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
• Bread (02 Oct 1988) episode 4.03
  • 29 Oct 2024,  8:25 pm, on That's TV (United Kingdom)
  • 30 Oct 2024,  2:10 am, on That's TV (United Kingdom)
• Bread (09 Oct 1988) episode 4.04
  • 30 Oct 2024,  8:10 pm, on That's TV (United Kingdom)
• The Responder (02 Feb 2022) episode 1.5
  • 28 Oct 2024,  2:55 am, on RTE One        (United Kingdom)
  • 28 Oct 2024,  3:55 am, on RTE One 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
• 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