Dorothy Alison

Dorothy Alison

Dorothy Alison was an Australian stage, film and television actress. She was known for See No Evil (1971), The Nun's Story (1959) and A Cry in the Dark (1988). Alison, from 1949, afterinitially working as a secretary, spend most of her professional life in London, England. She returned to Australia in 1980 for the mini-series, A Town Like Alice (1981) and remained her for the rest of the 1980s. She was married to Leslie Linder. She died at the age of 66 in London in 1992.

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1989

Australia
Australia
as Doreen Swanson
Movie - Released: 9/13/1989

1988

Rikky and Pete
Rikky and Pete
as Mrs. Menzies
Movie - Released: 6/9/1988
Two Brothers Running
Two Brothers Running
as Mrs. Widmore
Movie - Released: 6/1/1988
Evil Angels
Evil Angels
as Avis Murchison
Movie - Released: 11/3/1988

1986

The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors
as Essie Harrington
TV - Released: 5/15/1986

1983

The Winds of Jarrah
The Winds of Jarrah
as Mrs. Sullivan
Movie - Released: 6/1/1983
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
as Brigadier's Wife
Movie - Released: 1/6/1983

1981

A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice
as Mrs. Frith
TV - Released: 7/12/1981

1980

The Errand
The Errand
as Farmer's Wife
Movie - Released: 1/1/1980

1972

The Amazing Mr. Blunden
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mrs. Richard Allen
Movie - Released: 12/7/1972

1971

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
as Mrs. Spencer
Movie - Released: 10/17/1971
See No Evil
See No Evil
as Betty Rexton
Movie - Released: 9/2/1971

1969

The Main Chance
The Main Chance
as Chairman of Magistrates
TV - Released: 6/18/1969

1968

Journey Into Darkness
Journey Into Darkness
as Mrs. Latham
Movie - Released: 1/1/1968
Journey to the Unknown
Journey to the Unknown
TV - Released: 9/26/1968

1967

Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly
as Mrs. Barlow
Movie - Released: 10/19/1967
Callan
Callan
TV - Released: 7/8/1967

1966

Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl
as Health Visitor
Movie - Released: 8/4/1966

1962

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
as Mrs. Canty
Movie - Released: 3/11/1962

1961

Movie
Two Living, One Dead
as Esther Kester
Movie - Released: 4/3/1961
TV
Stryker of the Yard
TV - Released: 11/2/1961

1959

Life In Emergency Ward 10
Life In Emergency Ward 10
as Sister Jane Fraser
Movie - Released: 4/1/1959
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
as Sister Aurelie
Movie - Released: 6/18/1959

1958

The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs
as Mrs. Barnes
Movie - Released: 9/30/1958

1957

Interpol
Interpol
as Helen
Movie - Released: 4/2/1957
The Scamp
The Scamp
as Barbara Leigh
Movie - Released: 10/7/1957
TV
A Time Of Day
TV - Released: 11/13/1957

1956

The Long Arm
The Long Arm
as Mary Halliday
Movie - Released: 6/1/1956
Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky
as Nurse Brace
Movie - Released: 7/5/1956
The Silken Affair
The Silken Affair
as Mrs. Tweakham
Movie - Released: 10/2/1956
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch
as The Suicide
Movie - Released: 6/19/1956

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Matilda
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Duchess Constance
TV - Released: 9/26/1955

1954

The 'Maggie'
The 'Maggie'
as Miss Peters
Movie - Released: 2/25/1954

1953

Turn the Key Softly
Turn the Key Softly
as Joan
Movie - Released: 4/29/1953

1952

Mandy
Mandy
as Miss Stockton
Movie - Released: 7/29/1952

1949

Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade
as Mrs. Bentley
Movie - Released: 1/26/1949