Edna Doré
Biography
Born Edna Lillian Gorring on May 31, 1921 in Bromely, Kent Edna Doré was an actress, best known for playing the battleaxe Mo Butcher in EastEnders from 1988 to 1990 and for the films Les Misérables (1998), and the Mike Leigh films Another Year, All or Nothing and High Hopes, the latter saw her receive the award for Best Supporting Player at the 1989 European Film Awards. She was married to Alexander Doré. She died on April 11, 2014 in Sussex, England at the age of 92.
Filmography
Another Year
2010
as Allotment Lady
44 Inch Chest
2009
as Archie's Mum
Skellig
2009
as Grace
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
2008
as Edna Sutcliffe
Stuart: A Life Backwards
2007
as Stuart's Gran
All or Nothing
2002
as Martha
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Weak at Denise
2001
Goodbye Charlie Bright
2001
as Miss Saville
Tube Tales
1999
as Bag Lady (segment "My Father The Liar")
Les Misérables
1998
as Old Woman
The Canterville Ghost
1997
as Mrs. Umney
Nil by Mouth
1997
as Kath
Brazen Hussies
1996
as Justin's Gran
Thatcherworld
1993
as Grandma Jenkins
Trust Me
1992
as Rose
Gas and Candles
1991
as Betty
High Hopes
1989
as Mrs Bender
Reservations
1985
as Suzie's Maid
Under the Skin
1982
as Mrs. Clark
Pasmore
1980
as Landlady
The Wind of Change
1961
Lena, O My Lena
1960
as Second Woman
Jungle Street
1960
as Mrs. Collins
More Deadly than the Male
1959
as Ruth LeFol