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)
- 23 Oct 2024, 12:30 am, on Turner Classic Movies (USA)
- The Responder (31 Jan 2022) episode 1.3
- 14 Oct 2024, 2:15 am, on RTE One (United Kingdom)
- 14 Oct 2024, 3:15 am, on RTE One Plus 1 (United Kingdom)
- The Responder (01 Feb 2022) episode 1.4
- 21 Oct 2024, 2:40 am, on RTE One (United Kingdom)
- 21 Oct 2024, 3:40 am, on RTE One Plus 1 (United Kingdom)
- Vera (21 Jan 2018) episode 8.3 "Home"
- 17 Oct 2024, 8:00 pm, on ITV3 (United Kingdom)
- 17 Oct 2024, 9:00 pm, on ITV3 Plus 1 (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
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
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This fansite has been constructed with the assistance and approval of Rita Tushingham,
who supplied much of the info for the site. She also receives fan emails from the site,
although we cannot guarantee that she will answer every one.
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