Acting
Rita Tushingham
Born 1942-03-14
Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rita Tushingham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Rita Tushingham
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Last Night in Soho
2021
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Doctor Zhivago
1965
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Vera
2011
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The Merv Griffin Show
1962
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The Owners
2020
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Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
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New Tricks
2004
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Boudica
2023
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In the Flesh
2013
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The Responder
2022
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (86 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The American Backyard | Flora | Movie | 2025 |
 | Mystery at the Prospect Hotel | Miss Clutterbuck | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Marlow Murder Club | Mrs Eddingham | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Famous Five | Miss Clutterback | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Boudica | Green Druid | Movie | 2023 |
 | Elicit | Felicity | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Responder | June Carson | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Last Night in Soho | Peggy Turner | Movie | 2021 |
 | Ridley Road | Nettie Jones | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Owners | Ellen Huggins | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Pale Horse | Bella Webb | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | My Name Is Lenny | Reenie Joyce | Movie | 2017 |
 | Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories | Effie Corvier | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Still Open All Hours | Annie | TV Series | 2014 |
 | In the Flesh | Mrs Lamb | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Wee Man | Rita Thompson | Movie | 2013 |
 | Outside Bet | Martha | Movie | 2012 |
 | Seamonsters | Rose | Movie | 2011 |
 | Vera | Audrey Latham | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Bedlam | Grace | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Calling | Sister Gertrude | Movie | 2010 |
 | Broken Lines | Rae | Movie | 2008 |
 | Telstar: The Joe Meek Story | Medium | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Hideout | Paula Hardyn | Movie | 2007 |
 | Puffball | Molly | Movie | 2007 |
 | Angel Cake | Millie | Movie | 2006 |
| Angel Cake | Millie | TV Series | 2006 | |
 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Miss Elizabeth Percehouse | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Being Julia | Aunt Carrie | Movie | 2004 |
 | New Tricks | Elise | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Stretford Wives | Marilyn Massey | Movie | 2002 |
 | Helen West | Margaret Mellors | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Out of Depth | Margaret Nixon | Movie | 2000 |
 | Swing | Mags Luxford | Movie | 1999 |
| Spending Nights with Joan | Bette Davis | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Under the Skin | Mum | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Boy from Mercury | May Cronin | Movie | 1996 |
 | An Awfully Big Adventure | Aunt Lily | Movie | 1995 |
 | The World of Hammer | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Gospel According to Harry | Myrna | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties | Self | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Paper Marriage | Lou, gospodyni Alicji | Movie | 1992 |
 | Love at First Sight | Alice Fletcher | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Rapture of Deceit | Dora | Movie | 1992 |
 | Sunday Pursuit | Alice Fletcher | Movie | 1990 |
 | Hard Days, Hard Nights | Rita | Movie | 1990 |
 | Resurrected | Mrs. Deakin | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway | Alice Toklas | Movie | 1988 |
 | Flying | Jean Stoller | Movie | 1986 |
 | Bread | Celia Higgins | TV Series | 1986 |
 | A Judgment in Stone | Eunice | Movie | 1986 |
 | Spaghetti House | Kathy Ceccacci | Movie | 1982 |
 | Confessions of Felix Krull | Mrs Twentyman | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Seeing Things | Dr Jessica Edwards | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Lady Killers | Charlotte Bryant | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Mysteries | Martha Gude | Movie | 1978 |
 | Black Journal | Maria | Movie | 1977 |
 | Pane, burro e marmellata | Vera De Virdis | Movie | 1977 |
 | ABC Weekend Specials | Mrs Prysselius | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Green Eyes | Margaret Sheen | Movie | 1977 |
 | Ragazzo di borgata | Lucia, madre di Ettore | Movie | 1976 |
 | Rachel's Man | Leah | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Human Factor | Janice | Movie | 1975 |
| No Strings | Leonora | TV Series | 1974 | |
 | Fischia Il Sesso | Carol Houston | Movie | 1974 |
 | Red Riding Hood | Grace | Movie | 1973 |
 | Straight On Till Morning | Brenda Thompson | Movie | 1972 |
 | Slaughter Day | Rita | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Bed Sitting Room | Penelope | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Guru | Jenny | Movie | 1969 |
 | Diamonds for Breakfast | Bridget Rafferty | Movie | 1968 |
 | Smashing Time | Brenda | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Trap | Eve | Movie | 1966 |
 | Moscow in Madrid | Self | Movie | 1965 |
 | Doctor Zhivago | The Girl | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Knack... and How to Get It | Nancy Jones | Movie | 1965 |
 | Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean | Self | Movie | 1965 |
 | Girl with Green Eyes | Kathleen "Kate" Brady | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Leather Boys | Dot | Movie | 1964 |
 | A Place to Go | Catherine Donovan | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Human Jungle | Joy | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Comedy Playhouse | Leonora | TV Series | 1961 |
 | A Taste of Honey | Jo | Movie | 1961 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Grace | TV Series | 1956 |