Dorothy Alison (4 April 1925 – 17 January 1992) was an Australian stage, film and television actress.

Biography

Dorothy Alison was born in the

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

mining city of

Broken Hill Broken Hill is a city in the Far West (New South Wales), far west region of outback New South Wales, Australia. An inland mining city, it is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Hi ...

and educated at

Sydney Girls High School Sydney Girls High School (abbreviated as SGHS or Sydney Girls) is a Education in Australia#Government schools, government-funded Single-sex school, single-sex Selective school (New South Wales), academically selective secondary school, secondar ...

. She moved to

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in 1949 to further her career. Aside from her numerous, mostly supporting film roles, she appeared in several television programmes and mini-series, including a prominent role in ''

A Town Like Alice ''A Town Like Alice'' (United States title: ''The Legacy'') is a romance novel by Nevil Shute, published in 1950 when Shute had newly settled in Australia. Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner ...

'', ''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Epic film, epic swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and written by Norman Reilly Ra ...

'' as the Duchess Constance and other TV shows. She was nominated for two

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awards: Most Promising Newcomer for ''Mandy'' (1952) and Best British Actress for ''Reach for the Sky'' (1956). 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. She died at the age of 66 in London in 1992.

Partial filmography

*''

Eureka Stockade The Eureka Rebellion was a series of events involving gold miners who revolted against the British administration of the colony of Victoria, Australia, during the Victorian gold rush. It culminated in the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, wh ...

'' (1949) - Mrs. Bentley *''

Sons of Matthew ''Sons of Matthew'' is a 1949 Australian film directed and produced and co-written by Charles Chauvel (filmmaker), Charles Chauvel. The film was shot in 1947 on location in Queensland, Australia, and the studio sequences in Sydney. ''Sons of Matt ...

'' (1949) - Rose O'Riordan *'' Mandy'' (1952) - Miss Stockton *'' Turn the Key Softly'' (1953) - Joan *''

The Maggie ''The 'Maggie (U.S. title: ''High and Dry''; also known as ''Highland Fling'') is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Alexander Mackendrick and starring Paul Douglas, Alex Mackenzie and James Copeland. It was written by William Rose and ...

'' (1954) - Miss Peters *'' The Purple Plain'' (1954) - Nurse (uncredited) *'' Child's Play'' (1954) - Margery Chappell *'' Companions in Crime'' (1954) - Sheila Marsden *'' The Feminine Touch'' (1956) - The Suicide *'' The Long Arm'' (1956) - Mary Halliday *'' Reach for the Sky'' (1956) - Nurse Brace *'' The Silken Affair'' (1956) - Mrs. Tweakham *''

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'' (1957) - Helen *'' The Scamp'' (1957) - Barbara Leigh *'' The Man Upstairs'' (1958) - Mrs. Barnes *'' Life in Emergency Ward 10'' (1959) - Sister Jane Fraser *''

The Nun's Story ''The Nun's Story'' is a 1956 novel by Kathryn Hulme. It was a Book of the Month selection and reached No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list, ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. Premise The lead character of the book, Sister Luk ...

'' (1959) - Sister Aurelie (martyred nurse, Africa) *'' Two Living, One Dead'' (1961) - Esther Kester *''

Georgy Girl ''Georgy Girl'' is a 1966 British romantic comedy film directed by Silvio Narizzano and starring Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason, and Rachel Kempson (Redgrave's mother). The screenplay was written by Margaret Fors ...

'' (1966) - Health Visitor *'' Pretty Polly'' (1967) - Mrs. Barlow *'' Journey into Darkness'' (1968) - Mrs. Latham (episode 'Paper Dolls') *'' See No Evil'', also known as ''Blind Terror'' (1971) - Betty Rexton *'' Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde'' (1971) - Mrs. Spencer *'' The Amazing Mr Blunden'' (1972) - Mrs. Allen *''

Baxter! ''Baxter!'' is a 1973 drama film directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring Patricia Neal, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Britt Ekland. The film follows a young boy called Roger Baxter who struggles to overcome his speech problem ( rhotacism) and his s ...

'' (1973) - Nurse Kennedy *''

The Return of the Soldier ''The Return of the Soldier'' is the debut novel of English novelist Rebecca West, first published in 1918. The novel recounts the return of the shell shocked Captain Chris Baldry from the trenches of the First World War from the perspective ...

'' (1982) - Brigadier's Wife *'' The Winds of Jarrah'' (1983) - Mrs. Sullivan *'' The Schippan Mystery'' (1984) - Mrs. Schippan *''Invitation to the Wedding'' (1985) - 1st Woman *'' A Fortunate Life'' (1986) - Mrs. Carr *'' Rikky and Pete'' (1988) - Mrs. Menzies *'' Evil Angels'', also known as ''A Cry in the Dark'' (1988) - Avis Murchison *'' Two Brothers Running'' (1988) - Mrs Widmore *''

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'' (1989) - Doreen Swanson *''

Malpractice In the law of torts, malpractice, also known as professional negligence, is an "instance of negligence or incompetence on the part of a professional".Malpractice definition, Professionals who may become the subject of malpractice actions inc ...

'' (1989) - Maureen Davis

References

External links

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Dorothy Alison movies – All Movie Guide
1925 births 1992 deaths 20th-century Australian actresses Australian stage actresses Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Logie Award winners People from Broken Hill, New South Wales People educated at Sydney Girls High School {{Australia-actor-stub