Dorothy Alison

Dorothy Alison

Actor

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
April 4, 1925

Biography

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.

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Representative Works

The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
7.2
/ English
Evil Angels
Evil Angels
6.8
/ English
See No Evil
See No Evil
6.5
/ English
Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly
4.2
/ English
The Long Arm
The Long Arm
6.9
/ English
Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky
6.9
/ English
Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl
6.2
/ English
The 'Maggie'
The 'Maggie'
6.3
/ English
Mandy
Mandy
7.1
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Nun's Story
1959Nominee

Best Performance

The Nun's Story

Evil Angels
1988Nominee

Best Performance

Evil Angels

See No Evil
1971Nominee

Best Performance

See No Evil

Career Highlights

The Prince and the Pauper
1962Highlight

Best Performance

The Prince and the Pauper

Pretty Polly
1967Highlight

Best Performance

Pretty Polly