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Dora Bryan

Dora Bryan

Acting·1923–2014·62 films

Dora May Bryan OBE was an English actress of stage, film and television. Born Dora May Broadbent, her career began in pantomime as a child actor. In World War II she joined the ENSA in Italy to entertain British troops.

Filmography

MirrorMask
MirrorMask (2005)Aunt Nan
Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out (1947)Girl in Telephone Kiosk (uncredited)
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol (1948)Rose
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey (1961)Helen
Hands of the Ripper
Hands of the Ripper (1971)Mrs. Golding
Carry On Sergeant
Carry On Sergeant (1958)Norah
No Highway in the Sky
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp (1950)Maisie
Apartment Zero
Apartment Zero (1989)Margaret McKinney
The Green Man
The Green Man (1956)Lily
The Cockleshell Heroes
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)Myrtie
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)Amber Spottiswood
Circle of Danger
Circle of Danger (1951)Bubbles Fitzgerald
Screamtime
Screamtime (1983)Emma
Gift Horse
Gift Horse (1952)Glad Flanagan
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)Tilly
Mad About Men
Mad About Men (1954)Berengaria
The Interrupted Journey
The Interrupted Journey (1949)the waitress
Up the Front
Up the Front (1972)Auntie Cora Crumpington
Street Corner
Street Corner (1953)Prostitute
The Fake
The Fake (1953)Barmaid
High Treason
High Treason (1951)Mrs. Bowers
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)Movie Publicist
The Crowded Day
The Crowded Day (1954)Marge
Miss Robin Hood
Miss Robin Hood (1952)Pearl
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)Telephonist
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man (1966)Mrs. De Vere
Adam and Evelyne
Adam and Evelyne (1949)Blonde Sales Assistant (uncredited)
Scarlet Thread
Scarlet Thread (1951)Maggie
You Lucky People!
You Lucky People! (1955)Hortense Tipp
The Intruder
The Intruder (1953)Dora Bee
The Ringer
The Ringer (1952)Mrs. Hackett
Women of Twilight
Women of Twilight (1953)Olga
Operation Bullshine
Operation Bullshine (1959)Pvt. Cox
The Perfect Woman
The Perfect Woman (1949)Model in Shop
The Young Lovers
The Young Lovers (1954)Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
No Trace
No Trace (1950)Maisie
The Quiet Woman
The Quiet Woman (1951)Elsie Tripp
Child in the House
Child in the House (1956)Cassie
Desert Mice
Desert Mice (1959)Gay Bennett
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996)Millie
You Know What Sailors Are
You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)Peggy Stebbins
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose (1954)Mary Rawlings, the maid
13 East Street
13 East Street (1952)Valerie
Something in the City
Something in the City (1950)Waitress
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952)Miss La Fosse
Two a Penny
Two a Penny (1967)Ruby Hopkins
Once Upon a Dream
Once Upon a Dream (1949)Barmaid
As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy (1955)May
Traveller's Joy
Traveller's Joy (1950)Eva
Now Barabbas
Now Barabbas (1949)Winnie
The Night We Got the Bird
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)Julie Skidmore
Don't Ever Leave Me
Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)Talkative Hairdresser (uncredited)
Small Hotel
Small Hotel (1957)(uncredited)
The Cure for Love
The Cure for Love (1949)Jenny Jenkins
Palmer
Palmer (1991)Monica
No Room at the Inn
No Room at the Inn (1948)The Girl
Bed
Bed (1995)Bosom Lady
Alice Through the Looking Box
Alice Through the Looking Box (1960)Queen
Thora Hird Tribute
Thora Hird Tribute (2003)Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Harmony Lane
Harmony Lane (1954)Comedian