Dorothy Alison | |
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| Born | 4 April 1925 Broken Hill, Australia |
| Died | 17 January 1992 (aged 66) London, England |
| Occupation | . Actress |
| Years active | 1949-1989 |
| Awards | Logie Award for Best Supporting Actress in a telemovie or miniseries (1982) |
Dorothy Alison (4 April 1925 – 17 January 1992) was an Australian stage, film and television actress [1]
Dorothy Alison was born in the New South Wales mining city of Broken Hill and educated at Sydney Girls High School. [2] She moved to London in 1949 to further her career. [3] Aside from her numerous, mostly supporting film roles, she appeared in several television programmes and miniseries, including a prominent role in A Town Like Alice , The Adventures of Robin Hood as the Duchess Constance and other TV shows. [4] [5]
She was nominated for two BAFTA awards: Most Promising Newcomer for Mandy (1952) and Best British Actress for Reach for the Sky (1956). [6] [7] For her performance in A Town Like Alice, she won the 1982 Logie Award (Australian television) for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie. [8] She died at the age of 66 in London in 1992. [1]
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