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
• Being Julia (2004) aka Csodálatos Júlia
  • 23 May 2013, 11:30am, on AtMAX (USA)
  • 27 May 2013,  9:30am, on AtMAX (USA)
  • 02 Jun 2013,  6:00am, on MoreMAX (USA)
• Doctor Zhivago (1965)
  • 03 Aug 2013,  4:30pm, on TCM (USA)

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Recent DVD releases featuring Rita Tushingham
• Lady Killers (1980)
  • release date: 12 Mar 2012, Region 2 DVD by Network Dvd
• The Human Jungle (21 Dec 1964)
  • release date: 29 Oct 2012, Region 2 DVD by Network Dvd
• Outside Bet (2012)
  • release date: 20 Aug 2012, Region 2 DVD by Universal Pictures UK
• The Wee Man (2013)
  • release date: 8 Jul 2013, Region 2 DVD by Metrodome Distribution

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.
• If you wish to send a fan letter by postal mail, please email webmaster to request Rita's mailing address.

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