Dorothy Alison
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1925-04-04
- Died
- 1992-01-17
- Place of birth
- Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- Dorothy Dickson · Perk Allison
Biography
Dorothy Alison was an Australian stage, film and television actress. She was known for See No Evil (1971), The Nun's Story (1959) and A Cry in the Dark (1988). Alison, from 1949, afterinitially working as a secretary, spend most of her professional life in London, England. She returned to Australia in 1980 for the mini-series, A Town Like Alice (1981) and remained her for the rest of the 1980s. She was married to Leslie Linder. She died at the age of 66 in London in 1992.
Known For
TV Shows (11)
The Flying Doctors
1986
as Essie Harrington
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Ann Swink
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Matilda / Duchess Constance
Callan
1967
The Main Chance
1969
as Chairman of Magistrates
Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Mrs. Latham
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
as Miss MacPherson
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Stella Gilmore / Beth
A Town Like Alice
1981
as Mrs. Frith
Stryker of the Yard
1961
A Time Of Day
1957
Movies (28)
The Nun's Story
1959
as Sister Aurelie
Evil Angels
1988
as Avis Murchison
Georgy Girl
1966
as Health Visitor
The Long Arm
1956
as Mary Halliday
The Return of the Soldier
1983
as Brigadier's Wife
See No Evil
1971
as Betty Rexton
Mandy
1952
as Miss Stockton
The Prince and the Pauper
1962
as Mrs. Canty
Reach for the Sky
1956
as Nurse Brace
Interpol
1957
as Helen
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
1971
as Mrs. Spencer
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972
as Mrs. Richard Allen
Pretty Polly
1967
as Mrs. Barlow
Australia
1989
as Doreen Swanson
The Scamp
1957
as Barbara Leigh
Journey Into Darkness
1968
as Mrs. Latham
The 'Maggie'
1954
as Miss Peters
Eureka Stockade
1949
as Mrs. Bentley
Two Living, One Dead
1961
as Esther Kester
The Silken Affair
1956
as Mrs. Tweakham
The Errand
1980
as The Farmer's Wife
Rikky and Pete
1988
as Mrs. Menzies
The Winds of Jarrah
1983
as Mrs. Sullivan
Two Brothers Running
1988
as Mrs. Widmore
Turn the Key Softly
1953
as Joan
Life In Emergency Ward 10
1959
as Sister Jane Fraser
The Feminine Touch
1956
as The Suicide
The Man Upstairs
1958
as Mrs. Barnes
About Dorothy Alison
Dorothy Alison was an Australian stage, film and television actress. She was known for See No Evil (1971), The Nun's Story (1959) and A Cry in the Dark (1988). Alison, from 1949, afterinitially working as a secretary, spend most of her professional life in London, England. She returned to Australia in 1980 for the mini-series, A Town Like Alice (1981) and remained her for the rest of the 1980s. She was married to Leslie Linder. She died at the age of 66 in London in 1992. With 39 credits spanning from 1949 to 1989, Dorothy Alison has appeared in 28 films and 11 TV shows.
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- The Nun's Story (1959) — as Sister Aurelie
- Evil Angels (1988) — as Avis Murchison
- Georgy Girl (1966) — as Health Visitor
- The Long Arm (1956) — as Mary Halliday
- The Return of the Soldier (1983) — as Brigadier's Wife
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