Scamp ''The Scamp'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Richard Attenborough, Terence Morgan, Colin Petersen, and Dorothy Alison. It was based on the play, "Uncertain Joy," by Charlotte Hastings. It was released in the ...

'' (1957) - Barbara Leigh *'' The Man Upstairs'' (1958) - Mrs. Barnes *''

Life in Emergency Ward 10 ''Life in Emergency Ward 10'' is a 1959 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Michael Craig and Wilfrid Hyde-White. It was based on the television series ''Emergency – Ward 10''. Cast * Michael Craig as Dr. Stephen Russell *Wilfrid Hyde-Whit ...

'' (1959) - Sister Jane Fraser *'' The Nun's Story'' (1959) - Sister Aurelie (martyred nurse, Africa) *''

Two Living, One Dead ''Two Living, One Dead'' is a 1961 British-Swedish existentialist thriller film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Patrick McGoohan, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. The film is a remake of the 1937 Norwegian film '' To levende og en ...

'' (1961) - Esther Kester *''

Georgy Girl ''Georgy Girl'' is a 1966 British romantic comedy-drama, starring Lynn Redgrave in the titular role, with Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, and James Mason. Directed by Silvio Narizzano, the film was based on the 1965 novel by Margaret Forster. ...

'' (1966) - Health Visitor *''

Pretty Polly Pretty Polly may refer to: * "Pretty Polly" (ballad) * ''Pretty Polly'' (film) * ''Pretty Polly'' (opera) * Pretty Polly (horse) * Pretty Polly (hosiery) Pretty Polly is a British brand of women's tights based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, En ...

'' (1967) - Mrs. Barlow *'' Journey into Darkness'' (1968) - Mrs. Latham (episode 'Paper Dolls') *'' See No Evil'', also known as ''Blind Terror'' (1971) - Betty Rexton *''

Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde ''Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde'' is a 1971 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker based on the 1886 novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film was made by British studio Hammer Film Productions ...

'' (1971) - Mrs. Spencer *''

The Amazing Mr Blunden ''The Amazing Mr. Blunden'' is a 1972 British family mystery film involving ghosts directed by Lionel Jeffries. It was based on the 1969 novel '' The Ghosts'' by Antonia Barber. It stars Laurence Naismith, Lynne Frederick, Garry Miller, Rosalyn ...

'' (1972) - Mrs. Allen *''

Baxter! ''Baxter!'' is a 1973 British-American drama film directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring Patricia Neal, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Britt Ekland. The film follows a young boy called Roger Baxter who struggles to overcome his speech problem (rhotac ...

'' (1973) - Nurse Kennedy *''

The Return of the Soldier ''The Return of the Soldier'' is the debut novel of English novelist Rebecca West, first published in 1918. The novel recounts the return of the shell shocked Captain Chris Baldry from the trenches of the First World War from the perspective ...

'' (1982) - Brigadier's Wife *''

The Winds of Jarrah ''The Winds of Jarrah'' is a 1983 Australian film adapted from a Mills & Boon novel. It was never released to cinemas.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p117 The film wa ...

'' (1983) - Mrs. Sullivan *'' The Schippan Mystery'' (1984) - Mrs. Schippan *''Invitation to the Wedding'' (1985) - 1st Woman *''

A Fortunate Life ''A Fortunate Life'' is an autobiography by Albert Facey published in 1981, nine months before his death. It chronicles his early life in Western Australia, his experiences as a private during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I and his return ...

'' (1986) - Mrs. Carr *''

Rikky and Pete ''Rikky and Pete'' is a 1988 Australian film directed by Nadia Tass, written by David Parker, and starring Stephen Kearney and Nina Landis. Plot Rikky Menzies (Nina Landis) is an out-of-work geologist and aspiring singer (vocals by Wendy Ma ...

'' (1988) - Mrs. Menzies *'' Evil Angels'', also known as ''A Cry in the Dark'' (1988) - Avis Murchison *''

Two Brothers Running ''Two Brothers Running'' is a 1988 Australian comedy film directed by Ted Robinson and starring Tom Conti, Elizabeth Alexander, Ritchie Singer, and Asher Keddie.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Indust ...

'' (1988) - Mrs Widmore *''

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

'' (1989) - Doreen Swanson *''

Malpractice In the law of torts, malpractice, also known as professional negligence, is an "instance of negligence or incompetence on the part of a professional".Malpractice definition, Professionals who may become the subject of malpractice actions inc ...

'' (1989) - Maureen Davis

References

External links

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Dorothy Alison movies – All Movie Guide
1925 births 1992 deaths 20th-century Australian actresses Australian stage actresses Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Logie Award winners People from Broken Hill, New South Wales People educated at Sydney Girls High School {{Australia-actor-stub