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 award...show more
Details
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Date of Birth
Feb 07, 1923
Place of Birth
Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK
Date of Death
Jul 23, 2014
Age
91
Known For
Acting
Also Known As
Дора Брайен
Dora May Broadbent
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Movie Credits

2005
Aunt Nan
1989
Margaret McKinney
1953
Dora Bee
1949
Winnie
1951
Mrs. Bowers
1952
Glad Flanagan
Movie Credits

TV Show Credits

Jane Thompson
Lily Anderson
Hester Blewett
TV Show Credits
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