Dorothy Alison
Date of birth: 1925-04-04
Place of birth: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Known for: Acting
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.
Movie Credits
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
1971-11-07
In foggy London Dr Jekyll experiments on newly deceased women determined to discover an elixir for i
Interpol
1957-04-02
Spurred on by the death of his drug-addicted sister at the hands of ruthless narcotics kingpin Frank
The Long Arm
1956-06-01
Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with cl
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972-12-07
Mysterious old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in their squalid, tiny
Australia
1989-09-13
Following a stint as a WWII fighter pilot, Belgian-born Edouard falls in love with an Indonesian wom
The Man Upstairs
1958-09-30
The mental breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological prof
Rikky and Pete
1988-06-09
Rikky and her brother Pete struggle to keep their lives from spinning out of control in small town A
The Scamp
1957-10-07
Tod is a motherless boy, who is mistreated by his violent father. He eventually finds happiness with
Reach for the Sky
1956-07-05
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident
The Winds of Jarrah
1983-06-01
Australia 1946. A young woman escapes from an unhappy affair to become tutor to three children who a
Two Brothers Running
1988-06-01
Two brothers, living opposite lives, gradually become close, through a series of bizarre incidents.
See No Evil
1971-09-02
In the English countryside, Sarah Rexton, recently blinded in a horse riding accident, moves in with
Journey Into Darkness
1968-01-01
"Journey Into Darkness" is a television movie which consists of two episodes from the UK TV series "
Life In Emergency Ward 10
1959-04-01
Life in Emergency Ward 10 is a 1959 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Michael Craig and Wilfrid
The 'Maggie'
1954-02-25
The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Sc
The Nun's Story
1959-06-18
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to h
Two Living, One Dead
1961-04-03
Three Post Office employees are at work when the facility is held up. The robber kills the superviso
The Prince and the Pauper
1962-03-11
In the London of 1537, two boys resembling each other exactly meet accidentally and exchange "roles"
Pretty Polly
1967-10-19
Miss Polly decides to spend a few months with her wealthy spinster aunt as a traveling companion. Wh
Mandy
1952-07-29
London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school a
Georgy Girl
1966-08-04
A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employe
Evil Angels
1988-11-03
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in cent
The Silken Affair
1956-10-02
An accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.
Turn the Key Softly
1953-04-29
A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
The Return of the Soldier
1983-01-06
The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The traumatized
The Errand
1980-01-01
A soldier at an elite military institution is sent on a strange and increasingly nightmarish errand
Eureka Stockade
1949-01-26
In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.
The Feminine Touch
1956-06-19
Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NH