Dorothy Tutin (1930 - 2001)

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Dame Dorothy Tutin (Female)

Nationality: English

Born: 8 April 1930

Died: 6 August 2001

Actor. Appearing on stage and screen, Tutin was born in London and made her professional debut in The Thistle and the Rose in 1949, after which she joined the Bristol Old Vic. Her work at the Old Vic in London led to her first movie role as Cecily opposite Michael Redgrave in the 1952 film of The Importance of Being Earnest. After joining the Stratford Memorial Company in 1952, Tutin was a key figure in the early days of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) at Stratford and London's Aldwych theatre in the early 1960s. She remained with the company until 1972 and during her long career played almost all of Shakespeare's leading female roles. She also did a range of plays by Chekhov, Ibsen and Strindberg, played Sally Bowles in the London production of I Am a Camera and acted in plays by John Osborne and Harold Pinter.

Training and Education

Drama school

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)   (Training & Education | Est. 1904)

62-64 Gower St, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 6ED, England

Also studied at PARADA, Preparatory Academy to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Other Names

No other Name have been added to this person record yet.

Productions

No productions have been added to this person record yet.

Appears In

Old Times (Premiere: Aldwych Theatre) (1971)

Kate (Old Times) (Age: early forties, Female)

Performer

Landscape (1983)

Beth (Landscape) (Age: late forties, Female)

Performer

A Kind of Alaska (1984)

Deborah (Age: forties, Female)

Performer

A Kind of Alaska (Brighton - Bath - Croydon - London) (1985)

Deborah (Age: forties, Female)

Performer

Party Time (Premiere: Almeida Theatre) (1991)

Melissa (Age: Not Specified, Female)

Dramatis personae indicates 'a woman of seventy'

Performer

Mountain Language (Almeida) (1991)

Elderly Woman (Age: Not Specified, Female)

Performer

Party Time (1992)

Melissa (Age: Not Specified, Female)

Dramatis personae indicates 'a woman of seventy'

Performer

Linked People

Derek Waring (1927 - 2007)

Relationship: Spouse

Waring was an English actor who is best remembered for playing Detective Inspector Goss in 'Z-Cars', from 1969 to 1973.

Linked Awards

CBE

1967

Knighthood

2000

Resources

No resources have been added to this person record yet.

Sources

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/aug/07/guardianobituaries.lyngardner

URL

Obituary by Lyn Gardner for The Guardian, 7/8/2001

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/09/arts/dame-dorothy-tutin-71-acclaimed-british-actress.html

URL

Obituary by Mel Gussow for The New York Times, 9/8/2001

Simon Trowbridge's The Company

Simon Trowbridge, The Company: a Biographical Dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company, 3rd ed. (Oxford: Editions Albert Creed, 2013)

Biography

This source provides a comprehensive index and brief biographies for key actors, directors, designers and writers who have worked regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Tutin's entry can be found on pp. 470-472. An entry for Harold Pinter can be found on pp. 375-377.

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Tutin

URL

The information pertaining to dates of birth and death, marriage and awards has been taken from the website's page for Tutin.