7.3
Movie
Acting
Rita Tushingham
- Born
- (age 84)
- Birthplace
- Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
- Credits
- 86 titles
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).
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Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
7.6
Movie
Doctor Zhivago
5.6
Movie
The Owners
5.8
Movie
Boudica
7.2
TV
In the Flesh
7.4
TV
Vera
7.8
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.0
TV
The Responder
6.4
Movie
Being Julia
5.8
TV
The Pale Horse
7.1
Movie
A Taste of Honey
6.0
Movie
The Knack... and How to Get It
6.5
Movie
An Awfully Big Adventure
7.3
TV
New Tricks
6.1
Movie
The Hideout
5.9
Movie
The Bed Sitting Room
6.3
Movie
The American Backyard
5.6
Movie
The Wee Man
Acting credits 86
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The American Backyard Film | Flora |
| 2024 | Mystery at the Prospect Hotel Film | Miss Clutterbuck |
| 2024 | The Marlow Murder Club TV | Mrs Eddingham (5 ep) |
| 2023 | The Famous Five TV | Miss Clutterback (1 ep) |
| 2023 | Boudica Film | Green Druid |
| 2023 | Elicit Film | Felicity |
| 2022 | The Responder TV | June Carson (2 ep) |
| 2021 | Last Night in Soho Film | Peggy Turner |
| 2021 | Ridley Road TV | Nettie Jones (4 ep) |
| 2020 | The Owners Film | Ellen Huggins |
| 2020 | The Pale Horse TV | Bella Webb (2 ep) |
| 2017 | Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties Film | |
| 2017 | My Name Is Lenny Film | Reenie Joyce |
| 2016 | Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories TV | Effie Corvier (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Still Open All Hours TV | Annie (1 ep) |
| 2013 | In the Flesh TV | Mrs Lamb (3 ep) |
| 2013 | The Wee Man Film | Rita Thompson |
| 2012 | Outside Bet Film | Martha |
| 2011 | Seamonsters Film | Rose |
| 2011 | Vera TV | Audrey Latham (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Bedlam TV | Grace (1 ep) |
| 2010 | The Calling Film | Sister Gertrude |
| 2008 | Broken Lines Film | Rae |
| 2008 | Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Film | Medium |
| 2007 | The Hideout Film | Paula Hardyn |
| 2007 | Puffball Film | Molly |
| 2006 | Angel Cake Film | Millie |
| 2006 | Angel Cake TV | Millie (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple TV | Miss Elizabeth Percehouse (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Being Julia Film | Aunt Carrie |
| 2004 | New Tricks TV | Elise (1 ep) |
| 2002 | The Stretford Wives Film | Marilyn Massey |
| 2002 | Helen West TV | Margaret Mellors (1 ep) |
| 2000 | Out of Depth Film | Margaret Nixon |
| 1999 | Swing Film | Mags Luxford |
| 1998 | Spending Nights with Joan Film | Bette Davis |
| 1997 | Under the Skin Film | Mum |
| 1996 | The Boy from Mercury Film | May Cronin |
| 1995 | An Awfully Big Adventure Film | Aunt Lily |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Gospel According to Harry Film | Myrna |
| 1993 | Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1992 | Paper Marriage Film | Lou, gospodyni Alicji |
| 1992 | Love at First Sight TV | Alice Fletcher (1 ep) |
| 1992 | The Rapture of Deceit Film | Dora |
| 1990 | Sunday Pursuit Film | Alice Fletcher |
| 1990 | Hard Days, Hard Nights Film | Rita |
| 1989 | Resurrected Film | Mrs. Deakin |
| 1988 | The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway Film | Alice Toklas |
| 1986 | Flying Film | Jean Stoller |
| 1986 | Bread TV | Celia Higgins (10 ep) |
| 1986 | A Judgment in Stone Film | Eunice |
| 1982 | Spaghetti House Film | Kathy Ceccacci |
| 1982 | Confessions of Felix Krull TV | Mrs Twentyman (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Seeing Things TV | Dr Jessica Edwards (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Lady Killers TV | Charlotte Bryant (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Mysteries Film | Martha Gude |
| 1977 | Black Journal Film | Maria |
| 1977 | Pane, burro e marmellata Film | Vera De Virdis |
| 1977 | ABC Weekend Specials TV | Mrs Prysselius (1 ep) |