Dora Bryan

Career timeline

1. 1923 · Born

   Born in Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK

2. 1947 · Screen debut

   Odd Man Out (Movie)

3. 1973 · Breakthrough

   Last of the Summer Wine (TV)

4. 2005 · Latest release

   MirrorMask (Movie)

5. 2014 · Died

   July 23, 2014

Career in numbers

10 1940s

39 1950s

10 1960s

5 1970s

3 1980s

11 1990s

2 2000s

• Comedy41
• Drama28
• Crime17
• Thriller11
• War6
• Romance5

Highest-rated title Absolutely Fabulous 1992 7.6 Most popular title Casualty 1986 6.2

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Dora Bryan in our catalogue.

John Gilling

5 titles together

Michael Medwin

4 titles together

Robin Bailey

4 titles together

David Hurst

4 titles together

Jack Asher

3 titles together

Freda Jackson

3 titles together

Ralph Thomas

3 titles together

Hugh Sinclair

3 titles together

Herbert Lom

2 titles together

Frederick Piper

2 titles together

1. — According To Dora Upcoming TV
2. 2005 MirrorMask as Aunt Nan 6.5 Movie
3. 2000 Doctors as Lily Anderson 4.8 TV
4. 1999 Hippies as Dame Nelly Fletcher TV
5. 1998 dinnerladies as Connie 7.5 TV
6. 1996 Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout as Millie Movie
7. 1995 Bed as Bosom Lady Movie
8. 1994 Mother's Ruin TV
9. 1993 Frank Stubbs Promotes as Molly Bramley TV
10. 1992 Absolutely Fabulous as Dolly 7.6 TV
11. 1992 Virtual Murder as Mrs Mim TV
12. 1992 Heartbeat as Jane Thompson 7.1 TV
13. 1991 Performance as Bosom Lady TV
14. 1991 Palmer as Monica Movie
15. 1989 Apartment Zero as Margaret McKinney 6.6 Movie
16. 1986 Casualty as Hester Blewett 6.2 TV
17. 1983 Screamtime as Emma 4.0 Movie
18. 1978 An Audience with... as Self TV
19. 1973 Last of the Summer Wine as Roz 7.2 TV
20. 1972 Up the Front as Auntie Cora Crumpington Movie
21. 1972 Both Ends Meet as Dora Page TV
22. 1971 Hands of the Ripper as Mrs. Golding 6.1 Movie
23. 1967 Two a Penny as Ruby Hopkins Movie
24. 1967 Before the Fringe TV
25. 1966 The Sandwich Man as Mrs. De Vere Movie
26. 1966 The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery as Amber Spottiswood 6.2 Movie
27. 1963 World in Action TV
28. 1961 A Taste of Honey as Helen 7.1 Movie
29. 1961 Happily Ever After as Dora Morgan TV
30. 1960 Alice Through the Looking Box as Queen Movie
31. 1960 The Night We Got the Bird as Julie Skidmore Movie
32. 1960 Follow That Horse! Movie
33. 1959 Operation Bullshine as Pvt. Cox Movie
34. 1959 Desert Mice as Gay Bennett Movie
35. 1958 Educating Archie TV
36. 1958 Carry On Sergeant as Norah 6.4 Movie
37. 1958 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Telephonist Movie
38. 1957 Small Hotel as (uncredited) Movie
39. 1957 Theatre Night as Julie Skidmore TV
40. 1956 The Green Man as Lily 7.0 Movie
41. 1956 Child in the House as Cassie Movie
42. 1955 The Cockleshell Heroes as Myrtie 5.9 Movie
43. 1955 You Lucky People! as Hortense Tipp Movie
44. 1955 As Long As They're Happy as May Movie
45. 1954 Harmony Lane as Comedian Movie
46. 1954 Mad About Men as Berengaria 6.6 Movie
47. 1954 The Crowded Day as Marge Movie
48. 1954 The Young Lovers as Switchboard Operator (uncredited) Movie
49. 1954 Fast and Loose as Mary Rawlings, the maid Movie
50. 1954 You Know What Sailors Are Movie
51. 1953 The Intruder as Dora Bee Movie
52. 1953 The Fake as Barmaid Movie
53. 1953 Street Corner as Prostitute Movie
54. 1953 Women of Twilight as Olga Movie
55. 1952 The Ringer as Mrs. Hackett Movie
56. 1952 Miss Robin Hood as Pearl Movie
57. 1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire as Tilly 4.2 Movie
58. 1952 Time, Gentlemen, Please! as Peggy Stebbins Movie
59. 1952 Gift Horse as Glad Flanagan 6.6 Movie
60. 1952 13 East Street as Valerie Movie
61. 1952 Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard as Miss La Fosse Movie
62. 1951 High Treason as Mrs. Bowers Movie
63. 1951 Lady Godiva Rides Again as Movie Publicist Movie
64. 1951 No Highway in the Sky 7.0 Movie
65. 1951 Scarlet Thread as Maggie Movie
66. 1951 Circle of Danger as Bubbles Fitzgerald 6.5 Movie
67. 1951 The Quiet Woman as Elsie Tripp Movie
68. 1950 Traveller's Joy as Eva Movie
69. 1950 No Trace as Maisie Movie
70. 1950 Something in the City as Waitress Movie
71. 1950 The Blue Lamp as Maisie 6.6 Movie
72. 1949 The Cure for Love as Jenny Jenkins Movie
73. 1949 The Interrupted Journey as the waitress Movie
74. 1949 Don't Ever Leave Me as Talkative Hairdresser (uncredited) Movie
75. 1949 Adam and Evelyne as Blonde Sales Assistant (uncredited) Movie
76. 1949 Now Barabbas as Winnie Movie
77. 1949 The Perfect Woman as Model in Shop Movie
78. 1949 Once Upon a Dream as Barmaid Movie
79. 1948 No Room at the Inn as The Girl Movie
80. 1948 The Fallen Idol as Rose 7.2 Movie
81. 1947 Odd Man Out as Girl in Telephone Kiosk (uncredited) 7.3 Movie

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