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THIS IS YOUR LIFE – Dorothy Tutin, actress, was surprised by Michael Aspel at the curtain call of The Gift of Christmas at the Epsom Playhouse.

Dorothy, who was born in London and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, began her stage career in 1949. She worked with the Bristol Old Vic Company, the Old Vic company in London and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She won the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress twice, first in 1960 for Twelfth Night and again in 1975 for A Month in the Country, for which she also won an Olivier award.

She made her Broadway debut in 1963 in The Hollow Crown and would receive a Tony award nomination in 1968 for her role in Portrait of a Queen. She won her second Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for The Double Dealer in 1978. Her films included The Importance of Being Earnest, The Beggar's Opera and The Shooting Party.

"You're not! It's not true! What? It can't be! No! I don't believe it!"

programme details...

• Edition No: 1059
• Subject No: 1034
• Broadcast date: Wed 27 Dec 2000
• Broadcast time: 8.35-9.05pm
• Recorded: Mon 4 Dec 2000
• Venue: Teddington Studios
• Series: 41
• Edition: 6
• Code name: Broadway

on the guest list...

• Derek Waring - husband
• Nick - son
• Amanda - daughter
• Robert Daws - son-in-law
• Simon Williams
• Robert Lindsay
• Pauline Jameson
• Robert Hardy
• Sheridan Morley
• Ned Sherrin
• Virginia McKenna
• Ron Moody
• Michael Gough
• Nigel Davenport
• Alan Plater
• Edward Fox
• Frank Finlay
• Joss Ackland
Filmed tributes:
• Ben - grandson
• Vasha - dog
• Mary Peters
• Susan Hampshire
• Tony Britton

related appearances...

• Rupert Davies - Oct 1962
• Keith Michell - Jan 1972
• Rachel Kempson - Dec 1986
• Chili Bouchier - Feb 1996
• Lynn Redgrave - Dec 1996
• Nigel Davenport - Feb 1997

production team...

• Researchers: Emma Dooley, Alex Renton
• Writer: Joe Steeples
• Director: Steve Docherty
• Associate Producer: Helen Gordon-Smith
• Executive Producer: John Longley
• Series Producer: Jack Crawshaw
• Producer: Sue Green

• names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life

An Actor's Life For Me

spotlight on the stars

Tony Britton

Nigel Davenport

Susan Hampshire

Mary Peters

Simon Williams

Screenshots of Dorothy Tutin This Is Your Life