Dora Bryan
Known for
A career spanning 79+ years and 63+ titles makes Dora Bryan one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Aunt Nan in 'MirrorMask' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
Dora Bryan
54 Movies
9 Series
A career spanning 79+ years and 63+ titles makes Dora Bryan one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Aunt Nan in 'MirrorMask' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
Movies
Plays Aunt Nan
MirrorMask
2005
Plays Amber Spottiswood
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
1966
Plays Helen
A Taste of Honey
1961
Plays Norah
Carry On Sergeant
1958
Plays Maggie
Scarlet Thread
1951
Plays Maisie
The Blue Lamp
1950
Plays Movie Publicist
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
Plays Mrs. De Vere
The Sandwich Man
1966
Plays Girl in Telephone Kiosk (uncredited)
Odd Man Out
1947
Plays Myrtie
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
Plays Tilly
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
Plays Margaret McKinney
Apartment Zero
1989
Plays Millie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996
Plays Miss La Fosse
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
1952
Plays Peggy Stebbins
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952
Plays Lily
The Green Man
1956
Plays Mrs. Golding
Hands of the Ripper
1971
Plays Glad Flanagan
Gift Horse
1952
Plays Talkative Hairdresser (uncredited)
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949
Plays Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
The Young Lovers
1954
Plays Berengaria
Mad About Men
1954
Plays Cassie
Child in the House
1956
Plays Marge
The Crowded Day
1954
Plays Auntie Cora Crumpington
Up the Front
1972
Plays Pvt. Cox
Operation Bullshine
1959
Plays the waitress
The Interrupted Journey
1949
Plays May
As Long as They're Happy
1955
Plays Bubbles Fitzgerald
Circle of Danger
1951
Plays Blonde Sales Assistant (uncredited)
Adam and Evelyne
1949
Plays Emma
Screamtime
1983
Plays Dora Bee
The Intruder
1953
Plays Mrs. Bowers
High Treason
1951
Plays Julie Skidmore
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
Plays Pearl
Miss Robin Hood
1952
Plays Telephonist
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
Plays Jenny Jenkins
The Cure for Love
1949
Plays Valerie
13 East Street
1952
Plays Barmaid
The Fake
1953
Plays Barmaid
Once Upon a Dream
1949
Plays Prostitute
Street Corner
1953
Plays Elsie Tripp
The Quiet Woman
1951
Plays Mrs. Hackett
The Ringer
1952
Plays Ruby Hopkins
Two a Penny
1967
Plays Olga
Women of Twilight
1953
Plays Maisie
No Trace
1950
Plays Model in Shop
The Perfect Woman
1949
Plays Winnie
Now Barabbas
1949
Plays Hortense Tipp
You Lucky People!
1955
Plays Gay Bennett
Desert Mice
1959
Plays Mary Rawlings, the maid
Fast and Loose
1954
TV Shows
Plays Roz
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
Plays Jane Thompson
Heartbeat
1992
Plays Connie
dinnerladies
1998
Plays Bosom Lady
Performance
1991
Plays Molly Bramley
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
Plays Julie Skidmore
Theatre Night
1957
Plays Dame Nelly Fletcher
Hippies
1999
Plays Dolly
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
Plays Mrs Mim
Virtual Murder
1992
Latest Trailers
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MirrorMask
Full Filmography
MirrorMask
Aunt Nan
2005
Film
Absolutely Fabulous
Dolly · 1 episode
2001
TV
Hippies
Dame Nelly Fletcher · 1 episode
1999
TV
dinnerladies
Connie · 1 episode
1998
TV
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Millie
1996
Film
Performance
Bosom Lady · 1 episode
1995
TV
Heartbeat
Jane Thompson · 1 episode
1993
TV
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Molly Bramley · 1 episode
1993
TV
Virtual Murder
Mrs Mim · 1 episode
1992
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dora Bryan still alive?
Dora Bryan passed away on July 23, 2014 at age 91.
What are the most famous roles of Dora Bryan?
Dora Bryan is best known for roles in MirrorMask, Odd Man Out, The Fallen Idol.
How many movies has Dora Bryan been in?
Over a 67-year career (since 1947), Dora Bryan has appeared in 54 movies and 9 TV shows.
What was Dora Bryan's first movie?
The career of Dora Bryan began with Odd Man Out (1947).
What is Dora Bryan's most recent movie or series?
Dora Bryan's most recent release is MirrorMask, which premiered on January 25, 2005.
What TV shows has Dora Bryan appeared in?
On television, Dora Bryan has appeared in Absolutely Fabulous, Casualty, Doctors, Last of the Summer Wine.
Dora Bryan
1923-02-07 · Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
After having established herself as a versatile stage actress, covering everything from drama and comedy to musicals, she started to appear in film in the late 1940s, and in 1968 she even had her own TV series, "According to Dora". At one point in her career she was Britain's highest-paid star.
She was active on stage until the mid 1990s and continued to work in film and television until 2005, when she finally had to give up the acting profession as she could no longer remember her lines.
Her autobiography According To Dora was published in 1987. In 1996, she was awarded an OBE in recognition of her services to acting and the same year she was also awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for her role in the West End production of the Harold Pinter play "The Birthday Party".
She was married to British cricket player Bill Lawton from 1954 to his death in 2008. She lived in a nursing home in Hove, outside Brighton, until her death in 2014.