Dorothy Tutin
DBE | |
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 Promotional image of Tutin in 1982 | |
| Born | 8 April 1930 London, England |
| Died | 6 August 2001 (aged 71) Midhurst, West Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–1999 |
| Spouse | Derek Waring (1963–2001; her death) |
| Children | 2 |
Dame Dorothy Tutin,
Tutin began her stage career in 1949 and won the 1960 Best Actress
An obituary in The Daily Telegraph described her as "one of the most enchanting, accomplished and intelligent leading ladies on the post-war British stage. With her husky voice, deep brown eyes, wistful smile and sense of humour, she brought an enduring charm to all kinds of stage drama, ancient and modern, as well as to films and television plays in a career that spanned more than 40 years".[1]
Biography
Dorothy Tutin was born in London on 8 April 1930, the daughter of John Tutin and Adie Evelyn Fryers, a Yorkshire couple who married the following year.[2]
She was educated at
In 1963 she married the actor
Career
Theatre
Dorothy Tutin made her first stage appearance at
She joined the
At the
Subsequent roles included:
- Rose Pemberton in The Living Room (Graham Greene), Wyndham's Theatre, April 1953
- Sally Bowles in I Am a Camera (John Van Druten), New Theatre, March 1954
- Joan in The Lark (Jean Anouilh), Lyric Hammersmith, March 1955
- Hedvig in The Wild Duck, Saville Theatre, December 1955
- Caroline Traherne in The Gates of Summer, touring, September 1956
- Jean Rice in The Entertainer, Royal Court, April 1957
Work with the RSC
Tutin first joined the
- Cressida in Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, July 1960
- Viola in Twelfth Night, Evening Standard AwardsBest Actress)
- Sister Jeanne in The Devils, Aldwych, February 1961.
- Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Stratford, August 1961
- Desdemona in Othello, Stratford October 1961, Aldwych, October 1962
- Varya in The Cherry Orchard, Aldwych, December 1961 and October 1962
- Polly Peachum in The Beggar's Opera, Aldwych, July 1963
Other work included:
- Beatrice in Beatrice et Benedict (concert version) Royal Festival Hall, November 1963
- Queen Victoria in Portrait of a Queen, Bristol Old Vic March 1965; Vaudeville Theatre, May 1965; and Henry Miller NY, February 1968 (Tony nominee)
- Rosalind in As You Like It, RSC Stratford and Aldwych, summer 1967, then at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, January 1968
- Ann in Ann Veronica, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, February 1969
- Francine in Play on Love, St Martin's Theatre, January 1970
- Alice in Arden of Faversham, RSC Theatregoround Festival, Roundhouse, November 1970
- Kate in Old Times, Aldwych, June 1971
- Title role in Peter Pan, London Coliseum, December 1971 and 1972
- Maggie Wylie in Albery Theatre, November 1974
- Natalya Petrovna in Olivier Awardfor Best Actress in a Revival)
- Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, October 1976
- Cleopatra in Edinburgh Festival1977 and Old Vic November 1977
- Madame Ranevsky in The Cherry Orchard, National Theatre, Olivier, February 1978
- Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, National, Olivier, June 1978
- Lady Plyant in The Double Dealer, National, Olivier, September 1978 (Olivier Award for Best Actressin a Revival)
- Genia Hofreiter in Undiscovered Country, National, Olivier, June 1979
- Madame Dubarry in Reflections, Theatre Royal Haymarket, March 1980
- Hester Collyer in The Deep Blue Sea, Greenwich Theatre September 1981
- Sarah in After the Lions by Ronald Harwood. World premiere directed by Michael Elliott at the Royal Exchange, Manchester 1982
- Deborah in A Kind of Alaska (part of a Pinter Other Places triple-bill), Duchess Theatre, March 1985
- Blanche Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs, Aldwych Theatre, December 1986
- Sonia in Loleh Bellon's Thursday's Ladies, Apollo Theatre, September 1987
- Edna Selby in Harlequinade and Millie Crocker-Harris in The Browning Version, Royalty Theatre, March 1988
- Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, August 1989; Piccadilly Theatre, October 1989
- Elderly Woman in Mountain Language and Melissa in Party Time (Harold Pinter), Almeida Theatre, November 1991
- Rhoda Monkhams in Rodney Ackland's After October, Minerva, Chichester, May 1997, Richmond Theatre and Greenwich Theatre, June 1997, co-starring with Nicholas Waring
- Fonsia Dorsey in The Gin Game, Savoy Theatre, March 1999, co-starring with Joss Ackland
Films and television
Tutin won the role of Cecily in Anthony Asquith's film version of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer). She then played Polly Peachum to Laurence Olivier's Macheath in Peter Brook's film version of The Beggar's Opera (1953).
Her next major film role was as Lucie in the film A Tale of Two Cities (1958), opposite Dirk Bogarde.
She continued to divide her appearances among stage, TV and film, appearing in the title role of a television production of
She also performed as the teacher Sarah Burton in the TV series
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | BAFTA Film Award
|
Most Promising Newcomer to Film | The Importance of Being Earnest | Nominated | [8] |
| 1960 | Evening Standard Award
|
Best Actress | Twelfth Night | Won | |
| 1960 | Tony Award
|
Best Actress in a Play | Portrait of a Queen | Nominated | |
| 1971 | BAFTA TV Award
|
Best Actress | The Six Wives of Henry VIII / Somerset Maugham Series (Flotsam and Jetsam)
|
Nominated | |
| 1973 | BAFTA Film Award | Best Actress | Savage Messiah | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Evening Standard Award | Best Actress | A Month in the Country | Won | |
| 1975 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Actress | South Riding | Nominated | |
| 1976 | Olivier Award
|
Best Actress in a Revival | A Month in the Country | Won | [9] |
| 1978 | Olivier Award | Best Actress in a Revival | The Double Dealer | Won | [10] |
Honours
Tutin was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by The Queen in 1967, and raised to Dame Commander (DBE) in 2000.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Cecily Cardew | |
| 1953 | The Beggar's Opera | Polly Peachum | |
| 1958 | A Tale of Two Cities | Lucie Manette | |
| 1970 | Cromwell | Queen Henrietta Maria |
|
| 1972 | The Spy's Wife | Hilda Tyler | |
| Savage Messiah | Sophie Brzeska | ||
| 1985 | The Shooting Party | Lady Minnie Nettleby | |
| Murder with Mirrors | Mildred Strete | ||
| 1994 | Great Moments in Aviation | Gwendolyne Quim | |
| 1996 | Indian Summer | Luna |
References
- Notes
- ^ Daily Telegraph obituary – see External link
- ^ a b c All Memories Great & Small, Oliver Crocker (2016; MIWK)
- ^ Preparatory Academy to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, as listed by Tutin in her first biographical entry for Who's Who in the Theatre in 1957
- ^ "Dorothy Tutin". IMDb. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Face the Music Episode #2.1". IMDb. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Face the Music Episode #2.3". IMDb. 30 September 1970. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Face the Music [24/04/83]". BFI. 24 April 1983. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Explore the Awards | BAFTA Awards". bafta.org. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Previous Winners: Olivier Winners 1976 - Olivier Awards". olivierawards.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Previous Winners: Olivier Winners 1978 - Olivier Awards". olivierawards.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- Sources
- Who's Who in the Theatre 17th edition, Gale (1981). ISBN 0-8103-0235-7.
- Theatre Record and its annual Indexes.
External links
- Dorothy Tutin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Dorothy Tutin at IMDb
- Obituary: The Independent
- Obituary: The Daily Telegraph
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