Dorothy Alison

Dorothy Alison (4 April 1925 – 17 January 1992) was an Australian stage, film and television actress[1]

For the American writer, see Dorothy Allison. For the psychic detective, see Dorothy Allison (psychic).

Dorothy Alison
Born(1925-04-04)4 April 1925
Broken Hill, Australia
Died17 January 1992(1992-01-17) (aged 66)
London, England
Occupation. Actress
Years active1949-1989
AwardsLogie Award for Best Supporting Actress in a telemovie or miniseries (1982)

Biography

Dorothy Alison was born in the New South Wales mining city of Broken Hill and educated at Sydney Girls High School.[2] She moved to London in 1949 to further her career.[3] Aside from her numerous, mostly supporting film roles, she appeared in several television programmes and miniseries, including a prominent role in A Town Like Alice, The Adventures of Robin Hood as the Duchess Constance and other TV shows.[4][5]

She was nominated for two BAFTA awards: Most Promising Newcomer for Mandy (1952) and Best British Actress for Reach for the Sky (1956).[6][7] 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.[8] She died at the age of 66 in London in 1992.[1]

Partial filmography

References
  1. "Dorothy Alison". Archived from the original on 20 June 2017.
  2. "Distinguished Old Girls". History of Sydney Girls High School. Sydney Girls High School. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  3. "Dorothy Alison - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. "A Town Like Alice (1981)". Archived from the original on 31 July 2018.
  5. "Dorothy Alison". www.aveleyman.com.
  6. "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  7. "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  8. "Australian Television: 1982-1985 Logie Awards". www.australiantelevision.net.


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