- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEdna Lillian Gorring
- Height5′ 1½″ (1.56 m)
- Edna Doré was born on May 31, 1921 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Les Misérables (1998), High Hopes (1988) and Another Year (2010). She was married to Alexander Doré. She died on April 11, 2014 in Sussex, England, UK.
- SpouseAlexander Doré(1946 - April 16, 2002) (his death, 1 child)
- Began her career as a chorus girl for ENSA.
- Earned plaudits in her native Britain for her portrayal of an elderly lady's descent into Alzheimer's Disease in the BBC series EastEnders (1985).
- Won a scholarship to the drama school of the Croydon Repertory Theatre when she was just 15. Paul Scofield was also a student there at the time.
- Mother to Michael S. Dore (b. 1953) and grandmother to Bryony (b. 1985), Matthew (b. 1986), Charles (b. 2002) and Milly (b. 2004).
- Also acted on radio for BBC 4.
- [at the European Film Awards in Paris, when she was receiving a Best Supporting Actor award for High Hopes (1988), she was introduced as "Edna Door" instead of Edna Doré] "You'd think that at least in Paris they'd pronounce my bloody name right."
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