Dorothea Phillips (actress)
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5 September 1928
Under Milk Wood
Dorothea Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dorothea Melisande Elizabeth Gwenllian Phillips 5 September 1928 Rhondda, Wales |
| Education | Aberystwyth University, Wales[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | 102 Dalmatians Under Milk Wood |
Dorothea Melisande Elizabeth Gwenllian Phillips (born 5 September 1928), known as Dottie,[2] is a Welsh actress, best known for her roles in the radio, theatre and film versions of Under Milk Wood[3] and 102 Dalmatians (2000). She appeared in the first stage production of T. S. Eliot's 1958 play The Elder Statesman, at the Edinburgh Festival.[4][5]
Dorothea Phillips was the daughter of Canon W D Phillips, vicar of Cwmtillery.[6] She had one sister.[7] She studied English at Aberystwyth University followed by law, with the intention of becoming a barrister, about which she said, "I found law lessons so tedious that I spent most of my time in the university dramatic society."[8] She was vice-chair of Abertillery Council's Entertainments Committee and vice-chair of the Students' Representative Council.[9][10]
Career
After graduation her first position in theatre was as an assistant stage manager,[11] after which she joined a repertory company as an actor.[12] She went on to appear in theatre, radio, film and television.
Theatre
| Year | Production | Company / Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Dangerous Corner[13] | Liverpool Warehousing Company |
| 1949 | Hayfever[14] | The New Garrick Players |
| 1953 | Pardon my Claws[15] | Theatre Royal, Huddersfield |
| Maiden Ladies[16] | ||
| Pink String and Sealing Wax[17] | ||
| 1954 | The Sleeping Prince[18] | Windsor Repertory Company |
| 1955 | Under Milk Wood[19] | Theatre Royal, Newcastle |
| The Love Match[20] | Brighton Royal | |
| 1957 | Doctor Angelus[21] | Edinburgh Gateway Company |
| The Deep Blue Sea[22] | Curzon Productions | |
| Flare Path[23] | Lyceum Theatre, London | |
| George and Margaret[24] | Curzon Productions | |
| 1958 | The Hamlet of Stepney Green[25] | Oxford Playhouse Company |
| 1961 | The Norman Wisdom Show[26] | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford |
| The Cupboard[27] | ||
| 1965 | The Living Room[28] | Malvern Festival Theatre, Malvern |
| 1967 | The Anniversary[29] | Palace Theatre, Watford |
| Busybody[30] | Marlowe Theatre | |
| 1976 | Mother's Day[31] | Royal Court, London |
| 1978 | The Boy Friend[32] | Richmond Theatre |
Radio
- 1963: Under Milk Wood (BBC) with Richard Burton, about which Phillips said "Some people said there was a melancholy to Richard's voice but the Welsh are melancholy by nature. It's the quality of hwyl – a word which doesn't quite translate into English. At times Richard had it."[33]
- 1966: This Little Piggy (BBC)
- 1967: The White Sparrow (BBC) [34]
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Lamp in Assassin Mews | Mrs Burke |
| 1963 | The Cage[35] | |
| 1964 | Under Milk Wood[36] | Mrs Ogmore -Pritchard |
| 1967 | The Story of the Airship[37] | Housekeeper |
| 1970 | Carry on Loving[38] | Aunt Beatrice Grubb |
| 1972 | Under Milk Wood | Mrs Dai Bread One |
| Commuter Husbands[39] | Wife | |
| 1979 | The Corn is Green | Sarah Pugh |
| S.O.S. Titanic | Emma Bucknell | |
| 1980 | Heartland[40] | |
| 1985 | Santa Claus: The Movie[41] | Miss Tucker |
| 1986 | The Canterville Ghost | Aunt Gretchen |
| Duet for One | Betty | |
| 1987 | Y Gwyliau (The Holiday)[42] | Mother |
| 1988 | Olympus Force[43] | Mrs Grossopoulos |
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians | Mrs Mirthless |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Citadel[44] | ||
| 1962 | The Saint | Mrs Barnes | 1 episode |
| 1963 | Dixon of Dock Green[45] | 1 episode: Christmas Dip | |
| 1965 | Secret Agent[46] | 1 episode: Whatever happened to George Foster | |
| 1966 | Out of the Unknown[47] | Nurse | 1 episode: Frankenstein Mark II |
| The Newcomers[48] | Mrs Hartley | 1 episode | |
| Sexton Blake[49] | Mrs Bardell | Series 1 | |
| 1968 | One of the family[50] | 15 episodes | |
| 1969 | Life with Cooper[51] | 1 episode | |
| 1970 | The Hero of My Life... Charles Dickens[52] | Mrs Hogarth | 1 episode |
| Choir Practice[53] | Mrs Lloyd | Musical play, BBC 2 | |
| 1971 | Once Upon a Time[54] | Narrator | 1 episode |
| 1972 | The Black Arrow[55] | Mistress Hatch | 13 episodes |
| The Gravediggers[56] | 1 episode | ||
| Jason King[57] | Mrs Edwards | 1 episode: It's Too Bad About Auntie | |
| 1975 | The Little Match Girl[58] | First spinster | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Thriller | 1 episode: The Next Victim | |
| 1977 | Hogg's Back[59] | Mrs Biggle | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Grange Hill | Mrs Monroe | Series 1 |
| 1980 | The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist[60] | Mrs Bedwin | |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime[61] | ABC Waitress | 1 episode: The Sunningdale Mystery |
| Jane Eyre | Lady Lynn | ||
| 1984 | It's Max Boyce[62] | Gran | 4 episodes |
| 1986 | All at No 20 | Miss Godfrey | 1 episodes |
| If Tomorrow Comes[63] | Brunhilda | 3 parts | |
| Agatha Christie[64] | 1 episode: Dead Man's Folly | ||
| 1987 | The New Statesman | Mrs Mumford | 1 episode |
| 1988 | Shadow on the Sun[65] | Nurse | |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot[66] | Nelly Morgan | Problem at sea |
| 1990 | She-Wolf of London | Aunt Elsa | 20 episodes |
| 1991 | The House of Eliott | Lady Cravenhurst | 1 episode |
| Love and Curses[67] | Aunt Elsa | 1 episode: Curiosity Killed the Cravitz | |
| 1996 | Screen Two | 1 episode Century | |
| 1999 | Home Farm Twins[68] |
Also Dixon of Dock Green, No Hiding Place and Danger Man.[69]
