Edna Doré
Date of birth: 1921-05-31
Place of birth: Bromley, Kent, England
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Born Edna Lillian Gorring
Biography
Born Edna Lillian Gorring on May 31, 1921 in Bromely, Kent Edna Doré was an actress, best known for playing the battleaxe Mo Butcher in EastEnders from 1988 to 1990 and for the films Les Misérables (1998), and the Mike Leigh films Another Year, All or Nothing and High Hopes, the latter saw her receive the award for Best Supporting Player at the 1989 European Film Awards. She was married to Alexander Doré. She died on April 11, 2014 in Sussex, England at the age of 92.
Movie Credits
Nil by Mouth
1997-10-10
The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Als
Weak at Denise
2001-05-31
Colin (Bill Thomas) flies remote-controlled model aeroplanes and plods away as a bureaucrat in a loc
All or Nothing
2002-10-18
Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and
Trust Me
1992-10-25
Harry plays hoaxes on gullible tabloid journalists. But when he gets ambitious and tries to sell the
Skellig
2009-04-27
An ordinary boy named Michael is going through some extraordinary changes in his life. His family ha
High Hopes
1989-01-13
Working-class couple Shirley and Cyril are in conflict over whether they should have children, their
Lena, O My Lena
1960-09-25
Tom, a sensitive Liverpool student, takes a job on a loading dock in a Lancashire factory town. He's
Jungle Street
1960-01-07
In this crime drama, a mugger accidently kills a man during a robbery and finds himself blackmailed
Les Misérables
1998-05-01
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po
44 Inch Chest
2009-10-08
Colin is in agony, shattered by his wife’s infidelity, so his friends kidnap the wife's lover so he
Tube Tales
1999-11-19
Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy J
The Canterville Ghost
1997-10-31
'The Canterville Ghost' is one of the most popular choice for making a film in Oscar Wilde's works,
More Deadly than the Male
1959-10-19
An American in London kills the husband of a woman he covets. She returns the favor by killing his f
The Wind of Change
1961-03-01
Taking its title from Harold Macmillan's widely-reported Cape Town speech about the process of decol
King of the Ghetto
1986-05-01
An idealistic former soldier helps unite and house ethnic minorities in a run down area of London's
Stuart: A Life Backwards
2007-09-23
Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homel
Gas and Candles
1991-08-01
Black comedy play about two pensioners struggling to manage on an old-age pension and living in a hi
Brazen Hussies
1996-11-30
After meeting her old school friend Sandra Delaney, who now works as a stripper, pub owner Maureen H
Another Year
2010-11-05
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less h
Goodbye Charlie Bright
2001-05-11
Following Charlie Bright and his friends over one hot summer on the South London housing estate wher
Pasmore
1980-10-21
Colin Pasmore tests his strength against his family ties but finds them stronger than he ever imagin
Under the Skin
1982-01-19
"When you get to a man in the case, they're like as a row of pins - For the colonel's lady an' Judy
Reservations
1985-09-05
Linda: When are we going? Gary: Next Friday. Linda: Have you booked? Gary: It's called making a res
My Little Eye
The discovery of the world by a young boy singing "I spy with my little eye something beginning with
All About George
2005-10-29
All About George is a British family sitcom which follows the extended family of George Kinsey. The