Dorothy Alison

Dorothy Alison

Deceased · Born: Apr 4, 1925 · Died: Jan 17, 1992

Personal Details

Born Apr 4, 1925 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

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.

Career

1997
Century of Cinema
Century of Cinema as Rose O'Riordan
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1989
Australia
Australia as Doreen Swanson
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Malpractice
Malpractice as Maureen Davis
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1988
Rikky and Pete
Rikky and Pete as Mrs. Menzies
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Two Brothers Running
Two Brothers Running as Mrs. Widmore
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1983
The Winds of Jarrah
The Winds of Jarrah as Mrs. Sullivan
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1981
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice as Mrs. Frith
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1972
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
The Amazing Mr. Blunden as Mrs. Richard Allen
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1971
Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde
Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde as Mrs. Spencer
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See No Evil
See No Evil as Betty Rexton
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1967
A Matter of Innocence
A Matter of Innocence as Mrs. Barlow
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1966
Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl as Health Visitor
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1962
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper as Mrs. Canty
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1961
Two Living, One Dead
Two Living, One Dead as Esther Kester
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1958
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs as Mrs. Barnes
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1957
Pickup Alley
Pickup Alley as Helen
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Strange Affection
Strange Affection as Barbara Leigh
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1956
Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky as Nurse Brace
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The Third Key
The Third Key as Mary Halliday
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood as Duchess Constance
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1954
The Purple Plain
The Purple Plain as Nurse
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Child's Play
Child's Play as Margery Chappel
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High and Dry
High and Dry as Miss Peters
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1953
Turn the Key Softly
Turn the Key Softly as Joan
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1949
Sons of Matthew
Sons of Matthew as Rose O'Riordan
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