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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Dora was married for 54 years to former [[Lancashire County Cricket Club\|Lancashire]] and [[Cumberland County Cricket Club\|Cumberland]] cricketer [[Bill Lawton]] until his death in August 2008. The couple met in Oldham during World War II and were married at Werneth St Thomas, Oldham in 1954. During her husband's final years, she reduced her public commitments to enable herself to look after him, and she suffered with her health, including a serious operation for a hernia. ~~{{citation needed\|date=March 2015}}~~		Dora was married for 54 years to former [[Lancashire County Cricket Club\|Lancashire]] and [[Cumberland County Cricket Club\|Cumberland]] cricketer [[Bill Lawton]] until his death in August 2008. The couple met in Oldham during World War II and were married at Werneth St Thomas, Oldham in 1954. During her husband's final years, she reduced her public commitments to enable herself to look after him, and she suffered with her health, including a serious operation for a hernia.

	Bryan once owned Clarges Hotel at 115–119 Marine Parade on Brighton's seafront, which was used as an exterior location in the films ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' and ''[[Carry On at Your Convenience]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/tours/where-they-lived/city_insights-121\|title=Dora Bryan OBE: Blue Plaque unveiled\|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> She and her husband lived there for more than 40 years but were forced to sell the bulk of the building because of bankruptcy, but they retained a flat with a sea view on the first floor for many years. Still maintaining its original structure, the rooms of the hotel have been reconverted into flats.<ref>[http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__5402.aspx Brighton and Hove on FilmCarry on Girls (1973)], mybrightonandhove.org.uk, 22 March 2006.</ref> By 2013, she was a wheelchair user and resided in a nursing home in Hove in frail health.~~{{citation needed\|date=April 2020}}~~		Bryan once owned Clarges Hotel at 115–119 Marine Parade on Brighton's seafront, which was used as an exterior location in the films ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' and ''[[Carry On at Your Convenience]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/tours/where-they-lived/city_insights-121\|title=Dora Bryan OBE: Blue Plaque unveiled\|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> She and her husband lived there for more than 40 years but were forced to sell the bulk of the building because of bankruptcy, but they retained a flat with a sea view on the first floor for many years. Still maintaining its original structure, the rooms of the hotel have been reconverted into flats.<ref>[http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__5402.aspx Brighton and Hove on FilmCarry on Girls (1973)], mybrightonandhove.org.uk, 22 March 2006.</ref> By 2013, she was a wheelchair user and resided in a nursing home in Hove in frail health.

	On 31 May 2009, ''Dora – A Gala Charity Show'' was held at Her Majesty's Theatre in London to raise funds for two charities nominated by Bryan: the [[Variety Club\|Variety Club Children's Charity]] and the [[Alzheimer's Society]]. [[Cliff Richard\|Sir Cliff Richard]] was the star performer, but among the performers and celebrity guests were old friends and colleagues, including [[June Whitfield]], [[Rita Tushingham]], and [[Joanna Lumley]]. Bryan managed to attend.<ref>[http://www.uktw.co.uk/archive/Tour/Concert/Dora-A-Gala-Charity-Show-Celebrating-the-Career-of-Dora-Bryan-OBE/T0783378290/ "Dora: A Gala Charity Show Celebrating the Career of Dora Bryan OBE"], UK Theatre Web, 31 May 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2013.</ref><ref>[http://elizabethtoni.com/2009/06/part-2-celebs-at-dora-a-gala-charity-show-london-arrivals.html Elizebthtoni.com, 2 June 2009: ''Part 2 Celebs at Dora: A Gala Charity Show – London – Arrivals''] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225114342/http://elizabethtoni.com/2009/06/part-2-celebs-at-dora-a-gala-charity-show-london-arrivals.html \|date=25 December 2013 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2013.</ref>		On 31 May 2009, ''Dora – A Gala Charity Show'' was held at Her Majesty's Theatre in London to raise funds for two charities nominated by Bryan: the [[Variety Club\|Variety Club Children's Charity]] and the [[Alzheimer's Society]]. [[Cliff Richard\|Sir Cliff Richard]] was the star performer, but among the performers and celebrity guests were old friends and colleagues, including [[June Whitfield]], [[Rita Tushingham]], and [[Joanna Lumley]]. Bryan managed to attend.<ref>[http://www.uktw.co.uk/archive/Tour/Concert/Dora-A-Gala-Charity-Show-Celebrating-the-Career-of-Dora-Bryan-OBE/T0783378290/ "Dora: A Gala Charity Show Celebrating the Career of Dora Bryan OBE"], UK Theatre Web, 31 May 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2013.</ref><ref>[http://elizabethtoni.com/2009/06/part-2-celebs-at-dora-a-gala-charity-show-london-arrivals.html Elizebthtoni.com, 2 June 2009: ''Part 2 Celebs at Dora: A Gala Charity Show – London – Arrivals''] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225114342/http://elizabethtoni.com/2009/06/part-2-celebs-at-dora-a-gala-charity-show-london-arrivals.html \|date=25 December 2013 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2013.</ref>

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	==Awards and testimonials==		==Awards and testimonials==
	Her autobiography ''According to Dora'' was published in 1987. In 1996 she was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] in recognition of her services to acting and the same year she was awarded a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for her role in the West End production of the [[Harold Pinter]] play ''[[The Birthday Party (play)\|The Birthday Party]]''. She was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions, in April 1962 when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] at her home in Brighton,~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~ and in January 1989 when [[Michael Aspel]] surprised her on the stage of the [[Manchester Opera House\|Opera House]] at the curtain call of ''Hello, Dolly!''.~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~ An exhibition about Bryan opened on 13 September 2013 at Rottingdean Museum.<ref name=Argus/>		Her autobiography ''According to Dora'' was published in 1987. In 1996 she was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] in recognition of her services to acting and the same year she was awarded a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for her role in the West End production of the [[Harold Pinter]] play ''[[The Birthday Party (play)\|The Birthday Party]]''. She was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions, in April 1962 when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] at her home in Brighton, and in January 1989 when [[Michael Aspel]] surprised her on the stage of the [[Manchester Opera House\|Opera House]] at the curtain call of ''Hello, Dolly!''. An exhibition about Bryan opened on 13 September 2013 at Rottingdean Museum.<ref name=Argus/>

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	In 1999, she made an appearance in the [[Victoria Wood]] sitcom ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)\|dinnerladies]]''. In 2000, she joined the cast of the long-running BBC comedy series ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' as Aunt Ros Utterthwaite, and in 2001 she was a guest star on ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' as [[June Whitfield]]'s on-screen friend Dolly (originally called Milly). She received a BAFTA nomination in 2002 for this role.		In 1999, she made an appearance in the [[Victoria Wood]] sitcom ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)\|dinnerladies]]''. In 2000, she joined the cast of the long-running BBC comedy series ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' as Aunt Ros Utterthwaite, and in 2001 she was a guest star on ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' as [[June Whitfield]]'s on-screen friend Dolly (originally called Milly). She received a BAFTA nomination in 2002 for this role.

	A few years later in 2005 her role in ''Last of the Summer Wine'' came to an end. At about the same time, she stopped making films. Her last screen appearance was in the short film ''[[Gone to the Dogs (2006 film)\|Gone to the Dogs]]'' (2006) with [[Antony Booth]]. In 2006, she intended to appear both in the comedy ''Rock-a-Hula Rest Home'' at a pub theatre in Brighton and in the comedy ''[[There's No Place Like a Home]]'', but she had to withdraw because of her inability to memorise her lines.~~{{citation needed\|date=April 2020}}~~		A few years later in 2005 her role in ''Last of the Summer Wine'' came to an end. At about the same time, she stopped making films. Her last screen appearance was in the short film ''[[Gone to the Dogs (2006 film)\|Gone to the Dogs]]'' (2006) with [[Antony Booth]]. In 2006, she intended to appear both in the comedy ''Rock-a-Hula Rest Home'' at a pub theatre in Brighton and in the comedy ''[[There's No Place Like a Home]]'', but she had to withdraw because of her inability to memorise her lines.

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Bryan was born in [[Southport]], Lancashire.<ref name="BBC"/> Her father was a salesman and she attended [[Hathershaw\|Hathershaw County Primary School]] in Oldham, Lancashire.~~{{citation needed\|date=December 2018}}~~ Her career began in [[pantomime]] before the Second World War, during which she joined [[Entertainments National Service Association\|ENSA]] in Italy to entertain British troops.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12811251 \|title=Obituary: Dora Bryan \|publisher=bbc.com \|date=23 July 2014 \|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>		Bryan was born in [[Southport]], Lancashire.<ref name="BBC"/> Her father was a salesman and she attended [[Hathershaw\|Hathershaw County Primary School]] in Oldham, Lancashire. Her career began in [[pantomime]] before the Second World War, during which she joined [[Entertainments National Service Association\|ENSA]] in Italy to entertain British troops.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12811251 \|title=Obituary: Dora Bryan \|publisher=bbc.com \|date=23 July 2014 \|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

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	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140303190734/http://www.rottingdeanpreservationsociety.org.uk/grange-museum/dora-bryan/ Dora Bryan exhibition at Grange Museum, Rottingdean]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140303190734/http://www.rottingdeanpreservationsociety.org.uk/grange-museum/dora-bryan/ Dora Bryan exhibition at Grange Museum, Rottingdean]

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{{Short description|English actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dora Bryan
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}}
| image = File:Dora Bryan.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Dora May Broadbent
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|2|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Southport]], Lancashire, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|7|23|1923|2|7|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Brighton and Hove]], East Sussex, England
| occupation = Actress<br/>Hotelier
| years_active = 1947–2006
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Bill Lawton]]| 1954|2008|end=died}}
| children = 3 (2 adopted)
| resting_place = Woodvale Cemetery and Crematorium, [[Brighton]], East Sussex, England
|}}
'''Dora May Broadbent''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (7 February 1923 – 23 July 2014), known as '''Dora Bryan''', was a British actress of stage, film and television.<ref name=Argus>[http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10647889.Feted_Brighton_actress_Dora__90__to_make_rare_public_appearance "Feted Brighton actress Dora, 90, to make rare public appearance"], ''The Argus'', 2 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.</ref>

==Early life==
Bryan was born in [[Southport]], Lancashire.<ref name="BBC"/> Her father was a salesman and she attended [[Hathershaw|Hathershaw County Primary School]] in Oldham, Lancashire.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} Her career began in [[pantomime]] before the Second World War, during which she joined [[Entertainments National Service Association|ENSA]] in Italy to entertain British troops.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12811251 |title=Obituary: Dora Bryan |publisher=bbc.com |date=23 July 2014 |access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>

==Career==
Bryan made her stage debut as a child in a pantomime in Manchester, and encouraged by her mother, joined the Oldham Repertory while still a teenager. After spending six years honing her craft there, she moved to London to develop her stage career, becoming a regular performer in the [[West End of London|West End]]. Cast in a production of [[Noël Coward|Noël Coward's]] ''[[Private Lives]]'', the actress was encouraged to adopt a stage name by Coward himself. She opted for Dora Bryant, which she often said was inspired by a box of [[Bryant & May|Bryant and May]] matches that were lying on the table, but a typographical error left off the last letter on the theatre credits and she became Dora Bryan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28451502 |title=Dora Bryan: Summer Wine and Ab Fab actress dies aged 91 |work=BBC News |date=23 July 2014 |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>

Instantly recognisable from her voice, which became a trademark of her performances, she followed many of her theatre contemporaries into film acting, generally playing supporting roles. She often played women of easy virtue—for example in ''[[The Fallen Idol (film)|The Fallen Idol]]'' (1948), one of her early films, and [[Ealing Studios|Ealing's]] ''[[The Blue Lamp]]'' (1950). She appeared in similarly stereotypical female roles in other films, for example ''[[Gift Horse (film)|Gift Horse]]'' (1952), ''[[The Cockleshell Heroes]]'' (1955), ''[[The Green Man (film)|The Green Man]]'' (1956) and ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958).

She appeared in cameo on the radio series ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'' in an episode commonly known as "Cinderella Hancock" (1955). [[British Pathe]] filmed Bryan in 1957 in 'Home on Wheels', featuring her and friends in her personal caravan. She appeared in the film ''[[A Taste of Honey (film)|A Taste of Honey]]'' (1961), which won four [[BAFTA]] awards, including Best Actress for Bryan and Best British Film. In 1963, she recorded the Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is a Beatle", which reached no. 20 on the UK charts. She played the Headmistress in ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966), and she starred in ''According to Dora'' (1968–1969), her own television series for the BBC.

In 1955, Bryan received theatrical recognition when, after the first night of a production of [[A.P. Herbert]]'s ''[[The Water Gipsies (novel)|The Water Gypsies]]'', the billing outside was changed to "Dora Bryan in A.P. Herbert's The Water Gipsies".<ref>{{cite web|author=Dennis Barker |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/jul/23/dora-bryan |title=Dora Bryan obituary | Stage |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 July 2014 |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref> It was Bryan's first venture into [[West End theatre|West End]] musical comedy, in which she played Lily Bell, and was a personal triumph. The show's hit songs, sung by Bryan, included "Why Did You Call Me Lily?", "You Never Know with Men", and "It Would Cramp My Style".<ref>{{cite web|author=Dora Bryan |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dora-bryan-mn0000800055/biography |title=Dora Bryan | Biography |publisher=AllMusic |date=7 February 1924 |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>

Bryan appeared in the UK-Argentine thriller ''[[Apartment Zero]]'' (1988). The film was directed by [[Martin Donovan (screenwriter)|Martin Donovan]] and starred [[Hart Bochner]] and [[Colin Firth]]. Bryan plays the role of one of two eccentric characters (the other was played by [[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]]) described by ''The Washington Post'' as two "tea-and-crumpet gargoyle-featured spinsters who snoop the corridors". It featured in the 1988 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/apartmentzero.htm Apartment Zero' (R)], ''Washington Post'', 3 November 1989.</ref>

Throughout her career, she continued to perform on the stage, often appearing in musicals such as ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical)|Gentleman Prefer Blondes]]'' (1962) and ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' (1966–1968). She also headlined a number of stage revues such as ''The Dora Bryan Show'' (1966), "My Name Is Dora" (1967) and ''An Evening with Dora Bryan and Friends'' (1968). She made her Broadway debut as Mrs. Pierce in ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'' (1987), starring [[Peter O'Toole]] and [[Amanda Plummer]]. Other notable credits include her first Shakespearean role, [[Mistress Quickly]] in ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' (1984), Mrs. Hardcastle in ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'' (1985) and Carlotta Campion (singing "[[I'm Still Here (Follies song)|I'm Still Here]]") in the 1987 London production of the [[Stephen Sondheim]]-James Goldman musical ''[[Follies]]''. She appeared in two episodes of series one of the BBC sitcom On The Up in 1990 as Mrs Carpenter (the mother of main character Tony, played by Dennis Waterman), but left soon after to be replaced by actress Pauline Letts for series two and three. In 1992, she toured the country including appearing at the [[Theatre Royal, Brighton]], her home town, and starred in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre in Kander and Ebb's ''70 Girls 70'' to great acclaim. At this time, she joked with [[Terry Wogan]] and [[Michael Barrymore]] on their TV shows that she was aged not 70 but "sixty-several" and could still kick her leg higher than her head, which brought much audience laughter. She appeared with [[Trevor Peacock]] in the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]'s 1994 revival of [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/09/trevor-peacock-obituary | title= Trevor Peacock obituary | work=The Guardian| first=Michael | last=Coveney | date=9 March 2021 | access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref>

In 1999, she made an appearance in the [[Victoria Wood]] sitcom ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|dinnerladies]]''. In 2000, she joined the cast of the long-running BBC comedy series ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' as Aunt Ros Utterthwaite, and in 2001 she was a guest star on ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' as [[June Whitfield]]'s on-screen friend Dolly (originally called Milly). She received a BAFTA nomination in 2002 for this role.

A few years later in 2005 her role in ''Last of the Summer Wine'' came to an end. At about the same time, she stopped making films. Her last screen appearance was in the short film ''[[Gone to the Dogs (2006 film)|Gone to the Dogs]]'' (2006) with [[Antony Booth]]. In 2006, she intended to appear both in the comedy ''Rock-a-Hula Rest Home'' at a pub theatre in Brighton and in the comedy ''[[There's No Place Like a Home]]'', but she had to withdraw because of her inability to memorise her lines.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==Awards and testimonials==
Her autobiography ''According to Dora'' was published in 1987. In 1996 she was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in recognition of her services to acting and the same year she was awarded a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for her role in the West End production of the [[Harold Pinter]] play ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]''. She was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions, in April 1962 when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] at her home in Brighton,{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} and in January 1989 when [[Michael Aspel]] surprised her on the stage of the [[Manchester Opera House|Opera House]] at the curtain call of ''Hello, Dolly!''.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} An exhibition about Bryan opened on 13 September 2013 at Rottingdean Museum.<ref name=Argus/>

==Personal life==
Dora was married for 54 years to former [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] and [[Cumberland County Cricket Club|Cumberland]] cricketer [[Bill Lawton]] until his death in August 2008. The couple met in Oldham during World War II and were married at Werneth St Thomas, Oldham in 1954. During her husband's final years, she reduced her public commitments to enable herself to look after him, and she suffered with her health, including a serious operation for a hernia. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

Bryan once owned Clarges Hotel at 115–119 Marine Parade on Brighton's seafront, which was used as an exterior location in the films ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' and ''[[Carry On at Your Convenience]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/tours/where-they-lived/city_insights-121|title=Dora Bryan OBE: Blue Plaque unveiled|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> She and her husband lived there for more than 40 years but were forced to sell the bulk of the building because of bankruptcy, but they retained a flat with a sea view on the first floor for many years. Still maintaining its original structure, the rooms of the hotel have been reconverted into flats.<ref>[http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__5402.aspx Brighton and Hove on FilmCarry on Girls (1973)], mybrightonandhove.org.uk, 22 March 2006.</ref> By 2013, she was a wheelchair user and resided in a nursing home in Hove in frail health.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

On 31 May 2009, ''Dora – A Gala Charity Show'' was held at Her Majesty's Theatre in London to raise funds for two charities nominated by Bryan: the [[Variety Club|Variety Club Children's Charity]] and the [[Alzheimer's Society]]. [[Cliff Richard|Sir Cliff Richard]] was the star performer, but among the performers and celebrity guests were old friends and colleagues, including [[June Whitfield]], [[Rita Tushingham]], and [[Joanna Lumley]]. Bryan managed to attend.<ref>[http://www.uktw.co.uk/archive/Tour/Concert/Dora-A-Gala-Charity-Show-Celebrating-the-Career-of-Dora-Bryan-OBE/T0783378290/ "Dora: A Gala Charity Show Celebrating the Career of Dora Bryan OBE"], UK Theatre Web, 31 May 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2013.</ref><ref>[http://elizabethtoni.com/2009/06/part-2-celebs-at-dora-a-gala-charity-show-london-arrivals.html Elizebthtoni.com, 2 June 2009: ''Part 2 Celebs at Dora: A Gala Charity Show – London – Arrivals''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225114342/http://elizabethtoni.com/2009/06/part-2-celebs-at-dora-a-gala-charity-show-london-arrivals.html |date=25 December 2013 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2013.</ref>

==Death==
Bryan died on 23 July 2014 at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11360791.Family_announce_the_death_of_actress_Dora_Bryan/ |title=Last of the Summer Wine actress Dora Bryan passes away at the age of 91|newspaper=The Argus|date=23 July 2014}}</ref> Her funeral service was held on 6 August 2014 at [[St George's Church, Brighton]], where she had regularly attended services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-28681835|title=Brighton funeral held for actress Dora Bryan|website=BBC News|date=6 August 2014}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Odd Man Out]]'' (1947) - Girl in Telephone Kiosk (uncredited)
* ''[[The Fallen Idol (film)|The Fallen Idol]]'' (1948) - Rose
* ''[[No Room at the Inn]]'' (1948) - Spiv's Girlfriend (uncredited)
* ''[[Once Upon a Dream (1949 film)|Once Upon a Dream]]'' (1949) - Barmaid
* ''[[Now Barabbas]]'' (1949) - Winnie
* ''[[Adam and Evelyne]]'' (1949) - Blonde Sales Assistant (uncredited)
* ''[[Don't Ever Leave Me]]'' (1949) - Beautician (uncredited)
* ''[[The Interrupted Journey]]'' (1949) - Waitress
* ''[[The Cure for Love]]'' (1949) - Jenny Jenkins
* ''[[The Blue Lamp]]'' (1950) - Maisie
* ''[[No Trace (1950 film)|No Trace]]'' (1950) - Maisie Phelps
* ''[[Traveller's Joy]]'' (1950) - Eva
* ''[[Something in the City]]'' (1950) - Waitress
* ''[[Files from Scotland Yard]]'' (1951) - Minnie Robinson
* ''[[The Quiet Woman]]'' (1951) - Elsie
* ''[[Circle of Danger]]'' (1951) - Bubbles Fitzgerald
* ''[[Scarlet Thread]]'' (1951) - Maggie
* ''[[No Highway in the Sky]]'' (1951) - Rosie, Barmaid (uncredited)
* ''[[Lady Godiva Rides Again]]'' (1951) - Lady in Charge of Publicity
* ''[[High Treason (1951 film)|High Treason]]'' (1951) - Mrs. Bowers
* ''[[Whispering Smith Hits London|Whispering Smith Investigates]]'' (1952) - La Fosse
* ''[[Mother Riley Meets the Vampire]]'' (1952) - Tilly
* ''[[Time Gentlemen, Please!]]'' (1952) - Peggy Stebbins
* ''[[13 East Street]]'' (1952) - Valerie
* ''[[Gift Horse (film)|Gift Horse]]'' (1952) - Glad Flanagan
* ''[[Miss Robin Hood]]'' (1952) - Pearl
* ''[[Made in Heaven (1952 film)|Made in Heaven]]'' (1952) - Ethel Jenkins
* ''[[The Ringer (1952 film)|The Ringer]]'' (1952) - Mrs. Hackett
* ''[[Women of Twilight]]'' (1952) - Olga
* ''[[Street Corner (1953 film)|Street Corner]]'' (1953) - Prostitute at Police Station
* ''[[The Fake (1953 film)|The Fake]]'' (1953) - Barmaid
* ''[[The Intruder (1953 film)|The Intruder]]'' (1953) - Dora Bee
* ''[[Fast and Loose (1954 film)|Fast and Loose]]'' (1954) - Mary Rawlings, the maid
* ''[[You Know What Sailors Are (1954 film)|You Know What Sailors Are]]'' (1954) - Gladys
* ''[[The Young Lovers (1954 film)|The Young Lovers]]'' (1954) - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
* ''[[The Crowded Day]]'' (1954) - Customer
* ''[[Mad About Men]]'' (1954) - Berengaria
* ''[[As Long as They're Happy]]'' (1955) - May
* ''[[See How They Run (1955 film)|See How They Run]]'' (1955) - Ida
* ''[[The Cockleshell Heroes]]'' (1955) - Myrtle
* ''[[You Lucky People!]]'' (1955) - Sgt. Hortense Tipp
* ''[[Child in the House]]'' (1956) - Cassie
* ''[[The Green Man (film)|The Green Man]]'' (1956) - Lily
* ''[[Small Hotel]]'' (1957)
* ''[[British Pathé]] - Home on Wheels (1957) - Herself
* ''[[The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958 film)|The Man Who Wouldn't Talk]]'' (1958) - Telephonist
* ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958) - Norah
* ''[[Operation Bullshine]]'' (1959) - Pvt. Cox
* ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959) - Gay
* ''[[Follow That Horse!]]'' (1960) - Miss Bradstock
* ''[[The Night We Got the Bird]]'' (1961) - Julie Skidmore
* ''[[A Taste of Honey (film)|A Taste of Honey]]'' (1961) - Helen
* ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966) - Amber Spottiswood
* ''[[The Sandwich Man (1966 film)|The Sandwich Man]]'' (1966) - Mrs De Vere
* ''[[Two a Penny]]'' (1968) - Ruby Hopkins
* ''[[Hands of the Ripper]]'' (1971) - Mrs Golding
* ''[[Up the Front]]'' (1972) - Cora Crumpington
* ''Screamtime'' (1983) - Emma
* ''[[Apartment Zero]]'' (1988) - Margaret McKinney
* ''[[MirrorMask]]'' (2005) - Aunt Nan
{{div col end}}

==Television roles==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1956 || ''My Wife's Sister'' || Dora || (4 episodes)
|-
|1961–1964 || ''[[Happily Ever After (1961 TV series)|Happily Ever After]]'' || Dora Morgan || (12 episodes)
|-
|1972 || ''[[Both Ends Meet (TV series)|Both Ends Meet / Dora]]'' || Dora Page || (13 episodes)
|-
|1985 || ''[[Victoria Wood As Seen On TV]]'' || Pam's Mother || (1 episode)
|-
|1993
|[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|''Heartbeat'']]
|Jane Thompson
|(1 episode)
|-
|1994 || ''Mother's Ruin'' || Kitty Flitcroft || (6 episodes)
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Moving Story]]'' || Maureen Stevens || (1 episode)
|-
|1996, 2001 || ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' || Millie / Dolly || (2 episodes)
|-
|1999 || ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|dinnerladies]]'' || Connie || (1 episode)
|-
|2000–2005 || ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' || Ros Utterthwaite || (50 episodes)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0116932}}
* {{Screenonline name|841931}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140303190734/http://www.rottingdeanpreservationsociety.org.uk/grange-museum/dora-bryan/ Dora Bryan exhibition at Grange Museum, Rottingdean]

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