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Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

Acting·1942·58 films

Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is an English actress. She is known for her starring roles in films including A Taste of Honey (1961), The Leather Boys (1964), The Knack …and How to Get It (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Smashing Time (1967). For A Taste of Honey, she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and Most Promising Newcomer at both the BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Her other film appearances include An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), Under the Skin (1997), and Being Julia (2004).

Filmography

Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho (2021)Peggy Turner
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)The Girl
The Owners
The Owners (2020)Ellen Huggins
Boudica
Boudica (2023)Green Druid
Being Julia
Being Julia (2004)Aunt Carrie
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey (1961)Jo
The Knack... and How to Get It
The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)Nancy Jones
An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)Aunt Lily
The Hideout
The Hideout (2007)Paula Hardyn
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)Penelope
The American Backyard
The American Backyard (2025)Flora
The Wee Man
The Wee Man (2013)Rita Thompson
Under the Skin
Under the Skin (1997)Mum
Straight On Till Morning
Straight On Till Morning (1972)Brenda Thompson
The Trap
The Trap (1966)Eve
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008)Medium
Girl with Green Eyes
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)Kathleen "Kate" Brady
My Name Is Lenny
My Name Is Lenny (2017)Reenie Joyce
The Leather Boys
The Leather Boys (1964)Dot
The Human Factor
The Human Factor (1975)Janice
Resurrected
Resurrected (1989)Mrs. Deakin
Puffball
Puffball (2007)Molly
Black Journal
Black Journal (1977)Maria
Spaghetti House
Spaghetti House (1982)Kathy Ceccacci
Flying
Flying (1986)Jean Stoller
Mysteries
Mysteries (1978)Martha Gude
Smashing Time
Smashing Time (1967)Brenda
A Place to Go
A Place to Go (1963)Catherine Donovan
Pane, burro e marmellata
Pane, burro e marmellata (1977)Vera De Virdis
Diamonds for Breakfast
Diamonds for Breakfast (1968)Bridget Rafferty
Gospel According to Harry
Gospel According to Harry (1994)Myrna
Outside Bet
Outside Bet (2012)Martha
A Judgment in Stone
A Judgment in Stone (1986)Eunice
The Guru
The Guru (1969)Jenny
Paper Marriage
Paper Marriage (1992)Lou, gospodyni Alicji
Swing
Swing (1999)Mags Luxford
Out of Depth
Out of Depth (2000)Margaret Nixon
The Boy from Mercury
The Boy from Mercury (1996)May Cronin
Hard Days, Hard Nights
Hard Days, Hard Nights (1990)Rita
Fischia Il Sesso
Fischia Il Sesso (1974)Carol Houston
Broken Lines
Broken Lines (2008)Rae
Sunday Pursuit
Sunday Pursuit (1990)Alice Fletcher
Red Riding Hood
Red Riding Hood (1973)Grace
Seamonsters
Seamonsters (2011)Rose
Slaughter Day
Slaughter Day (1972)Rita
Moscow in Madrid
Moscow in Madrid (1965)Self
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean (1965)Self
The Stretford Wives
The Stretford Wives (2002)Marilyn Massey
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)Alice Toklas
Ragazzo di borgata
Ragazzo di borgata (1976)Lucia, madre di Ettore
The Rapture of Deceit
The Rapture of Deceit (1992)
Rachel's Man
Rachel's Man (1976)Leah
Green Eyes
Green Eyes (1977)Margaret Sheen
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties (2017)
The Calling
The Calling (2010)Sister Gertrude
Mystery at the Prospect Hotel
Mystery at the Prospect Hotel (2024)Miss Clutterbuck
The Athena Syndrome
The Athena SyndromeVivian
Elicit
Elicit (2023)Felicity