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Dora Bryan 1924
M. Bill Lawton
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1995 for Best Actress during the 1994 season. Performance in "The Birthday Party", Supporting Role.
Awarded an O.B.E. for her services to drama in 1996.

on 30 June 1960 at the
Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1935 Manchester Pantomime ..... .. ..... .. ..
1947 Lyric Theatre Peace in Our Time Phyllis Mere .. ..... Odd Man Out Girl in telephone kiosk
1948 Criterion Traveller's Joy Eva .. ..... No Room at the Inn ..
1948 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Fallen Idol Rose
1949 Criterion Theatre Travellers Joy ..... .. ..... Traveller's Joy Eva
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... Once Upon a Dream Barmaid
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... Now Barabbas Winnie
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... Adam and Evelyne Blonde Sales Assistant
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Perfect Woman Model in shop
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... Don't Ever Leave Me Beautician
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Interrupted Journey Waitress
1950 Aldwych Theatre Accolade Phyllis .. ..... Something in the City Waitress
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... Files from Scotland Yard Minnie Robinson
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Blue Lamp Maisie
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Cure for Love Jenny Jenkins
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... No Trace Maisie
1951 Lyric, Hammersmith / Globe Theatre The Lyric Revue ..... .. ..... Whispering Smith Hits London Miss La Fosse
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Scarlet Thread Maggie
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Quiet Woman Elsie
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... Circle of Danger Bubbles
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... No Highway Rosie, Barmaid
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... Lady Godiva Rides Again Lady in charge of publicity
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... High Treason Mrs. Bowers
1952 Globe Theatre The Globe Revue ..... .. ..... 13 East Street Valerie
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Made in Heaven Mrs. Jenkins
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Miss Robin Hood Pearl
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Gift Horse Glad Flanagan
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Mother Riley Meets the Vampire Tilly
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Time Gentlemen Please! Peggy Stebbins
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Ringer Mrs. Hackett
1953 Lyric, Hammersmith At the Lyric - Revue ..... .. ..... Fast and Loose Rawlings
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Street Corner Prostitute at Police Station
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Women of Twilight A Boarder
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Fake Barmaid
1954 St. Martin's Theatre Going to Town (Revue at the Lyric) ..... .. ..... The Crowded Day Marge
1954 Strand Theatre Simon and Laura Janet Honeyman .. ..... Mad About Men Berengaria
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Intruder Dora Bee
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... You Know What Sailors Are Gladys
1955 Winter Garden The Water Gypsies Lily Bell .. ..... You Lucky People Sgt. Hortense Tipp
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... See How They Run Isa
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... As Long as They're Happy May
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Cockleshell Heroes Myrtie
1956 .. .. ..... My Wife's Sister Dora Child in the House Cassie
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Green Man Lily
1957 Adelphi Theatre The Lovebirds Julie Skidmore .. ..... Small Hotel ..
1958 Garrick Theatre Living for Pleasure - Revue ..... .. ..... The Man Who Wouldn't Talk Telephonist
1958 .. .. ..... .. ..... Carry on Sergeant Norah
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... Desert Mice Gay
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... Operation Bullshine Pvt. Cox
1960 Bournemouth Pavilion The Big Show of 1960 ..... .. ..... Follow That Horse! Miss Bradstock
1961 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Night We Got the Bird Julie Skidmore
1961 .. .. ..... .. ..... A Taste of Honey Helen
1962 Princes Theatre Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Lorelei This Is Your Life - Dora Bryan ..... .. ..
1963 Adelphi Theatre Six of One - Revue ..... .. ..... .. ..
1964 Hippodrome, Brighton Here's Dora ..... .. ..... .. ..
1965 Edinburgh Festival / Strand Too True to be Good Nurse Sweetie Six of the Best - Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore Olive Taplow .. ..
1965 Royal Court, Liverpool The Dora Bryan Show ..... .. ..... .. ..
1966 Drury Lane Hello Dolly! Dolly .. ..... The Sandwich Man Mrs. DeVere
1966 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery Amber Spottiswood
1967 .. .. ..... Before the Fringe ..... Two a Penny Ruby Hopkins
1968 Prince of Wales Theatre They Don't Grow on Trees ..... According to Dora Herself/Various .. ..
1968 Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow Hello Dolly! ..... .... .... .. ..
1969 King's Theatre Glasgow Hello Dora ..... .... .... .. ..
1969 .. .. ..... Red Peppers Lily .. ..
1970 Chichester Festival The Alchemist Dol Common .. .. .. ..
1971 .. .. ..... .. ..... Hands of the Ripper Mrs. Golding
1972 .. .. ..... Both Ends Meet Dora Page Up the Front Cora Crumpington
1973 Yvonne Arnaud George and Margaret Alice Garth-Bander .. ..... .. ..
1973 Palace Theatre, Westcliff An Evening with Dora Bryan and Friends ..... .. ..... .. ..
1973 London Palladium Jack and the Beanstalk Sheila .. ..... .. ..
1974 Chichester Festival The Confederacy Clarissa .. ..... .. ..
1974 Tour Relatively Speaking ..... .. ..... .. ..
1983 .. .. ..... .... ..... Screamtime Emma
1984 Lyttleton Theatre She Stoops to Conquer ..... Foxy Lady Ada Breeze .. ..
1984 Victoria Palace Charlie Girl ..... .... .... .. ..
1985 Theatre Royal, Bath Apple Cart ..... .... .... .. ..
1988 .. .. ..... .. ..... Apartment Zero Margaret McKinney
1990 King's Theatre, Glasgow / Theatre Royal, Bath Hay Fever ..... On the Up Tony's Mum .. ..
1990 Vaudeville Theatre 70, Girls, 70 ..... .... .... .. ..
1992 Theatre Royal, Bath 70, Girls, 70 ..... Casualty - Cherish Hester Blewett .. ..
1993 .. .. ..... Frank Stubbs Promotes - Paint Molly Bramley .. ..
1993 .. .. ..... Heartbeat - The Frighteners Jane Thompson .. ..
1994 Lyttleton Theatre The Birthday Party ..... Mother's Ruin Kitty Flitcroft .. ..
1995 The Theatre Royal, Bath School for Scandal ..... Boon - Thieves Like Us Simone, a Forger .. ..
1995 .. .. ..... Bed Bosom Lady .. ..
1996 Theatre Royal, Bath Blithe Spirit ..... .... .... .. ..
1998 .. .. ..... Absolutely Fabulous - The Last Shout Millie .. ..
1998 .. .. ..... Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! Millie .. ..
1998 .. .. ..... Dinnerladies - Moods Connie .. ..
1999 Theatre Royal, Bath Talking Heads ..... Hippies - Hairy Hippies Dame Nelly Fletcher .. ..
2000 The Theatre Royal, Bath Importance of Being Earnest ..... Doctors - Second Time Around Lily Anderson .. ..
2001 .. .. ..... Absolutely Fabulous - Fish Farm Dolly .. ..
2001 .. .. ..... The Royal Variety Performance 2001 Guest Announcer .. ..
2001 - 2004 .. .. ..... Last of the Summer Wine Roz .. ..
2002 .. .. ..... Holby City - Lives Worth Living Betty Wheeler .. ..
2002 .. .. ..... An Angel for May Evelyn .. ..
2004 .. .. ..... Catterick - Pilot Mrs. Trethrewick .. ..
2004 .. .. ..... Hell's Kitchen Herself .. ..
2005 .. .. ..... .. ..... MirrorMask Nan
2005 .. .. ..... .. ..... Someone in Particular ..
2006 .. .. ..... .. ..... Gone to the Dogs Rose


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