Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Female

Birthday

1942-03-14 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Also Known As

Rita Tushingham

Biography

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.

Known For

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho

Acting

Elicit

2023

Elicit

as

Felicity

An Awfully Big Adventure

1995

An Awfully Big Adventure

as

Aunt Lily

The Human Factor

1975

The Human Factor

as

Janice

A Taste of Honey

1961

A Taste of Honey

as

Jo

Puffball

2007

Puffball

as

Molly

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

The Bed Sitting Room

as

Penelope

Straight On Till Morning

1972

Straight On Till Morning

as

Brenda Thompson

The Hideout

2007

The Hideout

as

Paula Hardyn

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965

The Knack... and How to Get It

as

Nancy Jones

Flying

1986

Flying

as

Jean Stoller

Girl with Green Eyes

1964

Girl with Green Eyes

as

Kathleen "Kate" Brady

Moscow in Madrid

1965

Moscow in Madrid

as

Self

The Trap

1966

The Trap

as

Eve

A Judgment in Stone

1986

A Judgment in Stone

as

Eunice

Under the Skin

1997

Under the Skin

as

Mum

The Wee Man

2013

The Wee Man

as

Rita Thompson

The Leather Boys

1964

The Leather Boys

as

Dot

Smashing Time

1967

Smashing Time

as

Brenda

The Guru

1969

The Guru

as

Jenny

Mysteries

1978

Mysteries

as

Martha Gude

Fischia Il Sesso

1974

Fischia Il Sesso

as

Carol Houston

A Place to Go

1963

A Place to Go

as

Catherine Donovan

Pane, burro e marmellata

1977

Pane, burro e marmellata

as

Vera De Virdis

Boudica

2023

Boudica

as

Green Druid

The Calling

2010

The Calling

as

Sister Gertrude

The Boy from Mercury

1996

The Boy from Mercury

as

May Cronin

Resurrected

1989

Resurrected

as

Mrs. Deakin

Spaghetti House

1982

Spaghetti House

as

Kathy Ceccacci

Diamonds for Breakfast

1968

Diamonds for Breakfast

as

Bridget Rafferty

Rachel's Man

1976

Rachel's Man

as

Leah

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

1965

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

as

Self

The Athena Syndrome

The Athena Syndrome

as

Vivian

Gospel According to Harry

1994

Gospel According to Harry

as

Myrna

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

1988

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

as

Alice Toklas

Swing

1999

Swing

as

Mags Luxford

Spending Nights with Joan

1998

Spending Nights with Joan

as

Bette Davis

Hard Days, Hard Nights

1990

Hard Days, Hard Nights

as

Rita

Doctor Zhivago

1965

Doctor Zhivago

as

The Girl

Green Eyes

1977

Green Eyes

as

Margaret Sheen

Seamonsters

2011

Seamonsters

as

Rose

Being Julia

2004

Being Julia

as

Aunt Carrie

Angel Cake

2006

Angel Cake

as

Millie

Outside Bet

2012

Outside Bet

as

Martha

Out of Depth

2000

Out of Depth

as

Margaret Nixon

Black Journal

1977

Black Journal

as

Maria

Sunday Pursuit

1990

Sunday Pursuit

as

Alice Fletcher

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

2008

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

as

Medium

Red Riding Hood

1973

Red Riding Hood

as

Grace

My Name Is Lenny

2017

My Name Is Lenny

as

Reenie Joyce

Paper Marriage

1992

Paper Marriage

as

Lou, gospodyni Alicji

Last Night in Soho

2021

Last Night in Soho

as

Peggy Turner

Slaughter Day

1972

Slaughter Day

as

Rita

The Rapture of Deceit

1992

The Rapture of Deceit

as

The Owners

2020

The Owners

as

Ellen Huggins

Ragazzo di borgata

1976

Ragazzo di borgata

as

Lucia, madre di Ettore

The Stretford Wives

2002

The Stretford Wives

as

Marilyn Massey

The American Backyard

2025

The American Backyard

as

Flora

Broken Lines

2008

Broken Lines

as

Rae

Mystery at the Prospect Hotel

Mystery at the Prospect Hotel

as

Miss Clutterbuck

Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

2017

Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

as

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

No Strings

No Strings

as

Vera

Vera

as

Audrey Latham

Ridley Road

Ridley Road

as

Nettie Jones

Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

as

Alice Fletcher

The Responder

The Responder

as

June Carson

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

as

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

as

Joy

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as

Miss Elizabeth Percehouse

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as

Self

Bread

Bread

as

Celia Higgins

Still Open All Hours

Still Open All Hours

as

Annie

The Pale Horse

The Pale Horse

as

Bella Webb

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

as

Charlotte Bryant

The Marlow Murder Club

The Marlow Murder Club

as

Mrs Eddingham

Angel Cake

Angel Cake

as

Millie

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing