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- This was to be the first film from Moviemakers Ltd, a company formed in 1970 by Rita, Terry, and Desmond Davis, the man who directed Rita in Girl With Green Eyes and Smashing Time.
ritatushingham.com/1970.htmThe Rita Tushingham Home Page - Credits & Photos 1970 - 1979
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Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is a British actress. She is known for her starring roles in films including A Taste of Honey (1961), The Leather Boys (1964), The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Smashing Time (1967).
Rita Tushingham was born in Liverpool on March 14, 1942, and did her professional apprenticeship with the Liverpool Playhouse. In 1961, she made her film debut as a teenager in Tony Richardson 's adaption of Shelagh Delaney 's kitchen sink drama, A Taste of Honey (1961).
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Rita Tushingham. Actress: The Knack... and How to Get It. Rita Tushingham was born in Liverpool on March 14, 1942, and did her professional apprenticeship with the Liverpool Playhouse. In 1961, she made her film debut as a teenager in Tony Richardson's adaption of Shelagh Delaney's kitchen sink drama, A Taste of Honey (1961).
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Oct 7, 2011 · Actress Rita Tushingham on battling cancer side-by-side with her daughter Aisha. WHEN Rita Tushingham’s daughter broke the news that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, they made a...
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Aug 26, 2016 · Director Tony Richardson selected Rita Tushingham for the lead role of Jo after auditioning two thousand young women. A Taste of Honey marked Tushingham’s screen debut, and while her performance went on to win the best actress award at Cannes in 1962, she was still so unknown at the festival that she had difficulty getting into the film’s ...
She was overjoyed when she got the part, and she praises the great skill of the film's director, Tony Richardson. She much prefers "a slice of life" plays to drawing-room comedies – "it's more thrilling for the audience and the actors." Young British actress Rita Tushingham is interviewed by Wilfred De'Ath on BBC radio, recorded on 25 Oct 1961.
Aug 18, 2020 · Tushingham then lived with German writer Hans-Heinrich Ziemann. Today she lives alone in London, near Aisha and her grandchildren. We’re meeting because Tushingham, who turns 78 in March, will soon be back on our screens.
