Dorothea Phillips (actress)

For the community organiser, see Dorothea Phillips.

Dorothea Phillips
Born
Peggy Dorothea Phillips

(1928-09-05)5 September 1928
Rhondda, Wales
NationalityWelsh
EducationAberystwyth University, Wales[1]
OccupationActress
Known for102 Dalmatians
Under Milk Wood

Dorothea Phillips (born 5 September 1928), known as Dottie,[2] is a Welsh actress, best known for her roles in the radio, theatre and film versions of Under Milk Wood[3] and 102 Dalmatians (2000). She appeared in the first stage production of T. S. Eliot's 1958 play The Elder Statesman, at the Edinburgh Festival.[4][5]

Early life and education

Peggy Dorothea Phillips was the daughter of Canon W D Phillips, vicar of Cwmtillery.[6] She had one sister.[7] She studied English at Aberystwyth University followed by law, with the intention of becoming a barrister, about which she said, "I found law lessons so tedious that I spent most of my time in the university dramatic society."[8] She was vice-chair of Abertillery Council's Entertainments Committee and vice-chair of the Students' Representative Council.[9][10]

Career

After graduation her first position in theatre was as an assistant stage manager,[11] after which she joined a repertory company as an actor.[12] She went on to appear in theatre, radio, film and television.

Theatre

Year Production Company / Location
1947 Dangerous Corner[13] Liverpool Warehousing Company
1949 Hayfever[14] The New Garrick Players
1953 Pardon my Claws[15] Theatre Royal, Huddersfield
Maiden Ladies[16]
Pink String and Sealing Wax[17]
1954 The Sleeping Prince[18] Windsor Repertory Company
1955 Under Milk Wood[19] Theatre Royal, Newcastle
The Love Match[20] Brighton Royal
1957 Doctor Angelus[21] Edinburgh Gateway Company
The Deep Blue Sea[22] Curzon Productions
Flare Path[23] Lyceum Theatre, London
George and Margaret[24] Curzon Productions
1958 The Hamlet of Stepney Green[25] Oxford Playhouse Company
1961 The Norman Wisdom Show[26] Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
The Cupboard[27]
1965 The Living Room[28] Malvern Festival Theatre, Malvern
1967 The Anniversary[29] Palace Theatre, Watford
Busybody[30] Marlowe Theatre
1976 Mother's Day[31] Royal Court, London
1978 The Boy Friend[32] Richmond Theatre

Radio

  • 1963: Under Milk Wood (BBC) with Richard Burton, about which Phillips said "Some people said there was a melancholy to Richard's voice but the Welsh are melancholy by nature. It's the quality of hwyl – a word which doesn't quite translate into English. At times Richard had it."[33]
  • 1966: This Little Piggy (BBC)
  • 1967: The White Sparrow (BBC) [34]

Film

Year Title Role
1962 The Lamp in Assassin Mews Mrs Burke
1963 The Cage[35]
1964 Under Milk Wood[36] Mrs Ogmore -Pritchard
1967 The Story of the Airship[37] Housekeeper
1970 Carry on Loving[38] Aunt Beatrice Grubb
1972 Under Milk Wood Mrs Dai Bread One
Commuter Husbands[39] Wife
1979 The Corn is Green Sarah Pugh
S.O.S. Titanic Emma Bucknell
1980 Heartland[40]
1985 Santa Claus: The Movie[41] Miss Tucker
1986 The Canterville Ghost Aunt Gretchen
Duet for One Betty
1987 Y Gwyliau (The Holiday)[42] Mother
1988 Olympus Force[43] Mrs Grossopoulos
2000 102 Dalmatians Mrs Mirthless

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1960 The Citadel[44]
1962 The Saint Mrs Barnes 1 episode
1963 Dixon of Dock Green[45] 1 episode: Christmas Dip
1965 Secret Agent[46] 1 episode: Whatever happened to George Foster
1966 Out of the Unknown[47] Nurse 1 episode: Frankenstein Mark II
The Newcomers[48] Mrs Hartley 1 episode
Sexton Blake[49] Mrs Bardell Series 1
1968 One of the family[50] 15 episodes
1969 Life with Cooper[51] 1 episode
1970 The Hero of My Life... Charles Dickens[52] Mrs Hogarth 1 episode
Choir Practice[53] Mrs Lloyd Musical play, BBC 2
1971 Once Upon a Time[54] Narrator 1 episode
1972 The Black Arrow[55] Mistress Hatch 13 episodes
The Gravediggers[56] 1 episode
Jason King[57] Mrs Edwards 1 episode: It's Too Bad About Auntie
1975 The Little Match Girl[58] First spinster 1 episode
1976 Thriller 1 episode: The Next Victim
1977 Hogg's Back[59] Mrs Biggle 1 episode
1978 Grange Hill Mrs Monroe Series 1
1980 The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist[60] Mrs Bedwin
1983 Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime[61] ABC Waitress 1 episode: The Sunningdale Mystery
Jane Eyre Lady Lynn
1984 It's Max Boyce[62] Gran 4 episodes
1986 All at No 20 Miss Godfrey 1 episodes
If Tomorrow Comes[63] Brunhilda 3 parts
Agatha Christie[64] 1 episode: Dead Man's Folly
1987 The New Statesman Mrs Mumford 1 episode
1988 Shadow on the Sun[65] Nurse
1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot[66] Nelly Morgan Problem at sea
1990 She-Wolf of London Aunt Elsa 20 episodes
1991 The House of Eliott Lady Cravenhurst 1 episode
Love and Curses[67] Aunt Elsa 1 episode: Curiosity Killed the Cravitz
1996 Screen Two 1 episode Century
1999 Home Farm Twins[68]

Also Dixon of Dock Green, No Hiding Place and Danger Man.[69]

Soho, London

In the 1960s, because of her legal qualification, Phillips held the licence to various bars in London's Soho, including the Irving, the Iron Lung, the Buckstone[70] and the Kismet, where patrons included Terence Stamp, Albert Finney, David Hockney and Francis Bacon.[2] In 2019 and 2021 Phillips was interviewed about her time spent in Soho.[71][2]

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  4. ^ "The Elder Statesman". The Stage. London, UK. 31 July 1958. p. 8.
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  13. ^ "Dangerous Corner". Liverpool Evening Express. Liverpool, UK. 20 June 1947. p. 4.
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  15. ^ "Sonnie Hale, Jeann Marsh, In "Pardon my claws"". Huddersfield Examiner. Huddersfield, UK. 1 September 1953. p. 3.
  16. ^ "Leonard Henry in a new farce "Maiden Ladies"". Huddersfield Examiner. Huddersfield, UK. 8 September 1953. p. 3.
  17. ^ "Enjoyable production of string and sealing wax". Huddersfield Examiner. Huddersfield, UK. 15 September 1953. p. 3.
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