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Dora Bryan

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Dora Bryan OBE is a British institution and a household name with a huge list of films to her credit. She was born in Southport, Lancashire, UK, and has a distinctive speaking voice which has become a trademark of her film and television performances.

Her career began in pantomime before the Second World War, during which she joined the ENSA in Italy to entertain British troops. She became a regular performer in the West End of London following the war, where she became a star of theatrical revues. She soon followed many of her theatre contemporaries by moving into film acting, generally playing supporting roles. She often played women of easy virtue — for example in Ealing comedy`s The Blue Lamp and The Fallen Idol, one of her earliest films. She appeared in similarly stereotypical female roles in other films, for example The Cockleshell Heroes, Carry On Sergeant, The Green Man and A Taste of Honey. She played a "dodgy" head mistress in The Great St Trinian`s Train Robbery.

In 1971, Dora appeared in the West End production of the Kander and Ebb musical 70, Girls, 70. She then took a break from acting to raise children, although she made a public service TV advertisement for children`s safety during this period. Since the early 1980s she has once again been very active. In 2004 she joined the cast of the long-running BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine as Aunt Roz. Her most recent film appearance was in MirrorMask in 2005.

Dora has recently engaged in several functions for the E3 Group as both a presenter and as part of a celebrity judging panel.