
Known for
Acting
Born
February 7, 1923
Birthplace
Parbold, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
July 23, 2014 (aged 91)
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 rem...
TBA
2005
as Aunt Nan
2003
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
2000
1999
1998
1996
as Millie
1995
as Bosom Lady
1994
1993
1992
1992
1992
1991
1991
as Monica
1990
1989
as Margaret McKinney
1986
1983
as Emma
1978
1973
1972
as Auntie Cora Crumpington
1972
1971
as Mrs. Golding
1967
as Ruby Hopkins