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Dora Bryan

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Also known as Dora Lawton

British actress of stage, film and television (1923-2014)

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Vinony's link graph records 349 inbound references to Dora Bryan, and connects out to Order of the British Empire, Manchester and Scarlett Johansson.

It sits within the topics 1923 births, 2014 deaths and 20th-century English actresses.

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Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • According to Dora
  • Dora Bryan's Tapestry Tales
  • According to Dora

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • MirrorMask — Aunt Nan2005
  • Thora Hird Tribute — Self (archive footage, uncredited)2003
  • Doctors — Lily Anderson2000
  • Hippies — Dame Nelly Fletcher1999
  • dinnerladies — Connie1998
  • Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout — Millie1996
  • Bed — Bosom Lady1995
  • Mother's Ruin1994
  • Frank Stubbs Promotes — Molly Bramley1993
  • Heartbeat — Jane Thompson1992

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1959-11-05
2008 universal fire victimaorcanadianclassic rockhard rockheartland rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,412
Total plays
3,931

Tags

musicalMusical theatreUnited Kingdomengland

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dora+Bryan">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Dora
Gender
female
Place of birth
Parbold
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Anglicanism
Number of children
3
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date of death
2014-07-23
date of birth
1923-02-07
name in native language
Dora Bryan
start of work period
1947-00-00
end of work period
2006-00-00
birth name
Dora May Broadbent
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (4)

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