Welcome to the Rita Tushingham Home Page
A guide to the career of the British actress with the arresting eyes
WHAT'S NEW?
Rita news
- Rita will be given an Honorary Fellowship from the Liverpool John Moores University
- 21 July 2009, at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral
Upcoming shows featuring Rita Tushingham
- An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
- 12 Jul 2009, 7:50am, on SHWC (Australia)
- 13 Jul 2009, 2:00am, on SHWC (Australia)
- Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 11 Jul 2009, 12:30pm, on TCM (Australia)
- 11 Jul 2009, 8:30pm, on TCM (Australia)
- 12 Jul 2009, 4:30am, on TCM (Australia)
- Girl With Green Eyes (1963)
- 14 Jul 2009, 1:45pm Eastern, on TCM (USA)
- Resurrected (1989)
- 16 Jul 2009, 2:05am, on Film4 (Great Britain)
- 16 Jul 2009, 3:05am, on Film4 Plus 1 (Great Britain)
- Swing (1999)
- 06 Jul 2009, 7:45am, on Sky Movies Comedy (Great Britain)
Recent DVD releases featuring Rita Tushingham
- The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
- Region 2 DVD by BFI Video, release date 25 May 2009
- A Place To Go (1963)
- Region 2 DVD by Odeon Entertainment, release date 16 Feb 2009
- Puffball (2007)
- Region 2 DVD by Yume Pictures, release date 01 Feb 2009
BIOGRAPHY
"A face saved from the commonplace by a pair of enormous eyes." - comment by a
co-star
- Rita's life story, or as much as we could squeeze into a few paragraphs
anyway.
CREDITS & PHOTOS
Rita's acting credits, with photos - in chronological order
FAN MAIL
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may be slow to respond
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AWARDS
"I'm not just talented, I'm geniused." - dialogue from 'A Taste Of Honey'
- Hollywood Foreign Press Assoc (Golden Globe) – Most Promising Newcomer of 1961, for
A Taste Of Honey
- Cannes Film Festival - Best Actress of 1961, for A Taste Of
Honey
- British Film Academy - Most Promising Newcomer of 1961, for A
Taste Of Honey
- Variety Club - Most Promising Newcomer of 1961, for A Taste Of
Honey
- New York Film Critics' Award 1961, for A Taste Of
Honey
- Variety Club - Best Film Actress of 1964, for Girl With Green
Eyes
- Mexican Silver Goddess - Best Actress of 1965, for The
Knack
- BBC Personality of the Year (1988)
- The People's Actress award - Moscow
- The Karlovy Vary Film Festival - Best Actress
- Potsdam Film Museum - one of six most influential actresses of her generation (1997)
- Liverpool Scouseology award - Lifetime Achievement (2003)
- International Film Festival, Valenciennes, France - Special Tribute (2004)
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