Dame Dorothy Tutin Order of the British Empire|DBE (8 April 1930–6 August 2001), was a highly-regarded English actress of stage, film, and television. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ...

Biography

Dorothy Tutin was born in London in 1930, to a couple who did not marry until the following year. When she was alive her year of birth was often given as 1931, in order to disguise the circumstances of her birth. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

She was a talented pianist although she decided to pursue an acting career rather than one in music. Pianist Claudio Arrau, Carnegie Hall, 1954. ...

She married the actor Derek Waring, and they had two children, a son and a daughter. Dorothy Tutin and Derek Waring remained married until her death in 2001 at the age of 71 from leukaemia. Derek died in 2007. Derek Waring (born 26 April 1930) is an actor and was husband of Dorothy Tutin. ... Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a group of blood diseases characterized by malignancies (cancer) of the blood-forming tissues. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Their daughter, Amanda Waring, is also an actress who was married for a few years in the late 1980s to Swedish singer Tommy Körberg. Tommy Körberg (b. ...

She was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1967, and raised to Dame Commander (DBE) in 2000. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority...

Career

Having made her stage debut in 1949, her unusual looks, as well as her acting ability, led to early success, and she won the role of Cecily in the 1952 film of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. The Importance of Being Earnest is a 1952 British film adaptation of the play by Oscar Wilde. ... Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ... The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde, a comedy of manners in either three or four acts (depending on edition) inspired by W. S. Gilberts Engaged. ...

Her next major film role was as Lucie in the 1958 film of A Tale of Two Cities, opposite Sir Dirk Bogarde. She continued to divide her appearances between stage, TV, and film, appearing in the 1970 film Cromwell starring Richard Harris and Sir Alec Guinness as Queen Henrietta Maria, before playing another Queen in 1971 as Anne Boleyn in the BBC's hit series, The Six Wives of Henry VIII. A Tale of Two Cities is a 1958 film of the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities. ... A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens. ... Dirk Bogarde Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde (28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999), better known by his stage name Dirk Bogarde, was an actor and author. ... Cromwell is a 1970 film, based on the life of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of Great Britain. ... Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator. ... Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... Henrietta Maria Henrietta Maria (November 25, 1609 - September 10, 1669) was Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (June 13, 1625 - January 30, 1649) through her marriage to Charles I. The U.S. state of Maryland (in Latin, Terra Maria) was so named in her honour by Cæcilius Calvert... Anne Boleyn, 1st Marchioness of Pembroke[1] (c. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... The Six Wives of Henry VIII was a series of six teleplays produced by the BBC and first transmitted between 1 January and 5 February 1970. ...

She also performed as the teacher Sarah Burton in the TV-series South Riding (1974), based on a novel by Winifred Holtby. In the early 1980s Tutin also appeared in the made-for-television movie "Murder with Mirrors" (based on an Agatha Christie novel) along with Helen Hayes and Bette Davis. Image:Holtby. ... Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), also known as Dame Agatha Christie, was an English crime fiction writer. ... Helen Hayes (October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress whose successful and award-winning career spanned almost 70 years. ... Bette Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989), born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, was an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television and theater. ...