Dorothy Alison (4 April 1925 – 17 January 1992) was an Australian stage, film and television actress[1]
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Born | (1925-04-04)4 April 1925 Broken Hill, Australia |
Died | 17 January 1992(1992-01-17) (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 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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