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Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

Known for: Acting

Born 14/03/1942
Place of birth Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rita Tushingham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Merv Griffin Show Series ★ 6,8

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

Vera Series ★ 7,4

Vera

Audrey Latham

2011

Agatha Christie's Marple Series ★ 7,9

Agatha Christie's Marple

Miss Elizabeth Percehouse

2004

New Tricks Series ★ 7,3

New Tricks

Elise

2004

ABC Weekend Specials Series ★ 7,5

ABC Weekend Specials

Mrs Prysselius

1977

Bread Series ★ 7,0

Bread

Celia Higgins

1986

The Marlow Murder Club Series ★ 5,9

The Marlow Murder Club

Mrs Eddingham

2024

The Marlow Murder Club Series ★ 5,9

The Marlow Murder Club

Mrs. Eddingham

2024

Still Open All Hours Series ★ 6,0

Still Open All Hours

Annie

2014

Last Night in Soho Film ★ 7,3

Last Night in Soho

Peggy Turner

2021

Comedy Playhouse Series ★ 6,0

Comedy Playhouse

Leonora

1961

The Responder Series ★ 7,0

The Responder

June Carson

2022

The World of Hammer Series ★ 6,8

The World of Hammer

Self (archive footage)

1994

In the Flesh Series ★ 7,2

In the Flesh

Mrs Lamb

2013

The Human Jungle Series ★ 8,2

The Human Jungle

Joy

1963

Doctor Zhivago Film ★ 7,6

Doctor Zhivago

The Girl

1965

Lady Killers Series ★ 7,5

Lady Killers

Charlotte Bryant

1980

Love at First Sight Series ★ 6,5

Love at First Sight

Alice Fletcher

1992

The Famous Five Series ★ 6,2

The Famous Five

Miss Clutterback

2023

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties Series ★ 7,0

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Self

1993

The Pale Horse Series ★ 5,8

The Pale Horse

Bella Webb

2020

Bedlam Series ★ 5,6

Bedlam

Grace

2011

Seeing Things Series ★ 7,0

Seeing Things

Dr Jessica Edwards

1981

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories Series ★ 6,2

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

Effie Corvier

2016

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Grace

1956

Ridley Road Series ★ 6,3

Ridley Road

Nettie Jones

2021

Helen West Series ★ 8,0

Helen West

Margaret Mellors

2002

Boudica Film ★ 5,8

Boudica

Green Druid

2023

The Owners Film ★ 5,6

The Owners

Ellen Huggins

2020

A Taste of Honey Film ★ 7,1

A Taste of Honey

Jo

1961

Confessions of Felix Krull Series ★ 4,8

Confessions of Felix Krull

Mrs Twentyman

1982

The Bed Sitting Room Film ★ 5,9

The Bed Sitting Room

Penelope

1969

The Knack... and How to Get It Film ★ 6,0

The Knack... and How to Get It

Nancy Jones

1965

An Awfully Big Adventure Film ★ 6,5

An Awfully Big Adventure

Aunt Lily

1995

Straight On Till Morning Film ★ 5,6

Straight On Till Morning

Brenda Thompson

1972

Series ★ 5,0

Angel Cake

Millie

2006

Being Julia Film ★ 6,4

Being Julia

Aunt Carrie

2004

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Film ★ 5,6

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Medium

2008

The Trap Film ★ 7,3

The Trap

Eve

1966

Black Journal Film ★ 5,5

Black Journal

Maria

1977

The Wee Man Film ★ 5,6

The Wee Man

Rita Thompson

2013

Girl with Green Eyes Film ★ 6,7

Girl with Green Eyes

Kathleen "Kate" Brady

1964

Swing Film ★ 5,8

Swing

Mags Luxford

1999

My Name Is Lenny Film ★ 5,8

My Name Is Lenny

Reenie Joyce

2017

Resurrected Film ★ 6,4

Resurrected

Mrs. Deakin

1989

The Hideout Film ★ 6,1

The Hideout

Paula Hardyn

2007

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway Film ★ 8,0

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

Alice Toklas

1988

The American Backyard Film ★ 6,3

The American Backyard

Flora

2025

Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties Film

Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

2017

Diamonds for Breakfast Film ★ 6,2

Diamonds for Breakfast

Bridget Rafferty

1968

Mysteries Film ★ 5,2

Mysteries

Martha Gude

1978

Puffball Film ★ 3,8

Puffball

Molly

2007

The Human Factor Film ★ 5,8

The Human Factor

Janice

1975

Slaughter Day Film ★ 7,0

Slaughter Day

Rita

1972

The Boy from Mercury Film ★ 8,0

The Boy from Mercury

May Cronin

1996

Moscow in Madrid Film ★ 7,0

Moscow in Madrid

Self

1965

Pane, burro e marmellata Film ★ 4,2

Pane, burro e marmellata

Vera De Virdis

1977

The Leather Boys Film ★ 6,6

The Leather Boys

Dot

1964

Flying Film ★ 6,2

Flying

Jean Stoller

1986

The Calling Film

The Calling

Sister Gertrude

2010

Smashing Time Film ★ 6,3

Smashing Time

Brenda

1967

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean Film ★ 8,5

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

Self

1965

Out of Depth Film ★ 5,7

Out of Depth

Margaret Nixon

2000

Angel Cake Film ★ 6,0

Angel Cake

Millie

2006

Under the Skin Film ★ 6,1

Under the Skin

Mum

1997

Mystery at the Prospect Hotel Film

Mystery at the Prospect Hotel

Miss Clutterbuck

2024

Hard Days, Hard Nights Film ★ 5,5

Hard Days, Hard Nights

Rita

1990

Sunday Pursuit Film ★ 7,0

Sunday Pursuit

Alice Fletcher

1990

A Place to Go Film ★ 6,4

A Place to Go

Catherine Donovan

1963

Series

No Strings

Leonora

1974

Outside Bet Film ★ 4,7

Outside Bet

Martha

2012

A Judgment in Stone Film ★ 4,3

A Judgment in Stone

Eunice

1986

Fischia Il Sesso Film ★ 8,0

Fischia Il Sesso

Carol Houston

1974

Spaghetti House Film ★ 6,3

Spaghetti House

Kathy Ceccacci

1982

Broken Lines Film ★ 3,5

Broken Lines

Rae

2008

Gospel According to Harry Film ★ 5,0

Gospel According to Harry

Myrna

1994

Green Eyes Film ★ 8,0

Green Eyes

Margaret Sheen

1977

The Guru Film ★ 6,0

The Guru

Jenny

1969

Seamonsters Film ★ 3,0

Seamonsters

Rose

2011

Red Riding Hood Film ★ 8,0

Red Riding Hood

Grace

1973

Ragazzo di borgata Film ★ 7,0

Ragazzo di borgata

Lucia, madre di Ettore

1976

Rachel's Man Film ★ 9,0

Rachel's Man

Leah

1976

Elicit Film

Elicit

Felicity

2023

The Stretford Wives Film ★ 7,0

The Stretford Wives

Marilyn Massey

2002

Paper Marriage Film ★ 4,4

Paper Marriage

Lou, gospodyni Alicji

1992

Film ★ 4,0

Spending Nights with Joan

Bette Davis

1998

The Rapture of Deceit Film ★ 10,0

The Rapture of Deceit

Dora

1992