Dorothy Alison (4 April 1925 – 17 January 1992) was an Australian stage, film and television actress.
Biography Dorothy Alison was born in the New South Wales mining city of Broken Hill and educated at Sydney Girls High School. She moved to London in 1949 to further her career. 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.
She was nominated for two BAFTA awards: Most Promising Newcomer for Mandy (1952) and Best British Actress for Reach for the Sky (1956). 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. She died at the age of 66 in London in 1992.
Partial filmography
Eureka Stockade (1949) - Mrs. Bentley Sons of Matthew (1949) - Rose O'Riordan Mandy (1952) - Miss Stockton Turn the Key Softly (1953) - Joan The Maggie (1954) - Miss Peters The Purple Plain (1954) - Nurse (uncredited) Child's Play (1954) - Margery Chappell Companions in Crime (1954) - Sheila Marsden The Feminine Touch (1956) - The Suicide The Long Arm (1956) - Mary Halliday Reach for the Sky (1956) - Nurse Brace The Silken Affair (1956) - Mrs. Tweakham Interpol (1957) - Helen The Scamp (1957) - Barbara Leigh The Man Upstairs (1958) - Mrs. Barnes Life in Emergency Ward 10 (1959) - Sister Jane Fraser The Nun's Story (1959) - Sister Aurelie (martyred nurse, Africa) Two Living, One Dead (1961) - Esther Kester Georgy Girl (1966) - Health Visitor Pretty Polly (1967) - Mrs. Barlow Journey into Darkness (1968) - Mrs. Latham (episode 'Paper Dolls') See No Evil, also known as Blind Terror (1971) - Betty Rexton Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) - Mrs. Spencer The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972) - Mrs. Allen Baxter! (1973) - Nurse Kennedy The Return of the Soldier (1982) - Brigadier's Wife The Winds of Jarrah (1983) - Mrs. Sullivan The Schippan Mystery (1984) - Mrs. Schippan Invitation to the Wedding (1985) - 1st Woman A Fortunate Life (1986) - Mrs. Carr Rikky and Pete (1988) - Mrs. Menzies Evil Angels, also known as A Cry in the Dark (1988) - Avis Murchison Two Brothers Running (1988) - Mrs Widmore Australia (1989) - Doreen Swanson Malpractice (1989) - Maureen Davis
References
External links
Dorothy Alison movies – All Movie Guide