Rita Tushingham

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

March 14, 1942 (84 yrs)

place of birth

Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Last Night in Soho
7.3

Last Night in Soho

2021as Peggy Turner
Doctor Zhivago
7.6

Doctor Zhivago

1965as The Girl
Boudica
5.8

Boudica

2023as Green Druid
Mysteries
5.2

Mysteries

1978as Martha Gude
Being Julia
6.4

Being Julia

2004as Aunt Carrie
The Owners
5.6

The Owners

2020as Ellen Huggins
The Trap
7.1

The Trap

1966as Eve
A Taste of Honey
7.0

A Taste of Honey

1961as Jo
An Awfully Big Adventure
6.5

An Awfully Big Adventure

1995as Aunt Lily
The Bed Sitting Room
5.9

The Bed Sitting Room

1969as Penelope
Puffball
3.8

Puffball

2007as Molly
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
5.5

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

2008as Medium
The Knack... and How to Get It
6.0

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965as Nancy Jones
The Hideout
6.1

The Hideout

2007as Paula Hardyn
Outside Bet
4.7

Outside Bet

2012as Martha
Black Journal
5.5

Black Journal

1977as Maria
Swing
5.8

Swing

1999as Mags Luxford
Flying
6.2

Flying

1986as Jean Stoller
Out of Depth
5.7

Out of Depth

2000as Margaret Nixon
The Wee Man
5.6

The Wee Man

2013as Rita Thompson
The Guru
6.0

The Guru

1969as Jenny
The Human Factor
5.8

The Human Factor

1975as Janice
Girl with Green Eyes
6.7

Girl with Green Eyes

1964as Kathleen "Kate" Brady
Under the Skin
6.1

Under the Skin

1997as Mum
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
10.0

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

1965as Self
The Leather Boys
6.5

The Leather Boys

1964as Dot
Resurrected
6.4

Resurrected

1989as Mrs. Deakin
Smashing Time
6.3

Smashing Time

1967as Brenda
Spaghetti House
6.3

Spaghetti House

1982as Kathy Ceccacci
Seamonsters
3.0

Seamonsters

2011as Rose
Gospel According to Harry
5.0

Gospel According to Harry

1994as Myrna
My Name Is Lenny
5.7

My Name Is Lenny

2017as Reenie Joyce
Straight On Till Morning
5.7

Straight On Till Morning

1972as Brenda Thompson
A Judgment in Stone
4.0

A Judgment in Stone

1986as Eunice
Slaughter Day
7.0

Slaughter Day

1972as Rita
Moscow in Madrid
7.0

Moscow in Madrid

1965as Self
Green Eyes

Green Eyes

1977as Margaret Sheen
The Calling

The Calling

2010as Sister Gertrude
The American Backyard
6.4

The American Backyard

2025as Flora
Diamonds for Breakfast
6.2

Diamonds for Breakfast

1968as Bridget Rafferty
A Place to Go
6.4

A Place to Go

1963as Catherine Donovan
Pane, burro e marmellata
4.2

Pane, burro e marmellata

1977as Vera De Virdis
Broken Lines
3.5

Broken Lines

2008as Rae
The Stretford Wives
7.0

The Stretford Wives

2002as Marilyn Massey
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

2017
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
8.0

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

1988as Alice Toklas
The Athena Syndrome

The Athena Syndrome

as Vivian
Mystery at the Prospect Hotel

Mystery at the Prospect Hotel

2024as Miss Clutterbuck
Rachel's Man
9.0

Rachel's Man

1976as Leah
The Boy from Mercury
8.0

The Boy from Mercury

1996as May Cronin