Dorothy Alison

Born: 1925-04-04

Birthplace: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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

The Nun's Story
Evil Angels
Pretty Polly
The Prince and the Pauper
Reach for the Sky
The Return of the Soldier
The Silken Affair
The Long Arm
The 'Maggie'
See No Evil

Top Movie Credits

The Nun's Story Sister Aurelie
Evil Angels Avis Murchison
Pretty Polly Mrs. Barlow
The Silken Affair Mrs. Tweakham
The Long Arm Mary Halliday
The 'Maggie' Miss Peters
See No Evil Betty Rexton