Portrait of Dorothy Alison

Acting

Dorothy Alison

Career

Active from 1956 to 1988, busiest in 1956 and 1957 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dorothy Alison Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Showbiz
    0.1, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Victorian Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 66
Australia
Australia (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

as Doreen Swanson

Evil Angels
Evil Angels (1988)
GoodWatch score 82

as Avis Murchison

Two Brothers Running
Two Brothers Running (1988)

as Mrs. Widmore

Rikky and Pete
Rikky and Pete (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mrs. Menzies

The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Essie Harrington

The Winds of Jarrah
The Winds of Jarrah (1983)

as Mrs. Sullivan

The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

as Brigadier's Wife

A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice (1981)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Mrs. Frith

The Errand
The Errand (1980)

as The Farmer's Wife

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 68
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Richard Allen

See No Evil
See No Evil (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

as Betty Rexton

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mrs. Spencer

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 68
The Main Chance
The Main Chance (1969)

TV show ยท as Chairman of Magistrates

Journey to the Unknown
Journey to the Unknown (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Mrs. Latham

Journey Into Darkness
Journey Into Darkness (1968)

as Mrs. Latham

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Ann Swink

Callan
Callan (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mrs. Barlow

Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Health Visitor

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Canty

Two Living, One Dead
Two Living, One Dead (1961)

as Esther Kester

Stryker of the Yard
Stryker of the Yard (1961)

TV show

Theatre '70
Theatre '70 (1960)

TV show ยท as Lois Jerrard

1950s

17 titles ยท average score 67
Life In Emergency Ward 10
Life In Emergency Ward 10 (1959)

as Sister Jane Fraser

The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sister Aurelie

The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Barnes

The Scamp
The Scamp (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

as Barbara Leigh

Interpol
Interpol (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

as Helen

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957)

TV show ยท as Miss MacPherson

The Long Arm
The Long Arm (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mary Halliday

Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

as Nurse Brace

The Silken Affair
The Silken Affair (1956)

as Mrs. Tweakham

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Stella Gilmore / Beth

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Duchess Constance / Matilda

ITV Play of the Week
ITV Play of the Week (1955)

TV show ยท as Margaret Sellman

1940s

1 title ยท average score 62
Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Bentley