Dorothea Phillips (actress)

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Dorothea Phillips
Born
Peggy Dorothea Phillips

(1928-09-05)5 September 1928
Rhondda, Wales
NationalityWelsh
Education Aberystwyth University, Wales [1]
OccupationActress
Known for 102 Dalmatians
Under Milk Wood

Dorothea Phillips (b. 5 September 1928), known as Dottie, [2] is a Welsh actress, best known for her roles in the radio, theatre and film versions of Under Milk Wood [3] and 102 Dalmatians (2000). She appeared in the first stage production of T. S. Eliot's 1958 play The Elder Statesman , at the Edinburgh Festival. [4] [5]

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Early life and education

Peggy Dorothea Phillips was the daughter of Canon W D Phillips, vicar of Cwmtillery. [6] She had one sister. [7] She studied English at Aberystwyth University followed by law, with the intention of becoming a barrister, about which she said, "I found law lessons so tedious that I spent most of my time in the university dramatic society." [8] She was vice-chair of Abertillery Council's Entertainments Committee and vice-chair of the Students' Representative Council. [9] [10]

Career

After graduation her first position in theatre was as an assistant stage manager, [11] after which she joined a repertory company as an actor. [12] She went on to appear in theatre, radio, film and television.

Theatre

YearProductionCompany / Location
1947 Dangerous Corner [13] Liverpool Warehousing Company
1949Hayfever [14] The New Garrick Players
1953Pardon my Claws [15] Theatre Royal, Huddersfield
Maiden Ladies [16]
Pink String and Sealing Wax [17]
1954The Sleeping Prince [18] Windsor Repertory Company
1955Under Milk Wood [19] Theatre Royal, Newcastle
The Love Match [20] Brighton Royal
1957Doctor Angelus [21] Edinburgh Gateway Company
The Deep Blue Sea [22] Curzon Productions
Flare Path [23] Lyceum Theatre, London
George and Margaret [24] Curzon Productions
1958The Hamlet of Stepney Green [25] Oxford Playhouse Company
1961The Norman Wisdom Show [26] Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
The Cupboard [27]
1965 The Living Room [28] Malvern Festival Theatre, Malvern
1967The Anniversary [29] Palace Theatre, Watford
Busybody [30] Marlowe Theatre
1976 Mother's Day [31] Royal Court, London
1978 The Boy Friend [32] Richmond Theatre

Radio

Film

YearTitleRole
1962 The Lamp in Assassin Mews Mrs Burke
1963The Cage [35]
1964 Under Milk Wood [36] Mrs Ogmore -Pritchard
1967The Story of the Airship [37] Housekeeper
1970 Carry on Loving [38] Aunt Beatrice Grubb
1972 Under Milk Wood Mrs Dai Bread One
Commuter Husbands [39] Wife
1979 The Corn is Green Sarah Pugh
S.O.S. Titanic Emma Bucknell
1980Heartland [40]
1985 Santa Claus: The Movie [41] Miss Tucker
1986 The Canterville Ghost Aunt Gretchen
Duet for One Betty
1987Y Gwyliau (The Holiday) [42] Mother
1988Olympus Force [43] Mrs Grossopoulos
2000 102 Dalmatians Mrs Mirthless

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1960The Citadel [44]
1962 The Saint Mrs Barnes1 episode
1963 Dixon of Dock Green [45] 1 episode: Christmas Dip
1965Secret Agent [46] 1 episode: Whatever happened to George Foster
1966 Out of the Unknown [47] Nurse1 episode: Frankenstein Mark II
The Newcomers [48] Mrs Hartley1 episode
Sexton Blake [49] Mrs BardellSeries 1
1968One of the family [50] 15 episodes
1969Life with Cooper [51] 1 episode
1970The Hero of My Life... Charles Dickens [52] Mrs Hogarth1 episode
Choir Practice [53] Mrs LloydMusical play, BBC 2
1971Once Upon a Time [54] Narrator1 episode
1972The Black Arrow [55] Mistress Hatch13 episodes
The Gravediggers [56] 1 episode
Jason King [57] Mrs Edwards1 episode: It's Too Bad About Auntie
1975The Little Match Girl [58] First spinster1 episode
1976 Thriller 1 episode: The Next Victim
1977Hogg's Back [59] Mrs Biggle1 episode
1978 Grange Hill Mrs MonroeSeries 1
1980The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist [60] Mrs Bedwin
1983 Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime [61] ABC Waitress1 episode: The Sunningdale Mystery
Jane Eyre Lady Lynn
1984It's Max Boyce [62] Gran4 episodes
1986 All at No 20 Miss Godfrey1 episodes
If Tomorrow Comes [63] Brunhilda3 parts
Agatha Christie [64] 1 episode: Dead Man's Folly
1987 The New Statesman Mrs Mumford1 episode
1988Shadow on the Sun [65] Nurse
1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot [66] Nelly MorganProblem at sea
1990 She-Wolf of London Aunt Elsa20 episodes
1991 The House of Eliott Lady Cravenhurst1 episode
Love and Curses [67] Aunt Elsa1 episode: Curiosity Killed the Cravitz
1996 Screen Two 1 episode Century
1999 Home Farm Twins [68]

Also Dixon of Dock Green , No Hiding Place and Danger Man. [69]

Soho, London

In the 1960s, because of her legal qualification, Phillips held the licence to various bars in London's Soho, including the Irving, the Iron Lung, the Buckstone [70] and the Kismet, where patrons included Terence Stamp, Albert Finney, David Hockney and Francs Bacon. [2] In 2019 and 2021 Phillips was interviewed about her time spent in Soho. [71] [2]

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