Rita Tushingham
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1942 (age 84)
Born in
Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Credits
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Biography
Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is an English actress. She is known for her starring roles in films including A Taste of Honey (1961), The Leather Boys (1964), The Knack …and How to Get It (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Smashing Time (1967). For A Taste of Honey, she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and Most Promising Newcomer at both the BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Her other film appearances include An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), Under the Skin (1997), and Being Julia (2004).
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Known For
Last Night in Soho
21 Oct 2021
Doctor Zhivago
22 Dec 1965
The Owners
27 Aug 2020
Boudica
26 Oct 2023
In the Flesh
17 Mar 2013
Vera
01 May 2011
Agatha Christie's Marple
12 Dec 2004
The Responder
24 Jan 2022
Photos
Filmography
2025
- The American Backyardas Flora
2024
- Mystery at the Prospect Hotelas Miss Clutterbuck
- The Marlow Murder Clubas Mrs Eddingham5 episodes
2023
- The Famous Fiveas Miss Clutterback1 episode
- Boudicaas Green Druid
- Elicitas Felicity
2022
- The Responderas June Carson2 episodes
2021
- Last Night in Sohoas Peggy Turner
- Ridley Roadas Nettie Jones4 episodes
2020
- The Ownersas Ellen Huggins
- The Pale Horseas Bella Webb2 episodes
2017
- Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
- My Name Is Lennyas Reenie Joyce
2016
- Neil Gaiman's Likely Storiesas Effie Corvier1 episode
2014
- Still Open All Hoursas Annie1 episode
2013
- In the Fleshas Mrs Lamb3 episodes
- The Wee Manas Rita Thompson
2012
- Outside Betas Martha
2011
- Seamonstersas Rose
- Veraas Audrey Latham1 episode
- Bedlamas Grace1 episode
2010
- The Callingas Sister Gertrude
2008
- Broken Linesas Rae
- Telstar: The Joe Meek Storyas Medium
2007
- The Hideoutas Paula Hardyn
- Puffballas Molly
2006
- Angel Cakeas Millie
- Angel Cakeas Millie1 episode
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marpleas Miss Elizabeth Percehouse1 episode
- Being Juliaas Aunt Carrie
- New Tricksas Elise1 episode
2002
- The Stretford Wivesas Marilyn Massey
- Helen Westas Margaret Mellors1 episode
2000
- Out of Depthas Margaret Nixon
1999
- Swingas Mags Luxford
1998
- Spending Nights with Joanas Bette Davis
1997
- Under the Skinas Mum
1996
- The Boy from Mercuryas May Cronin
1995
- An Awfully Big Adventureas Aunt Lily
1994
- Gospel According to Harryas Myrna
1992
- Paper Marriageas Lou, gospodyni Alicji
- Love at First Sightas Alice Fletcher1 episode
- The Rapture of Deceitas Dora
1990
- Sunday Pursuitas Alice Fletcher
- Hard Days, Hard Nightsas Rita
1989
- Resurrectedas Mrs. Deakin
1988
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingwayas Alice Toklas
1986
- Flyingas Jean Stoller
- Breadas Celia Higgins10 episodes
- A Judgment in Stoneas Eunice
1982
- Spaghetti Houseas Kathy Ceccacci
- Confessions of Felix Krullas Mrs Twentyman1 episode
1981
- Seeing Thingsas Dr Jessica Edwards1 episode
1980
- Lady Killersas Charlotte Bryant1 episode
1978
- Mysteriesas Martha Gude
1977
- Black Journalas Maria
- Pane, burro e marmellataas Vera De Virdis
- Weekend Specialsas Mrs Prysselius1 episode
- Green Eyesas Margaret Sheen
1976
- Ragazzo di borgataas Lucia, madre di Ettore
- Rachel's Manas Leah
1975
- The Human Factoras Janice
1974
- No Stringsas Leonora7 episodes
- Fischia Il Sessoas Carol Houston
1973
- Red Riding Hoodas Grace
1972
- Straight On Till Morningas Brenda Thompson
- Slaughter Dayas Rita
1969
- The Bed Sitting Roomas Penelope
- The Guruas Jenny
1968
- Diamonds for Breakfastas Bridget Rafferty
1967
- Smashing Timeas Brenda
1966
- The Trapas Eve
1965
- Doctor Zhivagoas The Girl
- The Knack... and How to Get Itas Nancy Jones
1964
- Girl with Green Eyesas Kathleen "Kate" Brady
- The Leather Boysas Dot
1963
- A Place to Goas Catherine Donovan
- The Human Jungleas Joy1 episode
1961
- Comedy Playhouseas Leonora1 episode
- A Taste of Honeyas Jo
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Grace1 episode