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
- Bedlam (21 Feb 2011) episode 1.3 "Inmates"
- 21 May 2012, 5:30am, on FX (Australia)
- Being Julia (2004) aka Csodálatos Júlia
- 23 May 2012, 3:40pm, on Sony Movie Channel (United Kingdom)
- 23 May 2012, 4:40pm, on Sony Movie Channel Plus 1 (United Kingdom)
- Marple: The Sittaford Mystery (30 Apr 2006)
- 19 May 2012, 5:55pm, on ITV3 (United Kingdom)
Recent DVD releases featuring Rita Tushingham
- Broken Lines (2008)
- Region 2 DVD by Axiom Films, release date 05 Dec 2011
- Lady Killers (1980)
- Region 2 DVD by Network Dvd, release date 12 Mar 2012
- The Human Jungle (21 Dec 1964)
- Region 2 DVD by Network Dvd, release date 17 Sep 2012
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
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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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