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Rita Tushingham

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Rita Tushingham was born in Liverpool on March 14, 1942, and did her professional apprenticeship with the Liverpool Playhouse. In 1961, she made her film debut as a teenager in Tony Richardson's adaption of Shelagh Delaney's kitchen sink drama, A Taste of Honey. For her work in that film, she won a BAFTA and the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival... See full bio »

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2013 The Wee Man
Rita Thompson
 
2012 Outside Bet
Martha
 
2011 Seamonsters
Rose
 
2011 Bedlam (TV series)
Grace
– Inmates (2011) … Grace
 
2009/III The Calling
Sister Gertrude
 
2008 Sight Test (short)
Rita
 
2008 Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Essex Medium
 
2008 Broken Lines
Rae
 
2008 Come Here Today (short)
Alex's mother
 
2007 The Hideout
Paula Hardyn
 
2007 Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball
Molly
 
2006 Angel Cake (TV movie)
Millie
 
2006 Agatha Christie Marple: The Sittaford Mystery (TV movie)
Miss Elizabeth Percehouse
 
2005 Loneliness and the Modern Pentathlon (short)
Headmistress-trainer
 
2005 New Tricks (TV series)
Elise
– Episode #2.5 (2005) … Elise
 
2004 Being Julia
Aunt Carrie
 
2003 Life Beyond the Box: Margo (TV movie)
Celia Fishwick
 
2002 The Stretford Wives (TV movie)
Marilyn Massey
 
2002 Helen West (TV series)
Margaret Mellors
– Shadow Play (2002) … Margaret Mellors
 
2000 Home Ground (short)
Nellie
 
2000 Out of Depth
Margaret Nixon
 
1999 Swing
Mags Luxford
 
1998 Spending Nights with Joan (TV movie)
Bette Davis
 
1997 Under the Skin
Mum
 
1996 The Boy from Mercury
May Cronin
 
1995 An Awfully Big Adventure
Aunt Lily
 
1994 Gospel According to Harry
Myrna
 
1992 Hamburger Gift (TV movie)
 
1992 A csalás gyönyöre
Dóra - ügyvédnõ
 
1992 Papierowe malzenstwo
Lou
 
1991 Dieter Gütt - ein Journalist (TV movie)
 
1990 Sunday Pursuit (short)
Alice Fletcher
 
1989 Resurrected
Mrs. Deakin
 
1989 Hard Days, Hard Nights
Rita
 
1988 Bread (TV series)
Celia Higgins
– Episode #4.14 (1988) … Celia Higgins
– Episode #4.13 (1988) … Celia Higgins
– Episode #4.11 (1988) … Celia Higgins
– Episode #4.10 (1988) … Celia Higgins
– Episode #4.9 (1988) … Celia Higgins
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1988 The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
Alice Toklas
 
1986 Flying
Jean Stoller
 
1986 A Judgment in Stone
Eunice Parchman
 
1985 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Mrs. Prysselius
– Pippi Longstocking (1985) … Mrs. Prysselius
 
1984 Seeing Things (TV series)
Dr. Jessica Edwards
– Seeing R.E.D. (1984) … Dr. Jessica Edwards
 
1982 Spaghetti House
Kathy Ceccacci
 
1982 Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Twentyman
 
1980 Lady Killers (TV series)
Charlotte Bryant
– Don't Let Them Kill Me on Wednesday (1980) … Charlotte Bryant
 
1978 Mysteries
Martha Gude
 
1977 Pane, burro e marmellata
Vera De Virdis
 
1977 Green Eyes (TV movie)
Margaret Sheen
 
1977 Gran bollito
Maria
 
1976 Rachel's Man
Leah
 
1976 Ragazzo di Borgata
 
1975 The 'Human' Factor
Janice
 
1974 No Strings (TV series)
Leonora
– Look Before You Eat (1974) … Leonora
– The Morning After the Party Before (1974) … Leonora
– Is There a Patient in the House? (1974) … Leonora
– Say It with a Flower (1974) … Leonora
– Grow and Let Grow (1974) … Leonora
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1974 Situation
Rita
 
1974 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
– No Strings (1974)
 
1974 Fischia il sesso
Carol Houston
 
1973 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Grace
– Red Riding Hood (1973) … Grace
 
1973 Where Do You Go from Here?
 
1972 Straight on Till Morning
Brenda Thompson
 
1969 The Bed Sitting Room
Penelope
 
1969 The Guru
Jenny
 
1968 Diamonds for Breakfast
Bridget Rafferty
 
1967 Smashing Time
Brenda
 
1966 The Trap
Eve
 
1965 Doctor Zhivago
The Girl
 
1965 The Knack... and How to Get It
Nancy Jones
 
1964 The Human Jungle (TV series)
Joy South
– The Man Who Fell Apart (1964) … Joy South
 
1964 Girl with Green Eyes
Kate Brady
 
1964 The Leather Boys
Dot
 
1963 A Place to Go
Catherine Donovan
 
1961 A Taste of Honey
Jo [Josephine]
 
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1967 Smashing Time (performer: "Smashing Time", "Carnaby Street", "Waiting For My Friend", "New Clothes", "It's Always Your Fault", "Day Out", "Trouble", "The Morning After", "Swinging Thru London", "Smashing Time" reprise)
 
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2009 David Lean in Close-Up (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Happy Birthday BAFTA (TV movie)
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself / Himself
– Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) … Himself
– Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) … Herself
 
2006 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 August 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 13 July 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2005 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.52 (2005) … Herself
 
2003 S.O.U.L.--Sounds of Underground London (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Open House (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 July 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV series documentary)
Herself - Contributor
– Making It in London (1993) … Herself - Contributor
– Northern Lights (1993) … Herself - Contributor
 
1966 A Bob Hope Comedy Special (TV movie)
Herself
 
1965 Moscow in Madrid (documentary short)
Herself
 
1962 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Guest.
– Dora Bryan (1962) … Guest.
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2003 Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (documentary)
Herself
 

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(1962) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer's Night Dream," at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Colin Blakely, Lynn Redgrave OBE, Corin Redgrave, Ronnie Barker OBE, Nicol Williamson, David Warner, James Bolam MBE, Samantha Eggar, and Alfred Lynch in the cast... See more »

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Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Since the mid 1990s, she has divided her time between London and Germany, with her partner Hans-Heinrich Ziemann. See more »

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