
Dora Bryan
Born
1923-02-07
Place of birth
Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
2014-07-23
Biography
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 tel...
Known for

MirrorMask
Aunt Nan

Odd Man Out
Girl in Telephone Kiosk (uncredited)

The Fallen Idol
Rose

Absolutely Fabulous
Dolly

A Taste of Honey
Helen

Casualty
Hester Blewett

Hands of the Ripper
Mrs. Golding

Carry On Sergeant
Norah

No Highway in the Sky
Movie

The Blue Lamp
Maisie

Apartment Zero
Margaret McKinney

Doctors
Lily Anderson

Last of the Summer Wine
Roz

The Green Man
Lily

dinnerladies
Connie