Dora Bryan
Dora May Bryan OBE was an English actress of stage, film and television. Born Dora May Broadbent, her career began in pantomime as a child actor. In World War II she joined the ENSA in Italy to entertain British troops. After having established herself as a versatile stage actress, covering everything from drama and comedy to musicals, she started to appear in film in the late 1940s, and in 1968 she even had her own TV series, "According to Dora". At one point in her career she was Britain's highest-paid star. She was active on stage until the mid 1990s and continued to work in film and television until 2005, when she finally had to give up the acting profession as she could no longer remember her lines. Her autobiography According To Dora was published in 1987. In 1996, she was awarded an OBE in recognition of her services to acting and the same year she was also awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for her role in the West End production of the Harold Pinter play "The Birthday Party". She was married to British cricket player Bill Lawton from 1954 to his death in 2008. She lived in a nursing home in Hove, outside Brighton, until her death in 2014.
Apartment Zero
(Margaret McKinney)
A Taste of Honey
(Helen)
Carry On Sergeant
(Norah)
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
(Amber Spottiswood)
MirrorMask
(Aunt Nan)
The Cockleshell Heroes
(Myrtie)
Up the Front
(Cora Crumpington)
No Trace
(Maisie)
Hands of the Ripper
(Mrs. Golding)
The Blue Lamp
(Maisie)
The Sandwich Man
(Mrs. De Vere)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(Telephonist)
The Fake
(Barmaid)
Mad About Men
(Berengaria)
Now Barabbas
(Winnie)
Fast and Loose
(Mary Rawlings, the maid)
You Lucky People!
(Hortense Tipp)
Two A Penny
(Ruby Hopkins)
Miss Robin Hood
(Pearl)
Bed
(Bosom Lady)
The Night We Got the Bird
(Julie Skidmore)
Traveller's Joy
(Eva)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
(Millie)
The Ringer
(Mrs. Hackett)
Operation Bullshine
(Pvt. Cox)
You Know What Sailors Are
The Interrupted Journey
(the waitress)
High Treason
(Mrs. Bowers)
Once Upon a Dream
(Barmaid)
Desert Mice
(Gay Bennett)
Scarlet Thread
(Maggie)
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
(Tilly)
Something in the City
(Waitress)
The Real Thing
(Dora)
Alice Through the Looking Box
Follow That Horse!
The Quiet Woman
(Elsie Tripp)
Gift Horse
(Glad Flanagan)
Palmer
(Monica)
Child in the House
(Cassie)
13 East Street
(Valerie)
Hello London
(herself)
Street Corner
(Prostitute)
The Green Man
(Lily)
Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard
(Miss La Fosse)
Women of Twilight
(Olga)
Harmony Lane
(Comedian)
The Young Lovers
(Switchboard Operator (uncredited))
Lady Godiva Rides Again
(Movie Publicist)
The Intruder
(Dora Bee)
The Fallen Idol
(Rose)
Screamtime
(Emma)
Circle of Danger
(Bubbles Fitzgerald)
The Cure for Love
(Jenny Jenkins)
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
(Peggy Stebbins)
The Crowded Day
(Marge)
As Long as They're Happy
(May)
No Highway in the Sky
No Room at the Inn
(The Girl)
Small Hotel
((uncredited))
Odd Man Out
(Girl in Telephone Kiosk (uncredited))
Adam and Evelyne
(Blonde Sales Assistant (uncredited))
The Perfect Woman
(Model in Shop)
Don't Ever Leave Me
(Talkative Hairdresser (uncredited))
On the Up
Heartbeat
(Jane Thompson)
Last of the Summer Wine
(Roz)
Absolutely Fabulous
(Dolly)
Virtual Murder
Dinnerladies
(Connie)
Before The Fringe
According To Dora
Performance
(Bosom Lady)
Casualty
(Hester Blewett)
An Audience with...
(Self)
The Sooty Show
(Herself)
Mother's Ruin
Frank Stubbs Promotes
(Molly Bramley)
Doctors
(Lily Anderson)
Both Ends Meet
(Dora Page)
Last of the Summer Wine
(Ros)