Dora Bryan
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1923-02-07 (91 years old)
Deathday
2014-07-23
Place of Birth
Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known As
Дора Брайен
Dora May Broadbent
Dora Bryan
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 u...
Acting
1989
as Margaret McKinney
1961
as Helen
1958
as Norah
1966
as Amber Spottiswood
2005
as Aunt Nan
1955
as Myrtie
1972
as Cora Crumpington
1950
as Maisie
1971
as Mrs. Golding
1950
as Maisie
1966
as Mrs. De Vere
1958
as Telephonist
1953
as Barmaid
1954
as Berengaria
1949
as Winnie
1954
as Mary Rawlings, the maid
1955
as Hortense Tipp
1967
as Ruby Hopkins
1952
as Pearl
1995
as Bosom Lady
1960
as Julie Skidmore
1950
as Eva
1996
as Millie
1952
as Mrs. Hackett
1959
as Pvt. Cox
1949
as the waitress
1951
as Mrs. Bowers
1949
as Barmaid
1959
as Gay Bennett
1951
as Maggie
1952
as Tilly
1950
as Waitress
1953
as Dora
1951
as Elsie Tripp
1952
as Glad Flanagan
1991
as Monica
1956
as Cassie
1952
as Valerie
1960
as herself
1953
as Prostitute
1956
as Lily
1952
as Miss La Fosse
1953
as Olga
1954
as Comedian
1954
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1951
as Movie Publicist
1953
as Dora Bee
1948
as Rose
1983
as Emma
1951
as Bubbles Fitzgerald
1949
as Jenny Jenkins
1952
as Peggy Stebbins
1954
as Marge
1955
as May
1948
as The Girl
1957
as (uncredited)
1947
as Girl in Telephone Kiosk (uncredited)
1949
as Blonde Sales Assistant (uncredited)
1949
as Model in Shop
1949
as Talkative Hairdresser (uncredited)
1964
as Self
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