Welcome to the Rita Tushingham Home Page

A guide to the career of the British actress with the arresting eyes

WHAT'S NEW?

Upcoming shows featuring Rita Tushingham
• Doctor Zhivago (1965)
  • 22 Apr 2024, 10:15 am, on TCM (USA)
• The Leather Boys (1962)
  • 25 Apr 2024, 12:55 pm, on Talking Pictures TV (United Kingdom)
• The Responder (24 Jan 2022) episode 1.1
  • 17 Apr 2024, 12:05 am, on RTE One        (United Kingdom)
  • 17 Apr 2024,  1:05 am, on RTE One Plus 1 (United Kingdom)
• The Responder (25 Jan 2022) episode 1.2
  • 24 Apr 2024, 12:05 am, on RTE One        (United Kingdom)
  • 24 Apr 2024,  1:05 am, on RTE One Plus 1 (United Kingdom)
• A Taste Of Honey (1961)
  • 17 Apr 2024, 12:00 pm, on TCM (USA)
• Vera (21 Jan 2018) episode 8.3 "Home"
  • 18 Apr 2024,  4:00 pm, on Virgin Media Four (United Kingdom)

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
• Years 1942 - 1961
• Years 1961 - 1963
• Years 1964 - 1966
• Years 1967 - 1969
• Years 1970 - 1979
• Years 1980 - 1989
• Years 1990 - 1999
• Years 2000 - 2009

FAN MAIL

Rita welcomes your questions and comments - please be patient as she is very busy and may be slow to respond
• Click here to begin composing an auto-addressed email message to Rita.

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)

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Check out these other fine sites
• Rita's page on Wikipedia
• Rita's page on the Internet Movie Database
• An Internet fan club about Rita, hosted by Yahoo