Dorothy Alison

Acting

Dorothy Alison

Born April 4, 1925Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia39 credits

Dorothy Alison was an Australian stage, film and television actress. She was known for See No Evil (1971), The Nun's Story (1959) and A Cry in the Dark (1988). Alison, from 1949, afterinitially working as a secretary, spend most of her professional life in London, England. She returned to Australia in 1980 for the mini-series, A Town Like Alice (1981) and remained her for the rest of the 1980s. She was married to Leslie Linder. She died at the age of 66 in London in 1992.

Known For

Filmography

Australia
1989Australia
as Doreen SwansonMovie
Evil Angels
1988Evil Angels
as Avis MurchisonMovie
Rikky and Pete
1988Rikky and Pete
as Mrs. MenziesMovie
Two Brothers Running
1988Two Brothers Running
as Mrs. WidmoreMovie
The Flying Doctors
1986The Flying Doctors
as Essie HarringtonTV
The Winds of Jarrah
1983The Winds of Jarrah
as Mrs. SullivanMovie
The Return of the Soldier
1983The Return of the Soldier
as Brigadier's WifeMovie
A Town Like Alice
1981A Town Like Alice
as Mrs. FrithTV
The Errand
1980The Errand
as The Farmer's WifeMovie
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mrs. Richard AllenMovie
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
1971Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
as Mrs. SpencerMovie
See No Evil
1971See No Evil
as Betty RextonMovie
The Main Chance
1969The Main Chance
as Chairman of MagistratesTV
Journey Into Darkness
1968Journey Into Darkness
as Mrs. LathamMovie
Pretty Polly
1967Pretty Polly
as Mrs. BarlowMovie
ITV Playhouse
1967ITV Playhouse
as Ann SwinkTV
Georgy Girl
1966Georgy Girl
as Health VisitorMovie
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1961Two Living, One Dead
as Esther KesterMovie
The Nun's Story
1959The Nun's Story
as Sister AurelieMovie
Life In Emergency Ward 10
1959Life In Emergency Ward 10
as Sister Jane FraserMovie
The Man Upstairs
1958The Man Upstairs
as Mrs. BarnesMovie
The Scamp
1957The Scamp
as Barbara LeighMovie
Interpol
1957Interpol
as HelenMovie
The Silken Affair
1956The Silken Affair
as Mrs. TweakhamMovie
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatre
as Stella GilmoreTV
Reach for the Sky
1956Reach for the Sky
as Nurse BraceMovie
The Feminine Touch
1956The Feminine Touch
as The SuicideMovie
The Long Arm
1956The Long Arm
as Mary HallidayMovie
The 'Maggie'
1954The 'Maggie'
as Miss PetersMovie
Mandy
1952Mandy
as Miss StocktonMovie
Eureka Stockade
1949Eureka Stockade
as Mrs. BentleyMovie