Dorothy Alison

For the American writer, see Dorothy Allison. For the psychic detective, see Dorothy Allison (psychic).

Dorothy Alison
Born(1925-04-04)4 April 1925
Broken Hill, Australia
Died17 January 1992(1992-01-17) (aged 66)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1949–1989
AwardsLogie Award for Best Supporting Actress in a telemovie or miniseries (1982)

Dorothy Alison (4 April 1925 – 17 January 1992) was an Australian stage, film and television actress.[1]

Biography

Dorothy Alison was born in the New South Wales mining city of Broken Hill and educated at Sydney Girls High School.[2] She moved to London in 1949 to further her career.[3] Aside from her numerous, mostly supporting film roles, she appeared in several television programmes and mini-series, including a prominent role in A Town Like Alice, The Adventures of Robin Hood as the Duchess Constance and other TV shows.[4][5]

She was nominated for two BAFTA awards: Most Promising Newcomer for Mandy (1952) and Best British Actress for Reach for the Sky (1956).[6][7] 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.[8] She died at the age of 66 in London in 1992.[1]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Dorothy Alison". Archived from the original on 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Distinguished Old Girls". History of Sydney Girls High School. Sydney Girls High School. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Dorothy Alison - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "A Town Like Alice (1981)". Archived from the original on 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Dorothy Alison". www.aveleyman.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  6. ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  7. ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  8. ^ "Australian Television: 1982-1985 Logie Awards". www.australiantelevision.net.


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