Rita Tushingham
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| Born | 14 March 1942 Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is an English actress.
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[edit] Career
Born in Liverpool, Tushingham began her career as a stage actress at the Liverpool Playhouse. Her screen debut was in A Taste of Honey (1961). Other performances included The Leather Boys (1962), Girl with Green Eyes (1963), The Knack …and How to Get It (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Trap (1966), Smashing Time (1967), The Bed Sitting Room (1969) and The 'Human' Factor (1975).
She has won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award. She was a member of the jury at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival in 1972[1] and at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival in 1990.[2]
Her last roles to date were in the film Being Julia (2004), starring Annette Bening, and on television in "The Sittaford Mystery" (2006), an episode of Marple.
[edit] Homages
Clips from her performance in The Leather Boys appeared in the Smiths' music video for the single, "Girlfriend in a Coma", in 1987. She is also mentioned in the Franz Ferdinand song "L. Wells", the Cleaners From Venus song "Illya Kuryakin Looked at Me", and the Television Personalities song, "Favourite Films". In 1999 she was featured on This Is Your Life.
[edit] Personal life
Tushingham married photographer Terry Bicknell in 1962. They had two daughters, Dodonna and Aisha Bicknell. In 1981 she married Iraqi cinematographer Ousama Rawi, spending eight years in Canada with him. She now divides her time between Germany and London, with her partner since the mid-1990s, writer Hans-Heinrich Ziemann.
In April 2005, at the age of 33, her daughter Aisha Bicknell was diagnosed as suffering from breast cancer. Aisha recovered, and later gave birth, providing Tushingham with a grandson. Tushingham became an activist for breast cancer health and support.[3]
Tushingham and Bicknell are prominent supporters of Cancer Research UK's Relay for Life and have given a number of interviews to raise breast cancer awareness.[4]
In July 2009, Tushingham received an Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University for "outstanding and sustained contributions to the Performing Arts".
[edit] Selected filmography
- A Taste of Honey (1961)
- A Place to Go (1963)
- The Leather Boys (1964)
- Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
- The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965)
- Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- The Trap (1966)
- Smashing Time (1967)
- Diamonds for Breakfast (1968)
- Straight on Till Morning (1972)
- Being Julia (2004)
- Outside Bet (2011)
[edit] Awards
- 1966 nominated Best Actress (BAFTA) The Knack .... and How to Get It
- 1966 nominated Best Actress (Golden Globe) The Knack .... and How to Get It
- 1965 nominated Best Actress (BAFTA) Girl With Green Eyes
- 1963 Most promising newcomer (Golden Globe) A Taste of Honey
- 1962 Most promising newcomer (BAFTA) A Taste of Honey
- 1962 Best Actress (Cannes Film Festival) A Taste of Honey
[edit] References
- ^ "Berlinale 1972: Juries". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1972/04_jury_1972/04_Jury_1972.html. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1990 Juries". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1990/04_jury_1990/04_Jury_1990.html. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ Lambert, Victoria (21 August 2006). "The knack of coping with cancer". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/health/2006/08/21/hknack21.xml. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Cancer Research UK: Celebrities supporting Cancer Research UK
[edit] External links
- The Rita Tushingham Home Page (fansite)
- Rita Tushingham at the Internet Movie Database
- Rita Tushingham at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
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