Rita Tushingham

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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 Fes...

Born: March 14, 1942 in Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK (age 83)

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Known For

6.8

The Owners

Movies & TV Credits

78 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The American Backyard Movie	5.9	Actress	Flora	2025
The Marlow Murder Club TV Show	7.0	Actress	Mrs. Eddingham(2 Episodes)	2024
The Marlow Murder Club TV Show	7.0	Actress	Mrs Eddingham(3 Episodes)	2024
Boudica Movie	4.5	Actress	Green Druid	2023
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling Movie	6.4	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2023
The Famous Five TV Show	4.5	Actress	Miss Clutterbuck(1 Episode)	2023
Elicit Short Film	—	Actress	Felicity	2023
The Responder TV Show	7.5	Actress	June Carson(2 Episodes)	2022
Last Night in Soho Movie	7.2	Actress	Peggy Turner	2021
Ridley Road TV Show	6.7	Actress	Nettie Jones(4 Episodes)	2021
The Owners Movie	4.9	Actress	Ellen Huggins	2020
The Pale Horse Limited Series	5.9	Actress	Bella Webb(2 Episodes)	2020
My Name Is Lenny Movie	5.8	Actress	Reenie Joyce	2017
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories Limited Series	6.1	Actress	—(1 Episode)	2016
The Wee Man Movie	6.3	Actress	Rita Thompson	2013
Still Open All Hours TV Show	6.2	Actress	Annie(1 Episode)	2013
Outside Bet Movie	4.6	Actress	Martha	2012
Seamonsters Movie	6.4	Actress	Rose	2011
Vera TV Show	8.0	Actress	Audrey Latham(1 Episode)	2011
The Calling Movie	5.4	Actress	Sister Gertrude	2010
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Movie	6.3	Actress	Medium	2008
Broken Lines Movie	5.3	Actress	Rae	2008
The Hideout Movie	6.1	Actress	Paula Hardyn	2007
Puffball Movie	4.1	Actress	Molly	2007
Angel Cake Movie	7.3	Actress	Millie	2006
Being Julia Movie	6.8	Actress	Aunt Carrie	2004
Marple TV Show	7.8	Actress	Miss Elizabeth Percehouse(1 Episode)	2004
New Tricks TV Show	7.8	Actress	—(1 Episode)	2003
The Stretford Wives Movie	7.3	Actress	Marilyn Massey	2002
Out of Depth Movie	5.7	Actress	Margaret Nixon	2000
Swing Movie	5.9	Actress	Mags Luxford	1999
Spending Nights with Joan Movie	2.8	Actress	Bette Davis	1998
Under the Skin Movie	6.3	Actress	Mum	1997
The Boy from Mercury Movie	7.0	Actress	May Cronin	1996
An Awfully Big Adventure Movie	6.0	Actress	Aunt Lily	1995
Gospel According to Harry Movie	5.8	Actress	Myrna	1994
Hollywood U.K. British Cinema in the Sixties TV Show	8.3	Actress	Self(2 Episodes)	1993
Paper Marriage Movie	5.5	Actress	Lou, gospodyni Alicji	1992
The Rapture of Deceit Movie	7.5	Actress	—	1992
Hard Days, Hard Nights Movie	5.6	Actress	Rita	1990
Sunday Pursuit Movie	5.5	Actress	Alice Fletcher	1990
Resurrected Movie	6.1	Actress	Mrs. Deakin	1989
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway Movie	6.8	Actress	Alice Toklas	1989
Love at First Sight TV Show	4.3	Actress	Alice Fletcher(1 Episode)	1988
Flying Movie	4.9	Actress	Jean Stoller	1986
A Judgment in Stone Movie	5.1	Actress	Eunice	1986
Bread TV Show	6.1	Actress	Celia Higgins(10 Episodes)	1986
Spaghetti House Movie	5.9	Actress	Kathy Ceccacci	1982
Lady Killers TV Show	7.4	Actress	Charlotte Bryant(1 Episode)	1980
Mysteries Movie	5.1	Actress	Martha Gude	1978
Pane, burro e marmellata Movie	5.4	Actress	Vera De Virdis	1977
Black Journal Movie	6.1	Actress	Maria	1977
Green Eyes Movie	6.9	Actress	Margaret Sheen	1977
Ragazzo di borgata Movie	7.6	Actress	—	1976
Rachel's Man Movie	5.3	Actress	Leah	1976
The Human Factor Movie	5.4	Actress	Janice	1975
Fischia Il Sesso Movie	5.4	Actress	Carol Houston	1974
No Strings TV Show	5.1	Actress	—(7 Episodes)	1974
Red Riding Hood Movie	6.6	Actress	Grace	1973
Straight On Till Morning Movie	5.5	Actress	Brenda Thompson	1972
Slaughter Day Movie	5.4	Actress	Rita	1972
The Bed Sitting Room Movie	5.9	Actress	Penelope	1969
The Guru Movie	5.1	Actress	Jenny	1969
Diamonds for Breakfast Movie	4.5	Actress	Bridget Rafferty	1968
Smashing Time Movie	5.7	Actress	Brenda	1967
The Trap Movie	6.9	Actress	Eve	1966
The Knack... and How to Get It Movie	6.4	Actress	Nancy Jones	1965
Doctor Zhivago Movie	7.8	Actress	The Girl	1965
Moscow in Madrid Short Film	5.8	Actress	Self	1965
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean Short Film	6.3	Actress	Self	1965
Girl with Green Eyes Movie	6.7	Actress	Kathleen "Kate" Brady	1964
The Leather Boys Movie	6.9	Actress	Dot	1964
A Place to Go Movie	6.3	Actress	Catherine Donovan	1963
The Human Jungle TV Show	6.9	Actress	Joy(1 Episode)	1963
The Merv Griffin Show TV Show	6.4	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1962
A Taste of Honey Movie	7.5	Actress	Jo	1961
The Athena Syndrome Movie	—	Actress	Vivian	—
Mystery at the Prospect Hotel Movie	—	Actress	Miss Clutterbuck	—

Rita Tushingham

Known For

Being Julia

Doctor Zhivago

Last Night in Soho

The Owners

Movies & TV Credits